Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: Afghans are worried about a threat by Daesh terrorist group after a likely peace deal between the US and Taliban, with officials considering the threat “serious and dangerous”. Kabir Haqmal, Spokesman for the National Security Council, says that some Taliban fighters would probably join Daesh after …

By Sadeq Yusufi KABUL- Kabul Municipality in a rare move has fined a private company for Afs 6 million after cutting several trees on a Kabul street and referred the company to judicial organs for further actions, officials said Thursday. The Private company recently chopped off at least 24 trees …

The US diplomats and the Taliban representatives are inching close to sign a peace agreement, likely in few days, while conflicts sill continuing as the Taliban fighters not only rejected ceasefire call rather intensified unhuman attacks, killing and wounding dozens of innocent people. This caused the Afghan security forces to …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghans officials on Wednesday accused Iranians of illegally excavating and smuggling antiquities from southern Ghazni province Noor Aqa Noori, head of the antiquities department at the Ministry of Information and Culture, (MoIC)made levelled the allegations while speaking at a conference of the South Asian Association for …

AT News Report KABUL: Surging insecurity and conflicts between the Taliban and public uprising forces have displaced hundreds of people from their homes in Maidan valley area of central Wardak province to neighboringBayman province, residents said on Wednesday. Leaving behind cultivated lands and homes, the displaced families said they walked …

AT News Report KABUL: Sources close to the negotiations says that the US and Taliban negotiators finally reached an agreement over peace deal on Wednesday, a deal that comes after nearly one year negotiations between the US envoy for Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban negotiators. The sources said that …

AT News Report KABUL: Over 14 public uprising forces were killed and ten others, including civilians wounded in a clash occurred between the pro-government forces and Taliban militants in western Herat province, official said Wednesday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Abdulahad Wali confirmed the attack, saying that the clash took place around …

AT Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations earlier stated that at least 4,000 Daesh militants are currently present in Afghanistan mainly operating in the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, Sputnik reported. Russia is concerned about the double standards demonstrated by the West toward the presence …

AT News Report KABUL: As the US and Taliban are being closed to a peace deal, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that Washington “has never sought a permanent military presence in Afghanistan.” He said that US mission in Afghanistan was to defeat al-Qaida, adding that such efforts …

AT Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Moscow will continue providing assistance to Afghanistan’s army and security forces in the fight against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister said at a press conference following Wednesday’s talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “We are providing equipment to Afghanistan’s army and security forces and will continue …