Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 53 Taliban insurgents, including a designated deputy governor of the extremist group in an operation carried out in southern Zabul province late Tuesday, top provincial official said Wednesday. Provincial Governor Rahmatullah Yarmal said anti-Taliban operation conducted in response …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Over 13,300 families have been displaced as heavy clashes between the Taliban and Daesh militants are going on in two main districts of eastern Nangarhar over the past 45 days, provincial officials confirmed Tuesday.  Khogyani and Shinwari are two districts where the Taliban and Daesh militants …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have freed at least 47 prisoners, including military personnel, from two Taliban jails in northern Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, official said Tuesday. 209th Shaheen Military Corps in a statement sent to Afghanistan Times said commando forces targeted a Taliban-run detention center during …

AT News Report KABUL: At least six civilians—children and women among them, have been killed after a vehicle they were traveling in struck with a roadside bomb in southern Kandahar province, official said Tuesday.  Provincial Police Spokesman Qasim Afghan said the explosion occurred in Dand district, killing all passengers inside …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have pushed back a Taliban full-bodied offensive to capture Dey Chopan district of Zabul province, according to Interior Ministry (MoI), Taliban insurgents faced strong resistance form Afghan security forces, where dozens of them were killed and wounded. Taliban fighters launched a coordinated …

Hundreds of people wait in queues before Pakistan embassy at Kabul in connection with visa have lost patience on Sunday and stormed the mission in reaction. However, the security personnel succeeded in bringing the situation under control with timely action. Sunday’s incident was not first or last or even confined …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad, where they discussed ways of improving bilateral ties between the neighboring countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement on Tuesday. The two sides discussed expansion of diplomatic, …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of presidential runners have threatened to boycott the September presidential race if the government didn’t meet their demands over a transparent election. A council made of these candidates said Monday in a statement that the government continues “illegal” job especially on appointing and firing …

AT News Report KABUL: Tensions in the newly-opened parliament is still a big problem with MPs mostly newcomers failing to elect a speaker. A number of the parliamentarians said Monday that the government was meddling parliament affairs, while the executive power doesn’t have the rights to do so. Lawmaker, Gholam …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Counter-Narcotic Police (CNP) have arrested a person on charge of transporting 238 kg marijuana to Rodat district of eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. The police had received intelligence briefing in advance that the drug was on the way to be transported to another district …