Afghanistan Times

AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Security and Defense Forces have pummeled insurgency-stricken areas in at least twelve provinces during the weekend, killing more than 53 Taliban insurgents in much-orchestrated crackdowns which left 38more militants injured. The Army in collaboration with PoliceForces and NDS security agents carried out operations in Nangarhar, Kunar, …

AT News Report-KABUL: The members of parliament accused the Central Bank Governor of failing in keeping Afghani (Afghan Currency) stable against foreign currencies, especially the US dollar. They asked the parliament speaker on Saturday to summon the Central Bank Governor to answer their questions regarding what they said “neglecting” to …

AT News Report-KABUL: Afghans have three months to legislative and district councils’ election, but the electoral monitoring bodies accuse the government of “taking electoral commissions as hostage” and having no plan to support elections. Yousuf Rashid, head of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said Saturday that …

AT News Report-KABUL: The armed opposition groups are trying to create security threats in some of the provinces, the defense ministry said Saturday. “They are trying to create security threats in some provinces especially against the schools and voting centers, but the security forces are launching effective operations to nullify …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Saudi Arabia will host next week an international conference to support peace efforts in Afghanistan. The “International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in the Republic of Afghanistan” will be held in Jeddah and Makkah on July 10 and 11 July respectively. The conference will …

A major challenge for the Afghan peace process will be successfully reintegrating of Taliban members, who are taking command from their leaders sitting abroad. It’s a fact when combatants of a group shun fighting, it could derail prospects from fighting with the immediate end of conflict. The High Peace Council …

The presidential special guard convoy hit a young girl during President Ashraf Ghani’s Monday visit to the eastern province of Laghman. Salma, 13, was selling yogurt in Mehterlam city, the provincial capital when she was hit by the president’s over-speed convoy. Her relatives have said that she was the only …

AT-KABUL: According to police officials in northern Balkh province, fierce heavy clashes have erupted between the Taliban and government forces in Chamtal district – where unrest has escalated over the past months. This happens while four villages of Chamtal district have, according to a senior provincial official, fallen to the …

AT-KABUL: The Army says it has captured some 21 irresponsible gunmen in a military operation carried out in Faryab province by Special Forces, as violent protests over the arrest of a local commander loyal to Gen. Dostum are spiraling out of control in the northern region. The 209 Shaheen Corps …

AT-KABUL: Amid the government institutions’ claims in regard with readiness of the Taliban to participate in peace parleys, the militant faction on Friday said that it has no inclination to indulge in peace talks with the Afghan apparatus and that any claim to indicate otherwise was a deceit and bogus. …