Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: After signing of the memorandum of understanding on the establishment of an economic corridor between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China this year, the first commercial train entered the border town of Hairatan on Thursday, and this corridor was inaugurated by Chinese and local officials of Taliban in Balkh …

AT Kabul: Tom West, US special representative for Afghanistan, met with Stefano Sannino, Secretary General of European Union’s External Action Service, and discussed intra-Afghan dialogue. He added that in the meeting, they also discussed joint efforts of US and EU to support Afghans. West said on Twitter that the meeting …

AT Kabul: According to Russian media, Putin announced this issue in a video speech on Wednesday and said: The goal of the West is to weaken, divide and ultimately destroy Russia. By signing the partial mobilization decree, the President of Russia stated that the measures to mobilize part of the …

AT Kabul: Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar emphasized in the UN general assembly that Afghanistan should not become a base of terrorist and extremist groups. He asked the United States and the Islamic Emirate to respect the Doha Agreement and preserve its achievements, which facilitated the withdrawal …

AT Kabul: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER) on Tuesday while in New York attending the United Nations General Assembly. The US State Department has announced that a new plan has been prepared to strengthen the economic and working power of …

AT Kabul: Sources in the US government announced that Washington is negotiating with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to hand over about 50 helicopters and airplanes of the Afghan Air Force, which were brought to these countries by Afghan pilots during fall of Kabul last year. Last year, a number of pilots …

AT Kabul: The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has met with the ambassador of Turkey, Mr. Jihad Erginay. In this meeting, the current situation of Afghanistan and the region as well as bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed. Former president called Turkey a historical friend of Afghanistan, …

AT Kabul: Somaya Faruqi, activist and former captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, speaks during the Transforming Education Summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., on September 19, 2022. At the UN General Assembly, Somaya …

AT Kabul: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, in a meeting with Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, emphasized the continuation of international interaction with the Taliban interim government, stated that his country will expand efforts to facilitate the creation of a regional …

AT Kabul: Speaking about the recent tensions in Panjshir province of Afghanistan, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran expressed that these military and internal conflicts prevent the formation of an inclusive government in the country. Iran’s state news agency reported on Monday, 28 September, that Nasser …