AT News Kabul: The Ministry of commerce and industry says that Kabul and Moscow have reached an agreement on the purchase of oil and gas, and this agreement will be signed soon. Nuruddin Azizi, the Acting Minister of commerce and industry, who has just returned from Russia, says that many …
Read More »Pakistan appoints new ambassador to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Pakistani media have reported that Obaidul Rehman Nizami, the Director General of the European Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, has been replaced by Mansoor Ahmad Khan on Saturday, 5th of July. He has served as the director general of South Asia in the Ministry …
Read More »Biden: US to keep pressure on “terrorist” groups in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Joe Biden the president of the United States, on the first anniversary of last year’s deadly attack near Kabul Airport, said that Washington will maintain pressure on “terrorist” groups without a military presence in Afghanistan. He was talking about monitoring terrorist groups in Afghanistan while the authorities of …
Read More »General Bajwa: Pakistan army to take tougher stance against TTP
AT Kabul: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army, said that the country’s army is considering taking a tougher position against the Tehreek-e-Taliban (Pakistani Taliban). According to Pakistan’s media, General Bajwa, the commander of the Pakistan Army, said at the 250th Corps Commanders’ Conference, which …
Read More »Women opens library in Kabul to promote the culture of reading
AT Kabul: The movement of protesting women in Afghanistan, in cooperation with the Crystal Bayat Foundation, established a library called “Women’s Library” in Kabul. According to reports the members of this movement say that the purpose of creating this library is to promote the culture of reading books among women …
Read More »US hindering provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: “Nikolai Patrushev”, the national security advisor of Russia, emphasized that due to the food crisis in the world, hunger will soon spread in Afghanistan and will reach a catastrophic point. Referring to the food crisis in the world, the Russian National Security Adviser stated that the West refuses …
Read More »India supports “peaceful, secure and stable” Afghanistan, says Indian defense minister
AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s sovereign territory should not be misused to intimidate or attack any other country, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Tashkent on Wednesday. Addressing the defence chiefs’ meet at the 24th edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Uzbekistan capital, Singh further reiterated India’s support …
Read More »Political figures of the previous Afghan government: Where they are now
AT Kabul: The unprecedentedly swift return of the Taliban to power after 20 years resulted in the Afghan republic’s top leadership and politicians scrambling to leave the country or find a place in the new dispensation. Here is a tracker to monitor the latest actions and presence of those figures. …
Read More »Afghan asylum seekers protest in UAE over uncertain future
AT Kabul: Afghan refugees who were transferred to the UAE a year ago during the evacuation of Kabul and with the promise of transfer to America, held new protests due to the slow and non-transparent resettlement process. Hundreds of Afghans, who are waiting for resettlement in the United States or …
Read More »Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Qatar seeking trade, investment
AT Kabul: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Qatar to invest in Pakistan’s energy and aviation sectors during a meeting with the Qatar Investment Authority in Doha on Tuesday, according to a statement from Sharif’s office. Sharif travelled to Qatar earlier on Tuesday in hopes of attracting trade and investment …
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