AT News KABUL: Chinese photovoltaic (PV) suppliers are eyeing opportunities in Afghanistan amid the growing expectation of more cooperation from the Afghan government and businesses there, where electricity supplies are uncertain.The Chinese business representative group called Chinatown in Kabul is in close contact with several domestic PV companies about doing …

AT News KABUL: Iran is exporting 110 megawatts of electricity to Afghanistan per day and this amount can be increased as the maximum export capacity to the neighboring nation is 175 MW, the energy minister’s advisor for international affairs said. “Iran’s power grid is connected to Afghanistan’s Herat and the …

AT News Kabul: Head of provincial education department Mawlawi Ismail Abu Ahmad has said political conflicts in the region have caused closure of schools depriving 30,000 students from schooling. “All schools have been damaged. There have been bombardments. Schools have been used as outposts for the public uprising and police …

AT News KABUL: China’s foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets and lift unilateral sanctions on the country as soon as possible. Reacting to remarks made recently by Afghanistan’s deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, that recent rain and snow has aggravated the already …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations and non-governmental organizations will launch on Tuesday an international funding appeal to gather $5 billion to deliver vital humanitarian relief to 22 million people in Afghanistan and support 5.7 million displaced Afghans in five neighboring countries. The humanitarian and refugee response plans combined require …

AT News KABUL: An explosion in Nangarhar province on Monday killed nine children and wounded four, according to Taliban governor’s office. A statement from the governor’s office said the blast took place when a cart selling food items struck an old, unexploded mortar shell in the district of Lalopar, in …

AT News KABUL: Iran is still not ready to officially recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan, said Iranian foreign ministry, after a meeting with the group in Tehran on Sunday. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Sunday’s high-level talks with Taliban representatives were “positive”, but Iran is …

AT News KABUL: As the Afghan Taliban called on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to seal a peace deal with Pakistani government, Islamabad has called on the Taliban to severe ties with all terrorist organizations including the militant TTP. A Pakistani newspaper said that Islamabad looks at TTP matter as a crucial …

AT News KABUL: Indonesia has sent humanitarian aid in the form of foods and nutrient to Afghan people who are currently facing worsening humanitarian situation.“As per Mr. President’s directives, this humanitarian aid is the addition of humanitarian aid and development cooperation assistance commitment from Indonesia,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Iran on Saturday to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis. “The visit aims at discussions on political, economic, transit and refugee issues between Afghanistan and Iran,” Taliban spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Twitter. It is the …