Afghanistan Times

AT News Report KABUL: At least six members of a single family were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Nijrab district of northern Kapisa province, local officials said Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Shayaq Shorish confirmed the incident, saying the explosion took place on Tuesday evening in Baiz Khel …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed over 14 Taliban militants in fresh raids carried out in western Herat province, officials said Wednesday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Jilani Farhad said the operations were conducted in Chisht and Farsi districts of the province. According to him, a key Taliban …

The Taliban group—who repeatedly rejected to shun violence, or sit in talks with Afghan fellows, may call Saturday’s Afghan election a foreign process, alike some candidates who have full doubts over transparency of the process, but a majority of the country’s young population is already used to democracy. Over 2.5 …

AT News Report KABUL: The 2019 “Passage to Prosperity: India – Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show,” supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), saw Afghan firms sign deals and pre-contract agreements valued at over $55 million. In particular, the exhibition yielded benefits for the agricultural sector, which …

With tens of rounds of gun salutes, pageantry for 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s birthday began on Tuesday at Tiananmen Square–the heart of Beijing. A massive parade by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exhibited China’s military might and warfare capabilities, a big surprise to the world at …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Analysts’ Network rejects reports made by the independent election commission on the voters’ turnout in the Saturday’s presidential election as questionable. The network said Tuesday that the figures of turnout were different in many provinces. It cited the commission’s report in Wardak province that …

AT News Report KABUL: A presidential candidate claims that the number of people took part in Saturday’s election was not more than one million. Sayed Noorullah Jalili, said on Tuesday that ballots more than one million would be counterfeited, calling on the election commission to separate credible and incredible ballots …

AT News Report KABUL: The ministry of foreign affairs said on Tuesday that a delegation from government would meet Taliban representatives in the near future. Meanwhile, Taliban’s political office in Qatar has also said that peace was a desire of Afghans and nobody would make obstacles. Taliban’s office has said …

 AT News Report KABUL: Russia has a plan to organize a meeting on the Afghan peace process in Moscow this month, says a senior diplomat. Representatives from Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan would take part in the international meeting, President Vladimir Putin’s envoy for Afghanistan said. Zamir Kabulov, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has applauded the courage of Afghan voters, poll workers and security forces for making the presidential election possible. In a tweet, Pompeo stressed the need for transparency in upcoming stages and investigation into complaints. “We applaud the courage of Afghan …