US, Taliban still negotiating on start date for temporary truce: Esper
By: Monitoring Desk KABUL: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Saturday that consultations were still underway on setting a start date for a seven-day...
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Afghans should benefit from reduction of violence: envoy
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Nicholas Kay, NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, says that both the Afghan security forces and civilians need to see...
Turkey denies flouting agreement with Russia in Syria’s Idlib
By: Alarabiya Turkey dismissed on Saturday Russian accusations that it has flouted de-escalation agreements with Russia and Iran in Syria’s Idlib province, and threatened to...
National, int’l consensus key to lasting peace in Afghanistan
The US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has confirmed on Thursday to media in NATO headquarters, that it has negotiated a “seven-day reduction in violence”...
Political agreement only solution to end war in Afghanistan: Esper
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: The United States confirmed on Thursday it has negotiated a “seven-day reduction in violence” proposal with the Taliban to move...
Reduction of US military budget for Afghanistan
By: Suraya Raiszada For the first time in 19 years US military presence in Afghanistan Pentagon has announced that it has allocated $14b in 2021...
Taliban would not succeed in battlefields: NATO chief
By: Suraya Raiszada While peace efforts are in progress by the US and the Afghan government, NATO authorities emphasizing on a political settlement of Afghan...
Afghanistan, Sri Lanka to promote bilateral trade
By: The Kabul Times Ceylon Chamber (CCC) will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) shortly...
Security, political leaders gather in Munich amid global tensions
By: The Kabul Times Some 35 heads of state and government, security leaders, and diplomats are set to attend the Munich Security Conference, which begins...
Drug trafficking in Afghanistan reached ‘new heights’ amid increasing counter measures: report
By: The Kabul Times More than half of the Afghan-produced opium is converted into heroin in Pakistani laboratories before being smuggled out to markets in...