Afghanistan Times

AT News Kabul: Following the expiration of the three-month travel exemption for 13 officials of the Taliban government and the dispute between the member states of the United Nations Security Council regarding its extension, the second meeting of this council did not come to a conclusion. In the first meeting, …

AT News Kabul: The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day. “The US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options if …

AT News Kabul: Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan in the past year, Kydo News reported. According to the Japanese news agency, the newly recognized refugees comprise staff who worked at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul. They were among more than 800 Afghans who fled …

AT News Kabul: Local sources announced that two people were killed and 4 others were injured as a result of shooting and border conflict between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. Local sources announced that as a result of the clash between the Uzbek border forces and Afghan border guards in the border …

AT News Kabul: US President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s frozen assets despite the late al Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul, American sources have said. The decision to pursue the initiative to help stabilize Afghanistan’s collapsed economy underscores growing concern …

AT News Kabul: Flooding after heavy rains in recent days in some provinces of Afghanistan, according to reports, has left “a lot of financial and human losses”. The flood in the eastern provinces of the country, including Logar, Ghazni and Maidan Wardak, destroyed houses, agricultural lands and livestock, and left …

AT News Kabul: The Pakistan police have accused Imran Khan, the former prime minister of this country, of violating anti-terrorism laws. Imran Khan is being investigated by the police after he accused the police and the judiciary of arresting and torturing one of his close aides. This has raised tensions …

AT News Kabul: Logar province’s Natural Disaster Management Ministry chief said it was still unknown how many were killed and injured by the rising waters but that there were at least nine fatalities. Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan overnight left at least nine people dead, swept away …

AT News Kabul: The deputy head of the European Union Delegation in Afghanistan, Arnout Pauwels, in an interview with Tolo News emphasized the importance of girls’ access to education and observation of human rights in the country. He said in a televised interview that the international community’s request to the …

AT News Kabul: CENTCOM commander General Michael “Erik” Kurilla met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Pakistan Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan to discuss security issues of mutual interest including situation in Afghanistan. Centcom chief Michael E Kurilla met with COAS General Qamar …