Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL:  The issue of the Afghan refugees is set to be discussed during a quadrilateral meeting with officials from Kabul, Tehran, Islamabad, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. According to the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation, two separate meetings will be held with Iran and Pakistan …

AT NewsKABUL: The Islamic Emirate turned down the report of the The New York Times’ claiming that dozens of former Afghan security forces have either been killed or disappeared since the Islamic Emirate swept into power.Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid said on Twitter that The New York Times report on …

AT News KABUL: The World Bank’s survey shows that the Afghan private sector has been affected as the economic activities were damaged by political crisis triggered after the August collapse. The survey was conducted from October-November 2021, the World Bank said in a report.   “The majority of surveyed businesses reported …

AT News KABUL: First Deputy of the Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar ordered the security departments to help the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, in the collection of electricity bill payments from government departments and powerful individuals. He made the order while chairing the meeting …

AT News KABUL: The residents of capital Kabul and the southeastern province of Khost, staged protests in reaction to the reports about the misconduct of Iran towards Afghan refugees in Iran. Dozens of people took to the streets in the southeastern province of Khost, where they demonstrated over recent reports …

AT NewsKABUL: The delay in Formation of the Commission on Media Violation (CMV) has been criticized by the Media Watchdogs, saying that despite three months passing since the promise of the caretaker government regarding media, the CMV has yet to be established, and challenges remain unsolved. Nearly three months ago, …

AT News KABUL: The Islamic Emirate seeks diplomatic efforts to resolve the recent tensions risen between Islamic Emirate forces and Pakistan military alongside the Duran line. The tensions come as the Islamic Emirate and Pakistani border forces were reportedly on high alert Friday after a Pakistani chopper was shot at …

AT News KABUL: The general department of passports have resumed online passport operation in the capital city of Kabul. Shafiullah Tassal, the spokesman of the directorate of passports, said that 2,000 applications would be accepted daily, and that this number would increase to 3,000 after the month of Ramadan. “These …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called on the Islamic Emirate to respect the request of the Afghan Ulema, who held a gathering in Kabul last week under the title of “National Dialogue of Afghan Scholars,” calling for the reopening of girls’ schools. Karzai said on Twitter that the …

AT News KABUL: The Islamic Emirate turned down the reports which claimed a US airstrike targeted a weapons cache in the southern province of Helmand, saying that the Islamic Emirate’s forces gathered mines and detonated them near the Shorab area in the province.  Earlier, Modern Diplomacy reported that a US …