Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Hopes are increasing for a peace agreement between the government and Taliban after the militants announced to observe a week-long reduction in violence early Saturday. The Taliban said they would stop attacks on both Afghan and foreign forces around the country for one week, and the United …

‘Tug of war’ and feud over power risks spilling into peace process and trigger ‘degeneration’ into deeper divide AT News KABUL: Allies of Afghanistan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah – who declared himself president after electoral authority recognized incumbent President Ghani as the winner of September vote, on Saturday appointed a …

AT News KABUL: Parties to the conflict in Afghanistan killed and injured more than 10,000 civilians in 2019, according to a new United Nations report that describes continuing record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict. The new report documents 3,403 civilians killed and 6,989 injured, with the majority …

AT News KABUL: A weeklong reduction in violence has begun in Afghanistan with no major attacks from both sides so far – Afghan security forces are in standby and along with the Foreign Forces will carry attacks against the Taliban fighters in case of violation. US forces has halted operations …

AT News KABUL: A day after a historic period of reduced violence began in Afghanistan, NATO commander Gen. Scott Miller on Saturday hoped the reduction of violence period, which began last night, would be extended. Gen. Miller voiced this hope during a meeting with acting defence and interior ministers at the …

AT News KABUL: Telecom services have been fully resumed across Afghanistan after the Taliban said they had lifted telecom restrictions in the wake of the start of a weeklong period of reduction in violence by the Taliban, U.S. and Afghan forces. The militants have also pledged no attacks would ever …

Taliban rebels, US-led forces, Afghan troops have begun a period of weeklong reduced violence, embarking on a new chapter of marathon peace talks outside Afghanistan AT News KABUL: A day after a seven-day ‘reduction in violence’ between the US and the Taliban began, Afghan leaders reacted keenly on Saturday, expressing …

By Basir Qazizada: The US and Taliban have reached an agreement on a short-time reduction in violence, instead of a ceasefire. The practical shape of violence reduction has been determined during seven days.Although the reduction in violence for the Afghan people, who have gone through sever trauma and tragedy, is …

The aggravating post-election crisis in the wake of opposition to election results has left Afghans jaw-dropped and worried. The election conundrum is symbolic of the fact that Afghanistan is gradually being stripped off all the features characterizing a sovereign state as we are witnessing a bedlam across the country at …

Around four decades back, when former Afghan President, Dr. Mohammad Najibullah was on power and Soviet Union was backing his government, Afghanistan had been triggered into a civil war – at a time when the Soviet Union had left the country following a kind of similar withdrawal agreement – which …