Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: With a “golden opportunity” for peace there which must be seized, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the stakes are “very high” in Afghan peace process. “The stakes are very high. If there’s progress, there can be peace, there can be stability, and the region …
Read More »Editorial: What we can learn from India
India has set an unwelcomed world record for the number of new COVID-19 cases in which as per to Sunday a further 349,691 cases were emerged while 2,767 people lost their lives. Its capital city, New Delhi has been reported as the worst hit area. Based on reports, the city …
Read More »COVID-19: 172 cases, 10 deaths reported in past 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 172 new cases of coronavirus and 10 deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 59,015 cases across the country. The new cases were …
Read More »Helmand residents launch peace campaign: No justification for ongoing war
AT News KABUL: A number of civil rights activists and other residents in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday launched a campaign on peace titled “what does war mean when foreigners leave?” The campaign is called “public”, with Eqbal Khyber, the head of public movement for peace, saying that …
Read More »No security vacuum after foreign withdrawal, assures defense ministry
AT News KABUL: The ministry of defense assures that there would be no security vacuum once the US-led foreign soldiers exit in some four months. The Western media outlets report of packing and transporting of foreign military equipment as the first steps of troop pullout from Afghanistan after 20 years …
Read More »Taliban leadership divided into parts: Saraj
AT News KABUL: Intelligence Chief, Ahmad Zia Saraj says that a major vacuum has been created in the Taliban leadership as the group is fractured between Quetta and Peshawar shuras (councils). Speaking at a news conference on Saturday in Kabul, the Afghan security and defense officials briefed the media about …
Read More »63 Taliban rebels killed in latest crackdowns
AT News KABUL: At least 63 Taliban militants were killed and 20 others wounded during the latest military stings conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Saturday. The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air Forces conducted operation in …
Read More »Pentagon says al-Qaeda continues to pose threat to US
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Al-Qaeda continues to pose a threat to remaining US personnel in Afghanistan through their interaction with the Taliban, the US Department of Defense said in a report to Congress entitled “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan.” “AQ [al-Qaeda]’s regional affiliate, AQIS [al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent] …
Read More »Six security forces killed by roadside bombs in Logar, Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Six members of the Afghan security forces lost their lives in the roadside bomb blasts in eastern Nangarhar and southeastern Logar provinces, security officials said on Saturday. Logar Police spokesman, Gul Haidar Ahmadi said that a bomb went off Saturday morning in Kunjak area of provincial capital …
Read More »Faryab residents reject new governor
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of residents of northwestern Faryab province on Saturday staged demonstration to protest President Ghani’s decision for appointing of Mohammad Dawood as the new provincial governor. The protests were launched in Maimana city the provincial capital ordered by Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum against the dismissal of Naqibullah …
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