AT News Kabul: The fifth session of a trade relations meeting between Herat and Iran’s Khurasan Rizwi province was held on Tuesday in Herat city. Representatives of the private sector from both sides attended the meeting to discuss the enhancement of trade on the border, Tolonews reported. Khorasan Razavi province …
Read More »Exhibition held in Kabul to boost domestic products
AT News Kabul: Afghanistan’s Traders and Investors Union in coordination with the ministries of Industry and Commerce, and Information and Culture opened a three-day international exhibition of domestic products on Tuesday in Kabul. The expo, titled “Strengthening the Economy of Afghanistan”, brought together dozens of business people who are showcasing …
Read More »Ghani was living in a “Fantasyland” says SIGAR
AT News Kabul: In its report, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known as (SIGAR), says that Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the fugitive president of Afghanistan, was oblivious to troubling realities confronting his country and isolated from voices and opinions beyond his handpicked inner circle of confidants which undermined …
Read More »Afghans face economic hardship as winter looms
AT Kabul: “Martin Schoep” the chief director of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who traveled to Kabul to visit and prepare a working report on the economic situation in Afghanistan, says that “The economic problems are very serious and people will struggle for their lives.” He describes the …
Read More »Swiss-based trustees hold talks on frozen Afghanistan assets
AT Kabul: The board of a Swiss-based trust fund managing some $3.5 billion in frozen assets seized after the Taliban took power last year is meeting in Geneva for the first time on Monday, a Swiss government spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. Trustees include Swiss foreign ministry official Alexandra Baumann, U.S. …
Read More »Explosion in Kabul kills two people
AT Kabul: A blast occurring on Monday evening in the Parwan-e-Si area of Kabul left two people dead, a security spokesman said. Khaled Zadran, the spokesman of the police told the media on Monday night that a Corolla vehicle was hit by an explosion in the Parwan 3 district of …
Read More »Pak-Afghan border re-opens as new clash erupts across Durand Line
AT News Kabul: Pakistan on Monday (November 21) reopened a border crossing with Afghanistan which was shut for trade and transit. The crossing was closed post clash between security forces last week. The border crossing is situated between Pakistani town of Chahman and Afghan district of Spin Boldak. Abdul Hameed …
Read More »Earthquake kills 56, wounds hundreds in Indonesia
AT News Kabul: An earthquake has struck the main Indonesian island of Java, leaving at least 56 people dead and hundreds injured, local officials say. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Officials …
Read More »Potzel to discuss regional security with central Asian countries
Markus Potzel, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan, has visited Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for the purpose of discussing regional cooperation with officials of these countries. UNAMA announced that during his visit this week, Mr. Putzel will discuss with the government officials of both countries about …
Read More »Half of Afghan media outlets stop operations since last year
AT Kabul: The 21st of November coincides with the World Television Day, but this day comes while most of the visual media in Afghanistan are facing economic problems. The organization supporting the free media in Afghanistan (NAI) has published a statement on the occasion of this day and said that …
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