AT News KABUL: The detention of two journalists of Ariana TV channel faced strong reactions of the human rights and media warthogs. The Free Speech Hub, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, and Amnesty International, as well as UNAMA, have called on the Islamic Emirate to probe the cases …
Read More »Naveen-ul-Haq: ‘I’m backing myself to bowl against anybody and just do what worked for me’
After being the top wicket-taker in the Vitality T20 Blast, and stints in various leagues, the Afghanistan quick bowler is raring to go in his first senior World Cup Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has established himself as a T20 – and T10 – globetrotter, following in the footsteps of his …
Read More »Afghan scholarship holders stranded amid uncertainty
Afghan students offered scholarships by the Indian government to study this year have been left stranded in Afghanistan as they can’t be granted visas due to closure of Indian embassy after the Taliban takeover. A student with Indian scholarship said that over 1,800 students like him, half of whom from …
Read More »Taliban downplay Daesh threat in Afghanistan
A top Taliban official has downplayed any possible threat by the Islamic State terrorist group, Daesh, in Afghanistan, rejecting claims that the group has training centers in the country. Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi during his visit to Turkey said there is no security problem posed by Daesh …
Read More »Hundreds leave Kabul in new evacuation flight
The ninth evacuation flight by Qatar Airlines took off on Monday from Kabul, flying hundreds of Afghans to Doha, a Qatari official said. Over 353 passengers including an unknown number of Americans, faculty staff and students of Afghanistan’s American University, citizens of Afghanistan, Australia, the Netherland, and Denmark were flown …
Read More »Afghanistan to start house-to-house polio vaccination to protect 3.3 million children
A house-t0-house vaccination campaign will begin in Afghanistan to protect millions of children against polio. In a statement, WHO and UNICEF lauded the Taliban to allow the resumption of the vaccination process to all children in Afghanistan. The vaccination drive again polio will resume on November 8 and will be …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Karzai Says Taliban’s International Recognition Requires Internal Legitimacy
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the current Taliban government in Afghanistan needs internal legitimacy in order for it to gain international recognition. He said that could only be achieved through the expression of the will of the Afghan people, either in the form of elections or holding the Loya …
Read More »Islamic Emirate urges Int’l Community to end sanctions
Officials of the Islamic Emirate in a meeting with US and European called on the international Community to end sanctions on the Islamic Emirate. The foreign ministry has said in a statement that a high level delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, held …
Read More »EU announces 1.5billion-dollar aid to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The European Union announced an amount of 1.5 billion-dollar humanitarian package to Afghanistan to prevent further economic crisis in the war-torn country. A part of this fund will go to the neighboring countries of Afghanistan, where hundreds of thousands of people are settled as refugees, fleeing the …
Read More »Polio cases surged in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Residents in the eastern province of Nangarhar expressed concerns over the surge in polio cases, saying that the medical teams have not accomplished polio vaccination due to security threats in several parts of the province. Doctors said that polio was a contiguous disease and that if the …
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