AT News KABUL: A Russian company will help rebuild Salang Tunnel which is a major route linking Central Asia to south Asia. The tunnel has been in shambles for the past decade as it serves as the only dilapidated route for heavy cargo to northern Afghanistan. An Afghan-Russian construction company …
Read More »Taliban seek more UN aid and resumption of projects
AT News KABUL: The Taliban authorities have met with UN OCHA head to push for more aid as Afghanistan is suffering from both economic and humanitarian crisis. Taliban’s Minister of Economy, Qari Deen Mohammad Hanif met with the head of UN OCHA Isabelle Moussard Carlsen and asked the United Nations …
Read More »Global banks discuss ways to foster Afghanistan payment system
AT News KABUL: More than 100 experts from national and international banks in a conference convened in Dubai on Thursday discussed ways to strengthen Afghanistan’s payment system to help revive the private sector and create jobs. World Bank’s country director for Afghanistan, Melinda Good, said the two-day workshop was attended …
Read More »Taliban allow Iran to inspect Kajaki dam amid water dispute
AT News KABUL: The Taliban have reportedly accepted to allow a team of Iranian experts to inspect the reservoir of the Kajaki dam as both countries are at loggerheads over their shares to Helmand River. The caretaker of Iran’s Embassy in Kabul Hassan Kazemi Qomi has said that agreements have …
Read More »Moscow blames Australia for downplaying Afghan war crimes
AT News KABUL: A top Russian official is blaming the Australian authorities for attempting to downplay the war crimes its soldiers committed in Afghanistan. According to an investigation, Australian Special Forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan. As a result, Australia reported 19 active-duty and former soldiers …
Read More »UN may hand over Afghan education projects to Taliban
AT News KABUL: The U.N. children’s agency has said it is discussing with the Taliban over possibility and timelines for a handover of UN education programmes in Afghanistan. UNICEF said that the Taliban could ban international organisations could no longer be involved in education projects, in a move criticized by the …
Read More »Canada to pass bill to unblock Afghan aid
AT News KABUL: Canada’s Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment, which will be used to help millions of malnourished Afghans from the brink of hunger. The Criminal Code changes allow development workers to apply for exemptions from terrorism laws, which currently criminalize paying taxes …
Read More »U.S. in talks with Philippines to temporarily host Afghan refugees
AT News KABUL: The United States is in talks with the Philippines to seek help in temporarily hosting thousands of Afghan refugees who worked for U.S. forces and government before the Taliban took over the country, officials said on Friday. Washington is having a hard time working through the backlog …
Read More »China, Taliban discuss banking ties
AT News KABUL: China’s ambassador and the Taliban’s governor of the Afghan central bank met on Thursday to discuss banking relations and business, according to Reuters. Economy, banking relations, business and relevant topics were discussed in this meeting, bank’s spokesperson Hassibullah Noori told Reuters, adding the meeting took place on …
Read More »Japan, OIC discuss Afghan aid, development projects
AT News KABUL: Japan, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and NGOs have discussed humanitarian aid and economic development projects in Afghanistan, a statement said on Friday. The Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet, and the coordinator of the OIC Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), …
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