AT News The Afghan government’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock under the Taliban leadership on Sunday unveiled a plan to combat joblessness and a potential food crisis amid the continuous rise of poverty and unemployment. “The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) launched a nationwide plan today to …

AT News Swedish and Pakistani officials warned on Saturday that Afghanistan will slide into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly. Swedish development minister Per Olsson Fridh told Reuters in Dubai that Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse and that “collapse is coming faster than we thought”. Afghanistan plunged …

AT News Two bombs exploded on Saturday in eastern Jalalabad province, striking a Taliban vehicle, and killing one child. A roadside bombing targeting a Taliban vehicle in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least two civilians, including a child, and wounded four others, said district police chief Ismatullah Mubariz said on …

AT News KABUL: The United States is edging towards a formal agreement with Pakistan to use its airspace to carry out military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan, according to sources familiar with the details of a classified briefing with members of Congress on Friday. CNN reported that Pakistan is eager to …

AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General Gens Stoltenberg has said the alliance will hold the Taliban accountable to honor their commitments to counter terrorism and to not allow Afghanistan to be used by terrorist organizations. In a press conference after NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting, NATO chief said the decision of …

AT News KABUL: After visiting Kabul on Thursday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan Foreign Minister, pledged Islamabad’s support to help revive the ailing economy in Afghanistan. He said Pakistan was intent to support the new government in Afghanistan. “So that their financial and economic situation gets improved, we have taken steps …

AT News KABUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded UN President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan as a correct decision. Talking to gathered experts and journalists at the Valdai discussion, Vladimir Putin said that putting an end to America’s military engagement in Afghanistan was wise …

AT News KABUL: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is planning to raise over $660 million to help prevent from collapse of Afghanistan economy and help reach out to millions of impoverished Afghans. UNDP has launched the people’s economy fund to provide desperate Afghan with much needed access to cash. The fund …

AT News KABUL: With the new government in Afghanistan still unrecognized by the world and an economic and humanitarian crisis looming, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said that lack of recognition of the Taliban, socio-economic and humanitarian challenges has made Afghanistan very unstable. Sergey Lavrov in his speech in …

AT News KABUL: A UN official on Wednesday said that continued international aid to Afghanistan will be essential to be used as leverage in promoting women’s rights. Deputy country representative of UN Women in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, said that the international community should ensure that any aid that they give …