Afghanistan Times

By NAJIBULLAH LOODIN The neighboring countries except China are highly dependent on water resources which originates in the high mountains of Afghanistan (Shroder & Ahmadzai, 2016). According to Thomas and Varzi (2015), ninety percent of the surface water flowing through Afghanistan is transboundary water. Four out of five major river …

AT News KABUL: Hinting to the unprecedented opportunity for peace, NATO has called on Afghan leaders to resolve difference, form inclusive government and on Taliban to bring down unacceptable levels of violence, enter negotiations without delay.   The prospect of the start of negotiations to reach a comprehensive peace agreement …

AT News KABUL: The number of people infected with the coronavirus now reaches to 1,330 across the country, according to the ministry of public health report. The ministry said Friday that 95 new cases tested positive in the past 24 hours. It said that 339 suspect cases were registered in …

AT News KABUL: The interior ministry says it is more restricting day-time traffic in Kabul as the Corona virus is infecting more capital residents. Kabul is in a lockdown now for four weeks for the fear of the global virus and people were asked to buy their essentials on Thursday …

AT News KABUL: Timothy Weeks, an instructor of the American University of Afghanistan – held in Taliban’s custody for years – has termed the lack of trust between the both sides is a challengeable issue in the Afghan peace process. “I think trust is one of the key problems and …

AT News KABUL:  Citing the critical condition of Afghanistan aimed the spiraling spread of covid-19, the Afghan government called on Taliban group to accept ceasefire during month of Ramadan, a plea which has faced a thunderous rant by the group. Stop killing Afghans, President Ghani said in his message to …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban with help of their infiltrators have killed at least 13 security forces in northern Badghis province, underling the increase of intensity and scope of the attacks. Provincial local officials said that the Taliban killed 13 Public Uprising Forces and taken hostage several others with the …

AT News KABUL: In the spite of a surge in deadly attacks by the Taliban fighters across Afghanistan, the Afghan government has released another batch of Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to advance peace and fight the novel Coronavirus. “With 58 released, a total of 550 have been set …

AT News KABUL: As the Afghan officials are grappling with spiraling disease of covid-19, the Chinese ambassador to Kabul has reiterated his country’s continuance support to Afghanistan in its fight against the pandemic. Ambassador Wang Yu assured this in a ceremony in Kabul to handover medical assistance to the Afghan …

AT News KABUL: The parliament calls on Taliban to hold a cease fire in the holy month of Ramadan expected to begin on Friday, so that people feel safe and secure at least during the month of worship, despite the deadly Corona virus threatens lives across the world.“We call on …