AT Kabul: The Russian foreign ministry announced on Friday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will head the delegation at the upcoming fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan. The fourth ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries (with the participation of Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan …
Read More »Republicans furious at Biden’s Afghanistan review
AT Kabul: Republicans have expressed outrage after the Biden administration largely blamed Donald Trump for the shortcomings of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan. A summary report released by the White House on Thursday justified how the current administration carried out the chaotic US exit from Afghanistan in 2021. It …
Read More »Pakistan to launch military operation against terrorism
AT Kabul: Pakistan plans to launch a new nationwide operation to root out militants and terror groups, the country’s national security committee has said, as the country already facing full-blown economic and political crises. “The meeting agreed to launch an all-out comprehensive operation with the entire nation and the government, …
Read More »OIC calls for revisiting ban on Afghan women UN staff from working
AT Kabul: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported. Many nations and international organisations have continued to respond negatively to the prohibition. …
Read More »Kabul seeks closer ties with Russia
AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov in Kabul met with the interim Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mawlavi Amir Khan Motaghi. The ministry spokesman said that political, security and economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia were discussed in detail during this meeting. According …
Read More »Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli army storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
AT Kabul: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by the Israeli army, assaulting worshipers and arresting several on Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. In a statement, the ministry “expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and rejection of the …
Read More »Jalalabad residents complaining of potable water shortage
AT Kabul: Residents of Jalalabad, the center of Nangarhar province, say that most of the citizens have limited access to potable water, but the rest of them face problems in getting clean water. Ghulam Nabi, a resident of the 4th district of Jalalabad city, says that the water supply agency …
Read More »UN says its female staffers banned from working in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The United Nations has told all Afghan staff not to report to work in Afghanistan for 48 hours for security reasons while it seeks additional information from the authorities about a ban on Afghan women working for the world body, UN sources told Reuters on Tuesday. “We remind …
Read More »Russia opens its consulate in Mazar
AT Kabul: The Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Monday that the general consulate of Russia based in Mazar-e-Sharif is operating, Tolo news reported. According to the TASS report, Alexey Pereverzev was previously appointed as Russian consul general in Mazar-e-Sharif. The Afghan Foreign Ministry said that several …
Read More »Imran khan appears in court in bullet proof headgear
AT Kabul: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before the Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore under heavy security, wearing a bulletproof helmet and escorted by bodyguards with shields. Today (Tuesday, April 4) was the last day of Imran Khan’s bail and after his appearance in court; his temporary …
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