Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: A three-day meeting of representatives of Afghanistan partners in peace process begins on Tuesday in Doha, officials said on Monday. The State Ministry for Peace said that the three-day meeting of the Special Representatives of partner countries in Afghanistan peace will start in Doha on Tuesday. Najiya …
Read More »Pakistan risks global isolation for supporting Taliban
AT News KABUL: A Pakistani senator warns that his country would suffer international sanctions and isolation due to supporting Taliban who have waged deadly attacks in different parts of Afghanistan. Senator Mustafa Nawaz, said Monday that Islamabad needs to bring changes in its foreign policy and cooperate with the Afghan …
Read More »27 children killed in violence in past days, UN says
AT News KABUL: The UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) voiced concerns over rise in violence against children, saying that 27 children were killed and 130 others wounded within past 72 hours of violence nationwide. The UN agency said in a statement on Monday that called on the mediation component to …
Read More »US condemns Taliban takeover of cities
AT News KABUL: The U.S. embassy has condemned the Taliban’s violent new offensive against Afghan cities in the wake of the militants’ seizure of several cities in recent days. The Taliban recently took control of several cities including Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province, Sheberghan, capital of Jawzjan on Saturday, …
Read More »India calls for end to violence in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: India calls for end of violence in Afghanistan and believes that ensuring the rights of all ethnic and religious groups could help a longtime ceasefire that would result in a lasting peace in the war-hit country. Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, T.S. Tirumurti, said Sunday that …
Read More »Kabul seeks global pressure on Taliban sponsors
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan wants the international community to look at and pressure the main centers of Taliban outside Afghan borders inside the Pakistani soil. Gholam Mohammad Ishaaqzai, Afghanistan’s newly-appointed ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that the UN and the Security Council need to declare …
Read More »About 36.6% of children are malnourished
AT News KABUL: Findings from the Ministry of Health show that about 36.6% of children in Afghanistan suffer from chronic malnutrition. The ministry says 5 percent of children are severely malnourished and calls the death toll from the problem worrying. Meska is the mother of a six-month-old child, and says …
Read More »US envoy urges inclusive Afghan talks
AT News KABUL: The US envoy to the United Nations has emphasized that the only way forward to peace in Afghanistan was meaningful talks with the participation of women and acceptance of an inclusive and elected government based on human rights values. At a UN Security Council meeting in New …
Read More »‘Taliban will not gain international legitimacy through violence’
AT News KABUL: The U.S. says that the Taliban will not gain international legitimacy through violence and force, warning the group to stop its series of attacks- which it has waged in on urban areas. The White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki cited the remarks in reaction to the assassination …
Read More »US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad: Kabul, Taliban should negotiate formation of new govt
AT News KABUL: Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, says the Afghan government and the Taliban should discuss the architecture of a new government. According to reports, Khalilzad said on Tuesday that both the Afghan government and the Taliban should not repeat the mistakes made after …
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