Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Top Pakistan security official has reiterated Islamabad’s commitment to supporting the peace process in Afghanistan. Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa renewed Pakistan’s promise at a meeting with US CENTCOM Commander Gen Kenneth F. McKenzie in Rawalpindi the other day. “Pakistan remains committed …
Read More »Freed Hostages Recall Taliban’s “Violent Treatment”
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces recently rescued from the Taliban’s custody, said that they were being treated with violence. At least 24 hostages were rescued from the Taliban’s custody in operation carried out by the Afghan Special Forces this week in Qatalash area of Khan Abad district in …
Read More »Editorial: A Little Increase in Payments
The ministry of finance this week agreed to add some amount to the government employees’ salaries. After months of disputes and disagreements that caused a long delay in approving the next year’s budget by the parliament and worried the people about more weakening of economic activities, the members of the …
Read More »Over 10K Terrorists are Active in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: More than 10,000 terrorists, including, 300 al-Qaeda affiliates, are active under the Taliban command in Afghanistan, security authorities said. But the Taliban denied the allegation, saying that it has cut ties with al-Qaeda. Based on the National Directorate of Security’s findings the terrorist groups active in the …
Read More »Kabulov’s Remarks on Contrast with Ground Realities in Afghanistan: MoFA
AT News KABUL: The Afghan Foreign Ministry (MoFA) has reacted to the recent remark made by Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, saying his recent remarks regarding Afghanistan are in contrast with the mutual interests of the two countries. The Russian Federation Envoy for Afghanistan, Kabulov had earlier told …
Read More »No Final ‘Decision’ on Afghanistan Pullout: NATO
Afghanistan welcomed NATO’s decision to continue their full support for the Afghan security forces and the Afghanistan Peace Process to find a negotiated comprehensive political settlement to put an end to violence and suffering of the Afghan people AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has welcomed NATO’s decision to continue their full …
Read More »Re imagining Diplomacy in the Post-COVID World: An Indian Perspective
We enter 2021, hoping to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us. While each society has dealt with it uniquely, global diplomacy will nevertheless focus on common concerns and shared lessons. Much of that revolves around the nature of globalization. Our generation has been conditioned to think of that …
Read More »Strike, Fire Cause Increase in Essentials’ Prices in Kabul
Prices of fuel and foodstuff have increased in Kabul after tankers caught fire in Herat and truck drivers went on strike in Kandahar to protest “highway police mistreatment” AT News KABUL: Prices of fuel and foodstuff have increased in Kabul after tankers caught fire in Iran border and bus and …
Read More »Govt. Agrees to Increase Employees’ Payments by 2,000 Afs
AT News KABUL: The government agreed to increase 2,000 Afs to its employees’ salaries to convince members of parliament who had refused to approve the Next Persian Year’s budget. Lawmaker, Mir Afghan Safi said Wednesday that they agreed with the government over the increase in employees’ payments. The additional money …
Read More »Afghanistan Welcomes NATO’s ‘Conditional’ Withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan announced Wednesday that it supports a “conditional” military withdrawal decided by NATO. Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar said that Kabul supports NATO’s stance over the peace process in a meeting with the NATO Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said …
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