AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s schools reopened Tuesday for the new academic year, but no classes were held as students were unaware of the start and hundreds of thousands of teenage girls remain barred from attending class. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are prohibited from going to …
Read More »Afghanistan people celebrates Nowroz, 1402 new year
AT Kabul: Afghanistan has been celebrating Nowruz, the New Year for centuries. It is usually a colorful and joyous festival, welcoming spring and a new life. But the celebration has been dampened since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, and the subsequent economic hardships. Nowruz is no longer an official holiday …
Read More »Girls returning to school is ‘primary concern,’ says Karzai
AT Kabul: The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, in a recent interview with Canada’s CBC TV, called the education of girls very important and said that he is trying to regain this right for Afghan girls because education is the means of development and prosperity of any society. “… …
Read More »India launches massive manhunt to arrest Khalistani leader
AT Kabul: A massive search operation has been launched in the north Indian state of Punjab to arrest a radical Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathizer, Amritpal Singh, after he was declared a “fugitive” by the Punjab police and has been on the run since Saturday. The operation that continued on …
Read More »Former Australian soldier charged for war crime in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: An ex-Australian SAS soldier who served in Afghanistan has been arrested and charged with a war crime. Oliver Schulz was arrested on Monday morning by Australian Federal Police officers and had his case mentioned in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday afternoon. The AFP and the Office of the …
Read More »Customs duty on basic food items cut, says MoF
AT Kabul: The Ministry of Finance said that based on the decision of their leadership, import duties on basic food items have dropped by between 50 and 70 percent in the last solar year. As a result of this decision customs duties have been reduced to the value of 6.7 …
Read More »Afghan female student won university gold in India
AT Kabul: Razia Muradi, a 27-year-old female student from Afghanistan, has won a gold medal for her excellent performance in a master’s programme in a college in India, VOA reported. She has dedicated this medal to all the Afghan women who were denied higher education. She pursued her bachelor’s degree …
Read More »EU calls for girls access to education in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: More than 70 countries, including the European Union, expressed concern about the ban on Afghan women and girls’ access to education and work in Afghanistan in a joint statement on Sunday. According to the statement, banning Afghan women’s work in domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations would deny millions …
Read More »Afghanistan seeks UN support for wheat storage
AT Kabul: Afghanistan has sought help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the country, asking the UN to provide storage facilities for wheat, TOLOnews reported. According to this report, the chamber of agriculture and livestock has called the UN to help the country and said …
Read More »Iran is major Trade Partner of Afghanistan: ACCI
AT Kabul: The Deputy Head of Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is Afghanistan’s major trade partner. Khanjan Alkozi pointed to the trade ties between his country and Iran, describing Iran as the main trade partner of Afghanistan. He put the …
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