Afghanistan Times
The society and the individual are not two separate entities. They are interrelated. The society in which we live is a replica and is the outward expression of what we are inwardly. Despite all the outward dissimilarity, there is a strong inward resemblance. Whatever may be the superficial differences of …
Read More »Ambassador Kay impressed by strong unanimity within NATO Defense Ministers on Afghan mission
AT News Report KABUL: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Nicholas Kay has said he was “really impressed and struck by the strong unanimity within the NATO Defense Minister’ on Afghan mission. I am very struck by everybody repeating that the NATO mission in conditions based, Kay said while …
Read More »No decision about troops reduction in Afghanistan: Khalid
AT News Report KABUL: Acting Defense Minister Assadullah Khalid at the NATO HQ Brussels on Friday has said that NATO members have not made any decision regarding reduction of troops from Afghanistan. Gen. Scott Miller, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has earlier said over the past year …
Read More »Ahmad Shah Baba remembered
By Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR: Paying glowing tributes to the great Pushtoon leader, ruler of Indo-Pak Sub Continent and founder independent state Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali, the intelligentsia and Civil Society Organisation networks, demanded of the government to place his portraits in all government installations, especially in fortresses and museums throughout …
Read More »Editorial: Peace process?
As many countries are trying to reinvigorate peace talks in different world capitals, Afghanistan has been witnessing intense clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban group – whom leaders sitting in talks with US, Chinses, Russians, and Pakistanis officials. In a major security advancement, ministry of defense said they …
Read More »U.S. Air Force deploys F-16 Fighting Falcons to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on Oct. 25, Defense Blog, Online Military Magazine reported. U.S. Airmen and equipment assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and other supporting units out of Shaw Air …
Read More »Reports of clashes, suicide attacks across Afghanistan, as China, Russia host peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan is witnessing intense clashes between government forces and Taliban insurgents, even as various countries are trying to reinvigorate peace talks in different world capitals, Anadolu Agency reported Friday. In a major security advancement, Afghan forces on Friday said they have recaptured Darqad district from the …
Read More »Afghanistan Ranked 173 In World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ Index
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan was ranked 173 in the World Bank’s “Doing Business Report for 2019: Training for Reform” and received a score of 44.1. Last year the score was 47.7, and Afghanistan ranked 167 in the index. According to the report, Afghanistan’s position has dropped by six points …
Read More »US, Russian, Chinese and Pakistani diplomats discuss Afghan peace
AT News Report KABUL: Moscow hosted a quadrilateral meeting between representatives from Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan, where they discussed the peace process in Afghanistan. The US envoy for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad represented Washington in the meeting held on Friday, which according to reports, negotiated on coordination …
Read More »Army soldiers criticize govt. hospitals for not providing good services
AT News Report KABUL: Some army soldiers criticize state-run medical facilities for not providing good services for them, saying they are hospitalized for several months without any serious attention by doctors and other medical staff. Zainollah, a soldier who was wounded in Uruzgan province, said that he had been hospitalized …
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