Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann has said Afghan security forces suffered terrible injuries while working towards peace and security for the Afghan people, a statement from the SCR office said on Saturday. “When more and more Afghan children can go to school, this is …
Read More »US, UN and NATO vow support for Afghan media
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States and the United Nations on Monday condemned the ghastly terrorist attack in Kabul that killed 29 people, including nine journalists. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a strongly-worded statement, denounced the assault as senseless and barbaric, extending condolences to the families and friends of …
Read More »US decries Taliban spring offensive; “Taliban should abandon their havens and join political setup”
AT-KABUL: The United States has lashed out at the Taliban’s new wave of offensive, urging them to abandon their safe havens and return to Afghanistan to participate in a collective development endeavor. Earlier on Wednesday,the Taliban launched their annual offensive and condemned the U.S. troops for having blown off all …
Read More »Drone strikes to counter-balance Taliban offensive
AT-KABUL: Top defense officials have announced that Afghan forces used drones to detect and subdue Taliban’s spring fighting tactics in four zones of the country. The defense ministry spokesperson said drones provide a great counter-balance measure against the Taliban and give defense forces necessary information about its tactics. Muhammad Radmanish …
Read More »NATO weights Afghan peace offer to Taliban
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The recent peace offer to the Taliban has been fully backed by the NATO member countries, terming it unprecedented opportunity to end the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan—taking huge toll on civilians. President Ashraf Ghani has offered unparalleled peace offer to the Taliban in order to bring a …
Read More »US Maine Army National Guard unit to deploy to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Maine Army National Guard this spring will send to Afghanistan a unit that specializes in emergency medical evacuation of injured personnel, it has been reported. Company G, 3-126th General Support Aviation Battalion, a.k.a. MEDEVAC, will be deployed in the next two months, according to Maj. …
Read More »India to provide four Mi-35 choppers to Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: India has decided to supply four Mi-35 attack helicopters to Afghanistan over the next four months to help the war-ravaged nation intensify its anti-terror operations against the Pakistan-backed Taliban, Afghan diplomatic sources said. Sources said India proposed to go in for outright purchase of the Russian-made helicopters from …
Read More »Seven-year-old Afghan girl raped, murdered in Iran
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A seven years old girl has been raped and later murdered by a 41 years-old man in Mashad city of the neighboring country, Iran, it has been reported. Neda (the raped girl) faced the attack by an old Iranian man who lured her into his house before …
Read More »Afghans are victims of terrorism resurgence: India
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Prosperity is impossible without peace in the region and the greatest contemporary threat to peace is terrorism, a top Indian diplomat said on Tuesday. Addressing the Tashkent Conference, MJ Akbar said: “Our Afghan brothers and sisters are being denied both rights and opportunity by fear and violence. …
Read More »Pakistan deploys soldiers close to Durand Line
AT-KABUL: Pakistan has deployed its military forces near the Durand border line, according to sources. The US military had established outposts along the Durand border line in 2001, and handed them over to Pakistani troops after they withdrew. The parliament accuses the government of negligence, saying that Pakistan has been …
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