Afghanistan Times

The Afghan social media users made fun of President Ashraf Ghani’s claim of ordering the foreign forces to leave Afghanistan. In addition to several other false claims, Ghani made a mockery remark of- driving the U.S. forces out of Afghanistan- during his visit to the southeastern Khost province, where, he …

AT News KABUL: While violence is unprecedentedly intensifying across Afghanistan since Taliban have been attacking government institutions and security forces after the US and NATO announced to depart, the United Nations’ Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it is concerned over the retaliatory killings. Patricia Gossman, head of the watchdog’s Asia …

AT News KABUL: India has pulled out majority of personnel from its Consulate General in Kandahar as fighting spikes between Afghan forces and Taliban, said India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday. A government spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi, has said the evacuation was a temporary measure and that the consulate is …

AT News KABUL: Nasir Ahmad Ahmadi, a young writer who used to write stories in Pashto, passwed away on Sunday. Ahmadi’s family confirmed his death. President Ghani, minister of information and culture as well as writers called his death as a tragedy and a loss in Afghan culture. In a …

AT News KABUL: An imported power pylon was blown up in northern Parwan province on Sunday morning, said Da Afghanistan BreshnaSherkat (DABS). DABS said the incident happened in Jangal Bagh area of Parwan. Head of the energy and water department of Parwan, Rohullah Sajid said that four bombs were placed near …

AT News KABUL: Iranian officials and the Taliban have a plan to reopen the Islam Qala border crossing to let traders continue export-import to resolve people’s problems in Afghanistan. Mohammad Taghi Hashemi, head of foreign nationals department in Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province was quoted by BBC Dari as saying that …

AT News KABUL: Taliban say they are in pursuit of establishing an ‘Islamic all-inclusive Afghan state member of the Taliban delegation says the “Islamic Afghan government” will bring about fundamental changes in the lives of Afghan women, children and men. In his latest interview with Afghanistan’s Sputnik news agency, Sohail …

AT News KABUL: As the United States is leaving Afghanistan troubled by war, Pentagon is calling for international pressure to reach a negotiated political resolution with the Taliban to end the long-lasting conflict in the country. “The security situation in Afghanistan calls for international pressure to reach a political agreement …

AT News KABUL: Two provincial council members had joined the Taliban command in the northwestern province of Badghis, top official said on Saturday. Provincial Governor Hesamuddin Shams named these two members of the provincial council as Fareed Akhizai and Khan Jan Zafar. Ariana News TV published pictures that shows Fareed …

AT News KABUL: At least two civilians lost their lives and four others received injuries in a blast in Kabul on Saturday morning. An IED placed inside a property shop in Kart-e-Naw area in PD 8th went off at around 9:10am local time, killing two civilians and four others were …