Afghanistan Times

In fact, many development and stable countries across the globe once were in turmoil and conflict—a situation that griped Afghanistan since four decades where not end sees in sight. US had reached an agreement with the Taliban to end its longest war and bring its troops back home. The issue …

AT News KABUL: The US government is trying hard to remove some obstacles made on the way to intra-Afghan dialogues. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to pay a visit to Kabul for this purpose. US President Donald Trump has assured Taliban’s head of political office Mullah Abdul …

A few days after the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, violence has spiked across the country with belligerents killing 29 security personnel AT News KABUL: At least 29 security forces were killed on Wednesday amid deadly battles between the Taliban, government and coalition forces across the war-scarred Afghanistan. Taliban have resumed their …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Air Force airstrike on the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province is a gross violation of the Doha peace treaty, which the US and the Taliban signed on February 29 in Qatar’s Doha, says Russian Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, Director of the Second Asian Department at …

AT News KABUL: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke on phone with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s chief negotiator, saying they “had a good conversation.”  “They’re looking to get this ended and we’re looking to get this ended,” Trump said.  “The relationship is very good that I have …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: In a litany of Taliban’s refusal to sustain a temporary truce and amid resumption and intensification of hostilities, activists are now urging the insurgents to cease their campaign of terror and recommence a period of reduced violence until intra-Afghan talks begin. Former Secretariat Chief of the …

AT News KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former Afghan president, met on Wednesday with Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation. In presence of U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson, Hamid Karzai lauded Khalilzad’s peace efforts and the signing of peace agreement between the United States and Taliban. Both the dignitaries …

AT News KABUL: In the face of fragile security and economy situations, Afghanistan has been keen to lunch new development projects, helping to create new jobs and also provide more facilities to the masses. The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development on Wednesday had signed agreement for at least 77 …

AT News KABUL:  The period of reduction of violence across Afghanistan was an important period for the Afghan people said US forces and Resolute Support Commander Gen. Scott Miller who visited Special Operations Corps in Kabul with Deputy Defense Minister Yasin Zia. “It’s a start for the peace pathway. And …

U.S. jets pounded on a rebel-held stronghold in volatile Helmand on Wednesday, the first airstrike since a peace deal with militants earlier this week AT News KABUL: The U.S. military in Afghanistan said it has conducted an airstrike against Taliban rebels in southern Afghanistan; only days after American and Taliban …