Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: Unknown gunmen have shot dead an intelligence operative on Tuesday morning in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in the Bibi Hawa High School area of the city at around …

AT News Report KABUL: A senior leader of the Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh terrorist group, have renounced violence by surrendering him to the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province. According to a statement released by provincial government, Fraidoon alias Neman Al-Bajuri surrendered to the Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: Another new polio case, making third this year has emerged in southern Kandahar province, an official said on Tuesday. Senior Health Official Dr. Abdul Shakour Nasrat told Pajhwok Afghan News the fresh positive polio case had surfaced in Rambasi village of Dand district. He said it …

AT News Report KABUL: The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement said that all efforts must be adopted to protect civilians in Afghanistan and condemned the October 18 terrorist attack took place during prayers at a local mosque in the Nangarhar province with over 70 people killed and many …

AT News Report KABUL: Local officials in northern Kunduz province said Tuesday that over 16 public uprising forces after Taliban insurgents attacked their security check points in Ali Abad district of the province. Provincial Police Chief, Abdul Rashid Basheer has confirmed the incident, saying that the clashes took place in …

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Election Commission has confirmed the breaking lockers of the National Tally Center’s hallway, but emphasized that the lockers of the biometric data room have remained untouched. The Stability and Partnership electoral team, led by Chief Executive Abduallah Abdullah has earlier claimed that some people …

AT News Report KABUL: US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper has said that aggressive military campaign against the Taliban group will continue until peace to be prevailed in Afghanistan through a negotiated political settlement while protecting achievements of the past 18 years.  Esper said this in a press conference on Monday …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says that 6,500 civilians were killed and injured in the past six months of Afghan year (March to September) in Afghanistan. The commission on Monday released its new report, which says that 1,611 people were killed and 4,876 more wounded …

AT News Report KABUL: The National Environment Protection Bureau (NEPB) has accused the government of weak management regarding most important issues of climate changes in Afghanistan, saying that the region has been seriously affected. “Because of weak management of the government, the developed countries have not invested in the climate …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. is already cutting down the number of troops it has stationed in Afghanistan, according to the commanding officer of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and US Forces – Afghanistan. Army Gen. Austin Miller said Monday approximately 2,000 U.S. troops had left Afghanistan in the past …