Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: David Wright, the operational manager of Save the Children Fund, says that all the activities of this organization in Afghanistan have been stopped for almost a month. According to Mr. Wright, the activity of female employees is very important for providing services and without women they cannot carry …

AT Kabul: Tass news agency has reported that Zamir Kabulov, the special representative of the Russian president, met with Amir Khan Mottaqi, the Taliban acting foreign minister in Kabul. In this meeting Kabulov emphasized on the rapid establishment of peace and national reconciliation in Afghanistan. Russian embassy in Kabul said …

Health authorities in Herat province reported that more than 60 cases of gas poisoning and frostbite recorded during cold winter days. Dr. Farhad Afzali, the head of the emergency department of the Herat regional  hospital, says that since last week, 25 cases of frostbite have been recorded, and most of …

AT Kabul: At least 68 people died in Nepal after a plane carrying about 72 people from capital Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara this morning. The plane was flying from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara when it crashed. Pokhara is a bustling tourist town about 200km (124 miles) west of Kathmandu. …

AT News Kabul: Mursal Nabizada, former Afghan Member of Parliament was shot dead on Saturday night, January 15, in her house in Arzan Qimat neighborhood of the 12th PD of Kabul city, according to Kabul security officials. Khalid Zadran, the Spokesperson of the Kabul Security Department confirmed to that Mursal …

AT News Kabul: Local sources in Badghis province say that five people died as a result of severe cold in this province. These people died on Sunday, in Qads district of Badghis province, 8AM reports. As the unprecedented cold wave arrived in Afghanistan, which brought heavy snowfall and storms, it …

AT News Kabul: Afghanistan’s Directorate of Electricity (Barshana) announced in a newsletter that imported electricity from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan has been stopped due to technical problems. According to Breshna Company imported electricity to Afghanistan was cut off on Friday at 4:00 pm due to technical problem inside the country of …

AT News Kabul: Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Friday he had written to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an array of records regarding chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul, an opposition member on the committee who became its chairman said it was “absurd and …

AT News Kabul: Most countries on the United Nations Security Council have once again urged Afghanistan authorities to drop restrictions on women and girls, including a recent move to ban female aid workers. “We urge the Taliban to immediately reverse all oppressive measures against women and girls,” said Japanese ambassador …

AT Kabul: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan yesterday tweeted that the temperature will reached -35°C in parts of Afghanistan at the end of this week. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan has said that aid agencies …