Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Iran opened a trade corridor to the Central Asian states using Afghan soil as passage, with the first trucks of Iranian products arrived in Uzbekistan border on Tuesday via Afghanistan. The corridor was launched based on the International Road Transport (TIR) convention. Wahid Qawanj, spokesman of the …

AT News KABUL: Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said that the release of prisoners is an important step for the Afghan government and Taliban to establish mutual trust and initiate intra-Afghan talks. The Afghan government and people deliberated and agreed on this important decision through the consultative Loya Jirga …

AT News KABUL: At least nine Taliban insurgents, including the group‘s famous mine maker were killed after their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) blew up prematurely in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday. A Taliban famous commander and skilled mine maker Saifurrahman along with the a number …

As peace talks in Afghanistan unfold, the Taliban’s positions on a number of critical topics to be discussed with the Afghan government remain ambiguous or undefined. The group has undertaken some preparatory deliberations but has a long way to go before it reaches consensus on ideas for Afghanistan’s future. It …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban insurgents killed an elder and abducted his son in Dasht-e-Qala district of northern Takhar province, local officials said, highlighting the group’s cruel and violent conduct with the people of Afghanistan who expect a possible peace deal with them in the future to end the longest …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces fended off Taliban attack in southern Zabul province, killing their 16 fighters, officials said on Wednesday. A number of Taliban fighters had planned to attack a checkpoint of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces in Mizan district on Tuesday night, Deputy Spokesman …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health said that a new round of polio vaccination campaign would begin in the near future to tackle the challenges of polio disease in Afghanistan. The campaign in charge, Mirwais Bakhshi said the vaccination process would be implemented in Badakhshan, Kabul, Kapisa, Baghlan, …

It’s without a doubt that the coronavirus pandemic’s fallout has put a big dent on world economies, as well as trade and transit between countries, while Afghanistan has been no exception. However, it seems that after flattening the curve and going past the peak of cases, Afghanistan is gradually going …

AT News KABUL: At least eight drug runners have been sentenced to years behind bars after being found guilty of drug trafficking, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Tuesday. The prosecution made in the past one week. According to CJTF, three drug traffickers were sentenced to five years’ …

AT News KABUL: 16 patients have lost their lives battling the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Afghan health officials said on Monday. In total, 1,344 patients lost lives since the virus outbreak started in the country nearly six months ago. According to health officials, 107 new cases were registered …