AT Kabul: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested during a court appearance in capital Islamabad over corruption allegations. Fawad Chaudhry of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party confirmed the arrest in a tweet on Tuesday. Chaudhry tweeted that the Islamabad High Court complex has been “occupied” by the …
Read More »Important for women in Afghanistan to participate in social, economic spheres
AT Kabul: German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Hannah Neumann in an exclusive interview with Tolo News said it is important for women in Afghanistan to participate in social and economic spheres. According to Neumann, restrictions on women in Afghanistan are crushing the hopes of half of Afghan citizens …
Read More »‘ISKP second-in-command killed in Afghanistan’
AT Kabul: Pakistani media claims that the second-in-command of the ISIS-K was reportedly killed in an operation in Shakardara district north of Kabul. According to the Express Tribune, engineer Umar was first responsible for Kabul province before being appointed to lead the central division. He was currently working as the …
Read More »SIGAR: Banning women from working in Afghanistan is “catastrophic disruption”
AT Kabul: SIGAR has once again warned of the negative consequences of banning women from working in relief organizations in Afghanistan. SIGAR emphasized that, based on their estimate, about 10 million Afghan citizens needed emergency winter aid in 2022-2023, but the delivery of non-governmental aid has been hindered due to …
Read More »Turkish companies to invest in Afghanistan’s wind generated electricity
AT Kabul: The Ministry of Water and Energy reported on Sunday that a Turkish company is interested in contributing to a 200 MW wind power project in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Water and Energy, the acting Minister, met with the President of Turkish construction company Suliman Ciliv and …
Read More »UAE signs nuclear agreements with Chinese firms
AT Kabul: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), the body responsible for developing the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear energy sector, has signed three agreements with Chinese nuclear energy organisations as it looks to boost low-carbon nuclear power. The UAE, which is hosting the COP28 climate summit this year and wants to …
Read More »China, Pakistan agree to extend Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: China and Pakistan have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) of the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari pledged to work together on Afghanistan’s reconstruction process, including taking the CPEC to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s foreign …
Read More »4,000 hectares of poppy fields in Afghanistan destroyed
AT Kabul: The counter-narcotics department of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that so far, it has destroyed 4,000 hectares of poppy fields in Afghanistan. Head of the MoI, said the process of destroying poppy fields is ongoing in Badakhshan, Kunduz, Takhar and Faryab provinces. “About 4000 hectares of …
Read More »Victims of terrorism and perpetrators cannot sit together, India tells Pakistan
AT Kabul: India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has accused his visiting Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of being the “promoter, justifier and spokesperson” of terrorism during a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), marking an open hostility against his country’s rivaling neighbor. “Victims of terrorism do not sit together …
Read More »Afghanistan is the 4th vulnerable country to humanitarian crises
AT Kabul: The European Union has said that Afghanistan’s vulnerable to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, adding that the country is among the most vulnerable countries in the world and changing climate is expected to put additional strain on people’s lives. The EU further stated that they are at the …
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