Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The ministry of interior says 46 police officers were dismissed from their jobs in the western province of Herat. Abdul Saboor Qane, deputy interior minister for security affairs, said Saturday in Herat that the officers were fired for defaults in duty and being engaged in corruption. Qane …

AT News KABUL: Delegations from the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are still trying to reach an agreement over the agenda for a main negotiation began two weeks back in Qatar, where the insurgents have a political bureau. A source familiar with the ongoing negotiations, said Saturday that Taliban negotiators …

AT News KABUL: A number of bodyguards to a lawmaker gang raped two women in Kapisa province in the east, an official in the province said, asking not to be identified. The official said Saturday that the women had gone from Kabul for recreation to Sayyad refreshment area. The MP’s …

AT News KABUL: At least six civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Kunduz, an insecure province in the northeast, officials said. The incident occurred in the Ali Abad district, also wounding another four civilians, provincial police spokesman Hejratullah Akbari said Saturday. He blamed the bombing on the …

AT News KABUL: Police officials said Saturday the Taliban has no ability to maintain presence on outskirts of big cities, downplaying the threat made by Taliban militants to hold ground. Taliban insurgents keep fleeing from one area to another as there is sufficient security capacity to prevent their belligerence, said spokesman to …

AT News KABUL: A group of rightists, sympathizers of Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, attacked left-wing supporters of late President Dr. Najibullah on Saturday, hurling stones at them and prompting a fierce brawl, police said. A leftist gathering in front of Loya Jirga pavilion to commemorate death anniversary of Dr. Najibullah …

AT News KABUL: Maullavi Rahmatullah Andar, a religious cleric and former member of the Taliban group was appointed as the spokesman for the National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSC). His appointment is considered as the first Maullavi working as the spokesman for a security department of government. The council said …

AT News KABUL: Police officials said Saturday the Taliban has no ability to maintain presence on outskirts of big cities, downplaying the threat made by Taliban militants to hold ground. Taliban insurgents keep fleeing from one area to another as there is sufficient security capacity to prevent their belligerence, said spokesman to …

AT News KABUL: At least two patients have lost their lives battling the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Afghan Health Ministry said Saturday. The total deaths have reached 1,453 since the outbreak of the pandemic started in Afghanistan around seven months ago. Six new coronavirus positive cases were …

AT News KABUL: In the wake of multifaceted peace talks in Doha, the High Council for National Reconciliation has once again called on the Taliban to agree on a ceasefire during intra-Afghan talks. The ceasefire comes as the both sides (Afghan peace team and Taliban negotiating members) have failed to …