Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: A weeklong reduction in violence has begun in Afghanistan with no major attacks from both sides so far – Afghan security forces are in standby and along with the Foreign Forces will carry attacks against the Taliban fighters in case of violation. US forces has halted operations …

AT News KABUL: A day after a historic period of reduced violence began in Afghanistan, NATO commander Gen. Scott Miller on Saturday hoped the reduction of violence period, which began last night, would be extended. Gen. Miller voiced this hope during a meeting with acting defence and interior ministers at the …

AT News KABUL: Telecom services have been fully resumed across Afghanistan after the Taliban said they had lifted telecom restrictions in the wake of the start of a weeklong period of reduction in violence by the Taliban, U.S. and Afghan forces. The militants have also pledged no attacks would ever …

Taliban rebels, US-led forces, Afghan troops have begun a period of weeklong reduced violence, embarking on a new chapter of marathon peace talks outside Afghanistan AT News KABUL: A day after a seven-day ‘reduction in violence’ between the US and the Taliban began, Afghan leaders reacted keenly on Saturday, expressing …

By Basir Qazizada: The US and Taliban have reached an agreement on a short-time reduction in violence, instead of a ceasefire. The practical shape of violence reduction has been determined during seven days.Although the reduction in violence for the Afghan people, who have gone through sever trauma and tragedy, is …

The aggravating post-election crisis in the wake of opposition to election results has left Afghans jaw-dropped and worried. The election conundrum is symbolic of the fact that Afghanistan is gradually being stripped off all the features characterizing a sovereign state as we are witnessing a bedlam across the country at …

Around four decades back, when former Afghan President, Dr. Mohammad Najibullah was on power and Soviet Union was backing his government, Afghanistan had been triggered into a civil war – at a time when the Soviet Union had left the country following a kind of similar withdrawal agreement – which …

AT News KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami party and one of 13 competitors in last year’s presidential election, says the electoral commissioners should be tried. The independent election commission on Tuesday announced the final results of election, which declares incumbent Ashraf Ghani as the winner. The announcement was followed …

AT News KABUL: The Independent Election Commission finally announced the final results of last year’s presidential polls after 143 days. The Tuesday’s announcement introduced incumbent Ashraf Ghani as the winner, which was immediately faced huge reactions and criticism from the loser contenders particularly Abdullah Abdullah who thought he would take …

AT Monitoring Desk KABULL: The US Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Molly Phee, at the US Institute of Peace, said: “We will not prejudge the outcome of intra-Afghan negotiations.” “But we are prepared to support whatever consensus the Afghans are able to reach about their future political and governing arrangements,” Phee said. …