Afghanistan Times

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah met for the third time on (Sunday) evening at the Presidential Palace, possibly reached an agreement to resolve tensions, CEO press office said in a statement. This is the third meeting of leaders of the …

By Hafeez Hassanabadi Finally, Bin laden was directly killed by Americans in Pakistani city of Abbottabad. But this killing of Bin laden has created a lot of questions centered on Pakistan; the real questions are yet to come. For example why Pakistan kept saying that Bin Laden is hidden in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Asking Islamabad to see Kabul as a good friend, Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Pakistan would never achieve its objectives by causing war and destruction in Afghanistan. During an interview with The Pashtun Times, the ex-president said that Pakistan should cooperate with Afghanistan rather …

To deliver on the promises given to the international community, the Afghan government established the high council of economy. The council is chaired by the president. Mandate of the council is to trace and resolve problems that are preventing the national economy from growth. In its monthly meeting, the economic …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A team of fact-finding of Nepalese government that visited Afghanistan to do inquiry after the attack on Nepalese security guards in June, has recommended for lifting ban on sending Nepalese workers to the Afghanistan, until they get adequate security cover. This may prompt the Nepalese government, which …

AT News Report KABUL: Several other districts could fall to the Taliban if security forces did not retake Janikhel, a strategic district in southeastern Paktia province, residents and public representatives warned on Sunday. Taliban insurgents took control of Janikhel district on Saturday morning following days of fierce battle between security …

AT News Report KABUL: At least fifty Taliban insurgents were killed and 22 injured in different joint clearance operations carried by security forces, within past 24 hours, security officials said on Sunday. In addition to that, eight militants including four insurgent loyal to (Islamic State), which is also known as …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As deadlock persists along the Durand Line near Chaman, one of the two main crossing points, Pakistani media reported that Afghanistan has reportedly deported 250 illegal Pakistani workers. A Pakistani official quoted in reports by local media said the Afghan officials had expelled over 250 Pakistani …

AT News Report GENEVA: Baloch Republican Party held shutter down strikes and events all across the world including Balochistan, US, European countries and the United Kingdom on tenth martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti. Activists paid tributes to their elder leader and vowed to continue their struggle following the …

By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarević How can we observe and interpret—the distance between—success and failure from a historical perspective? This question remains a difficult one to satisfy all with a single answer… The immediate force behind the rapid and successful European overseas projection was actually the combination of two elements. …