By: Fahim Habibi AT Kabul: After the fall of the previous government, the educational institutions face many restrictions. Although the universities were opened with the separation of boys and girls classes, they were closed to girls again after December 20, 2022, and girls deprived of attending secondary schools. The restrictions …
Read More »OIC insists for women’s rights to education and work in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday discussed Afghanistan’s social and economic situation during a meeting in Jeddah. The OIC’s executive committee called on the Afghan interim government to review its ban on women in education and working in nongovernment organizations (NGOs). The committee decided to send …
Read More »Germany offers scholarships for Afghan female students
AT Kabul: The German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development has announced that this country will provide education to 5 thousand Afghan women who have taken refuge to Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan. This program has a cost of about 7 million euros, which is paid by the German government. The …
Read More »5 killed in suicide blast outside foreign ministry
AT Kabul: At least five people were killed and several others were injured in a blast outside the foreign ministry in capital Kabul on Wednesday, officials said. Kabul police chief Khalid Zadran said an explosion took place on the road outside the Afghan foreign ministry in which five of “our …
Read More »WHO urges travelers to wear masks over new Covid variant
AT Kabul: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 in the United States, according to the news agency Reuters. Addressing a press briefing here, the WHO and …
Read More »Unsolved issue of power outage in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Continuous and long-term power outages in Afghanistan have been one of the main challenges of the Taliban administration in providing electricity services to citizens in the past year and a half. In this year, more than any other year, the citizens of Afghanistan faced the problem of long-term …
Read More »Salang highway closed to traffic due to heavy snowfall
AT Kabul: Local sources from Parwan province have informed about the blocking of Salang highway due to heavy snowfall and storm. According to them, the Salang highway in Parwan province has been blocked for travelers this morning, Wednesday, January 21, after heavy snowfall accompanied by a storm. The manager of …
Read More »World Clerics: Education is the right of all Muslims
AT Kabul: A delegation of Muslim clerics, who has visited Afghanistan, on Tuesday called for ensuring the right to education for every Muslim and emphasized the need for girls’ access to education in Afghanistan. According to them, education is the right of all Muslims, and Afghan girls should also be …
Read More »Pakistan to send massive weapons consignment to Ukraine
AT Kabul: Even as millions of people across Pakistan continue to struggle in dire misery due to a severe food shortage and worsening economic crisis, the country is all set to send another consignment of weapons and ammunition to help Ukraine fight the ongoing invasion by Russia. According to a …
Read More »US projects for Afghanistan minerals didn’t achieve their goals
AT Kabul: SIGAR, the US Special Inspector General for the Afghanistan Reconstruction, has said in a new report that the US project failed after 17 years of effort and investment worth millions of dollars to develop and build capacity in the mining sector in Afghanistan. According to this office, since …
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