Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Health department has recorded 172 new covid-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 1,703 across Afghanistan. Since the outbreak started in Afghanistan, at least 207 patients recovered and 50 others death due to the pandemic. 158 medical personnel are also infected and …

Children and women continue to be disproportionately impacted by the violence. From 1 January to 31 March 2020, UNAMA documented 417 child casualties (152 killed and 265 injured) and 168 women casualties (60 killed and 108 injured) AT News KABUL: More than 500 civilians, including more than 150 children, were …

AT News KABUL: Over the past few days, the Afghan government and the international community are strongly pushing for making the Taliban agree to a truce for the sake of the deadly coronavirus pandemic and the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan. However, the Taliban have so far repetitively …

AT News KABUL: About 95 percent girls and women in Afghan jails have been imprisoned over ‘moral crimes’ such as engaging in illicit relationships, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a Twitter trend aimed at human rights discussions launched last week by the US-based human rights advocacy organization, the …

By Fatima Yusufi The corona virus pandemic intensified the rivalry between two major powers United States of America and China. While On one hand it has increased the international cooperation in order to overcome this threat but on the other hand, it has provoked the anger, mistrust and blame game …

In many Western countries many people are demanding an end to “stay at home” orders issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is a mistake, but an understandable one. Liberty, after all, is hardwired into the our psyche, and the limiting obligations of quarantine are in conflict with that …

AT News KABUL: At least 14 civilians have been killed and injured when Taliban fighters launched rocket and mortar attacks in Faryab province in the northwest.The interior ministry said Saturday in a statement that 11 civilians including women and children were killed and wounded by rockets and mortars fired by …

AT News KABUL: Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Peace, calls on the leaders of Afghanistan to give priority to their nation and homeland, arguing that the peace deal with Taliban provided a historical opportunity for Afghanistan. “I welcome the NATO statement which focuses on key steps and …

AT News KABUL: The disagreement over formation of an inclusive government between the two leaders, President Ashraf Ghani and former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah are still unbeaten, as both sides have been failed to reach a final result for power sharing even after exchange of six master plans between them. …

AT News KABUL: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called on the Taliban to reduce violence and utilize the current opportunity for peace in Afghanistan. “The US and its NATO allies continue to call on the Taliban to decrease violence in Afghanistan to help create the conditions for intra-Afghan negotiations. …