Afghanistan Times

KABUL: Afghan and Russian officials are still talking on the holding of the November Moscow meeting for the peace in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said, urging that no meeting would give results without an Afghan leadership. “The Moscow meeting is a matter of discussion and we are negotiating with Russian …

Afghan security forces launched a string of joint military operations across the country, killing 29 militants and wounding 15 others over past day, according to military officials Afghan forces have also arrested five rebels and handed them over to courts for further inquiries. ANDNSF targeted enemy strongholds and hideouts with …

Situation is worsening day by day on main crossing points whereas high ups from both the neighbouring countries are going for sanctions and restrictions with each passing day. Despite polluted relations between Kabul and Islamabad since 2015, bilateral trade – which amounted to five billion rupees on Pakistan side somewhere …

The United States confirmed release of Tehrik Taliban Afghanistan (Emirate Islami Afghanistan) co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s release in Pakistan. US authorities informed that Mullah Baradar was released on the request of Afghanistan and pinned hope on his active role in the reconciliation process. Mullah Baradar was picked up by …

KABUL: Police forces on Sunday rescued a child who had been kidnapped in northern Kunduz province, authorities said. A kidnapped child named Omar Farooq was released during an operation by police, said Kunduz Police Spokesman Enamudin Rahmani. He said that the Omar Farooq is resident of Jan Aleemstreet, who was …

KABUL: The ballots from six provinces (Kabul, Parwan, Khost, Nangarhar, Panjshir and Laghman) have been transported to Kabul and are being saved in the database of the Independent Election Commission, the commission’s officials said Friday. “Our colleagues are gathering the ballots as they are arriving from six provinces. We hope …

Following the release of Mullah Baradar from Pakistan’s incarceration, President Ghani’s administration is seen to be striving to have the top militant leader brought into Afghanistan. It is said that Mullah Ghani Baradar was freed upon the demand of the U.S. government; while the Afghan government is expected next week …

In the wake of Pakistan’s freeing Taliban’s co-founder, former President Hamid Karzai is pinning hope that Mullah Baradar’s release will usher in advancements in peace process in Afghanistan. The former president was also applause for Pakistani government’s decision to free the militant leader from prison, saying it was a positive …

AT-KABUL: People in the southern province of Kandahar are to come out to elect their representatives in the parliament, a week later the polls were opened in another 32 provinces (Polling sites remain closed in Ghazni province for some unknown reasons) as the election was postponed because of the killing …

AT-KABUL: More than 650,000 Afghan refugees have repatriated from Iran and Pakistan this year, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) said on Friday. From Pakistan 27,375 and from Iran 630,283 refugees have returned to Afghanistan since the beginning of 2018, the IOM said in a statement. It added, last week …