Afghanistan Times

An eccentric tussle for presidency is dealing a devastating blow to other hectic national issues that should outweigh these obnoxious rivalries. Political delirium has swept the country AT News KABUL: Amid an intense political rivalry in Kabul, former vice president General Dustom in the north has flatly rejected a proposal …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. is still bombing the Taliban and other militants despite ongoing peace talks and the expected kick off of intra-Afghan talks, military times has reported on Friday. The high strike figures do not bode well for American hopes that the Afghan Air Force can sustain …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Friday extended his sympathies over the demise of eastern Kunar’s former governor, Sayed Fazl Akbar Agha, to his family and friends. “It’s very tragic to learn the news of Akbar Agha’s death. Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Allah we shall …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: India-Chabahar-Afghanistan corridor became officially operational with the shipment of two containers through Mumbai, Chabahar and the Dogharoon border, according to the Director-General of Customs Transit of Iran, MNA reported on Friday. Mostafa Ayati, Director General of Customs Transit of Iran said that the cargo was shipped …

AT News KABUL: Amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak around the world, it’s important to remember most who become infected recover from the illness. There are officially seven positive cases in Afghanistan, where the first patient in western Herat province has recovered and sent home. New data had showed that …

The peace deal signed at the end of last month between the US and the Taliban provided a glimmer of hope that the long and brutal war in Afghanistan is coming to an end at last, but developments since then have proved that it might be another false dawn. In …

AT News KABUL: Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dave Metcalfe has said the Afghan women should be given chance to contribute to the ongoing peace efforts. The U.S. top peace envoy and the Taliban’s Doha-based top negotiator had signed a peace deal on 29th February. Based on the agreement the US …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey has expressed readiness to mediate intra-Afghan peace talks in case of a request, the country’s Kabul envoy said Tuesday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Oğuzhan Ertuğrul said that the peace deal that was signed between the Taliban and the United States on Feb. 29 is …

AT News KABUL: The ‘tug of war’ between the feuding leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah to take over control of the government has intensified after the president elect dismantled the Office of Chief Executive (OCE) and Abdullah faulting the credibility and legitimacy of his government on Wednesday. As political polarization is …

AT News KABUL: “Beyond a shameful deal,” said former NDS Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil, following the President Ashraf Ghani’s decree over the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners. He vowed that release of the Taliban prisoners is a desecration of the Afghan security forces, who suffered nearly 50,000 deaths during Ghani’s first …