AT Kabul: The Central Bank of Afghanistan stated in a newsletter that the representatives of this bank participated at the 43rd meeting of the SAARC Finance held in Islamabad. One of the key outcomes of the meeting was the recognition that the Afghani is the most stable currency among the …
Read More »China hopes Afghanistan to address neighboring countries’ concerns
AT Kabul: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, during his two-day official visit to Islamabad, has urged the Afghan ruling body to pay heed to the security concerns of neighbouring countries, and take steps to address them. China’s top diplomat made these remarks in a joint press stakeout alongside Foreign Minister …
Read More »US hasn’t stopped interfering in Afghanistan’s affairs: Russia
AT Kabul: Washington is trying to interfere in Afghanistan again and there is solid evidence to confirm this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday after a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-states, according to TASS news agency. He expressed hope …
Read More »Tajikistan demands creating ‘Security Belt’ along Afghan border
AT Kabul: Tajik Foreign Minister, Sirojiddin Muhriddin spoke about the security and drug trafficking issues in the region and asked the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to establish an independent unit in Tajikistan to counter drug trafficking, which has already affected the regional countries. These statements were made following …
Read More »UN to stay in Afghanistan despite imposed bans
AT Kabul: The UN reaffirmed its “commitment to stay” in Afghanistan on Friday, in a review assessing its operations in the country in light of the women banned from working for the world body. The UN mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, said on Friday that it was committed “to stay and …
Read More »Kabul residents urge authorities to increase water supply
AT Kabul: Kabul residents have complained about the lack of water in the city and that they are compelled to buy water despite their economic challenges. Residents have urged the authorities to work on supplying water to the capital. “We used to have water in our well at seven meters …
Read More »Pakistan urges international community to “meaningfully engage” with Afghanistan
AT Kabul: In his address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in India on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari urged the international community to “meaningfully engage” with the interim Afghan government. Zardari said that Afghanistan’s situation brings challenges as well as new opportunities. We also call on the international …
Read More »Intra-Afghan political dialogue was agreed in Doha meeting: US envoy
AT Kabul: Referring to the Doha meeting, Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, said that among all the priorities, the countries agreed on “political dialogue among Afghan citizens as a key solution to all the challenges of Afghanistan”. West emphasized on his Twitter page that this meeting was …
Read More »Participants in Doha meeting demanded lifting sanctions on Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Yue Xiaoyong, Chinese special envoy for Afghanistan said most of the participants of the Doha meeting demanded the removal of sanctions and restrictions from Afghanistan and the release of their assets. He added that the United States and NATO, which have occupied Afghanistan for many years, should take …
Read More »Ukraine targeted Putin in an attempted drone attack on the Kremlin, says Russia
AT Kabul: Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin, vowing retaliation for the “terrorist attack.” Moscow said on Wednesday two drones were used in the alleged attack on Putin’s residence in the Kremlin’s citadel overnight, adding that the …
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