AT Kabul: Kazakhstan will open a trade representation in Afghanistan, in a bid to strengthen trade relations between the nations, the press service of the Kazakh Prime Minister announced. The opening of the trading house was announced during the Kazakh-Afghan business forum in Kabul. The key tasks of the trading …
Read More »Educational institutions closed in Helmand and Kandahar
AT Kabul: Kandahar education department spokesman confirmed that they received a letter from the Ministry of Education to close all local educational institutions in Kandahar and Helmand province until further notice. According to the letter, a delegation has been appointed by the Education Ministry to review the “projects and activities” …
Read More »US envoy meets Afghan businessmen in UAE
AT Kabul: Members of Afghan Business Council in the UAE discussed economy, banking, healthcare, food, women’s education and work and other issues in a meeting with “Thomas West”, the US representative for Afghanistan. “This meeting was attended by the owners of private banks in Afghanistan, businessmen and head of Afghanistan …
Read More »Turkey increases cracks down on migrants ahead of 2023 elections
AT Kabul: As the political debate in Türkiye intensifies ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections this year, the situation for refugees and asylum seekers in the country is becoming increasingly precarious. The Turkish interior ministry recently announced in a statement that in the first three months of 2023, more than …
Read More »Kazakhstan is ready to accept new Afghan diplomats
AT Kabul: Kazakhstan is ready to welcome new diplomats representing the interim government of Afghanistan, the office of the deputy prime minister of Afghanistan’s interim government said in a statement on Saturday after a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration, Serik Zhumangarin. According to …
Read More »SIGAR to investigate ongoing US spending in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction “SIGAR” announced that at the request of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, it is investigating the activities of this organization in Afghanistan. According to this organization, in March of this year, the …
Read More »Pak reiterates commitment to stable Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Saturday assured his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi the Pakistan’s commitment to a stable and peaceful Afghanistan, a week after Islamabad decided to launch a fresh operation against the banned TTP. The assurance came as Bilawal held a telephonic conversation with Muttaqi. “The …
Read More »Karzai emphasizes on aid delivery to Afghan people
AT Kabul: Former President Hamid Karzai, in a telephone conversation with Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, emphasized on the continuation of humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan and the removal of obstacles to the activities of national and international aid organizations in the country. Mr. Karzai’s …
Read More »Chinese firm to offer $10 Billion to Afghanistan’s Lithium reserves
AT Kabul: A Chinese company has expressed its interest in investing $10 billion to mine Afghanistan’s massive lithium reserves and build other infrastructure, the Afghan government said on Thursday. Lithium is a key element of batteries that power electric vehicles, mobile phones, and laptops. In a statement, the Afghanistan Ministry …
Read More »India to ship 10,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar
AT Kabul: India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian food assistance of 10,000 tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan reeling under a food crisis. The MoU marks the fifth tranche, to be shipped through the Chabahar Port, of …
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