Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: A U.S. service members was killed Saturday, July 13 in Afghanistan, NATO’s Resolute Support Mission (RSM) said in a statement, without giving further details. RS said in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed two of the three suicide bomber who stormed a hotel in Qala-i-Naw, capital city of western Badghis province, official said.   Interior ministry spokesman, Nusrat Rahim said these suicide bombers stormed the hotel at around 12:40pm local time, and turned weapon …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Friday harshly condemned the suicide attack on a wedding ceremony in Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province. The suicide attacker was identified to be a teenager, who detonated his explosives attached to his body among the guests of the wedding party …

AT News Report KABUL: The Civilian Protection Advocacy Group says in a report that some 400 civilians have been killed and injured within the past 10 days across Afghanistan. The group said Friday that civilian casualty was the highest compared to last months. Aziz Ahmad Tassal, head of the group …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: In the wake of talks over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad said that America wants to leave a positive legacy and is not “cutting and running” from its longest war and that women will continue to have seats in peace …

AT News Report KABUL: The Second Vice President Abdul Rasheed Dostum on Friday said the Taliban have intensified their attacks across the country, especially the north, parallel to the ongoing peace negotiations, reasoning that this move was a pressure tactic to receive concessions. Dostum arrived at the Aqcha and Faizabad …

AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Kabul Police Chief Najibullah Sartair on Friday officially apologized to journalists over last week’s incident, where some policemen misbehaved with media persons and beat them up. The incident occurred when police personnel led by Sartair behaved badly and assaulted some of the journalists last week …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghan special forces raided a medical clinic in Wardak province on the night of July 8-9, 2019, and executed four civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Friday. Afghan authorities should promptly and thoroughly investigate the attack and appropriately prosecute those responsible, the HRW …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A US Army Gen. Mark Milley told the United States lawmakers at a confirmation hearing Thursday that it would be a “strategic mistake” to prematurely pull American troops out of Afghanistan and that the international order is facing its greatest challenges since the fall of the …

Four-party joint statement on Afghan Peace Process AT News Report KABUL: Representatives of China, Russia, and the United States held their 3rd consultation on the Afghan peace process in Beijing. China, Russia, and the United States welcomed Pakistan joining the consultation and believe that Pakistan can play an important role …