Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: The UK government’s plan to relocate certain asylum seekers to Rwanda faces another hurdle as the House of Lords approved an amendment exempting individuals who collaborated with the UK military or government abroad, such as Afghan interpreters. This amendment, backed by peers in multiple votes, is consistently removed …

AT Kabul: The State Bank of Pakistan has reported a more than seven percent decline in Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan over the past eight months. Pakistani media, citing the State Bank, also note a significant 59 percent decrease in the country’s imports from Afghanistan during the same period. According to …

AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Journalists’ Center (AFJC) has criticized the Taliban’s decision to suspend the private television stations Noor and Barya, condemning it as a violation of Afghanistan’s mass media law. In a statement, the center denounced the move as an effort to stifle free media activities and asserted that …

AT Kabul: The joint military exercises between Russia and Tajikistan along the Afghanistan border were initiated in response to increasing terrorism threats. Forces from Russia’s 201st Military Base stationed in Tajikistan are participating in these drills, which involve various units and specialists from both nations. The exercises aim to train …

AT Kabul: 85,000 Afghan Nationals Repatriated from Iran’s Kerman Province, Emphasizes Iranian Provincial Director of Foreign Immigrant Affairs. During a briefing with journalists on Tuesday, Rouhollah Khazaripour disclosed that in the last year, 85,000 individuals lacking residency permits were returned from Kerman Province. He highlighted the humanitarian aspect of the …

AT Kabul: The General Traffic Department has reported that during both day and night of Eid, 102 traffic incidents took place across various regions of Afghanistan, resulting in the loss of 50 lives. In its newsletter released on Monday, April 15th, the department disclosed that over the four-day Eid ul-Fitr …

AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s administration confirmed that heavy flooding due to seasonal rains has killed dozens and injured at least 27 over three days last week.  Flash floods hit Kabul and several other provinces across Afghanistan, said Abdullah Janan Saiq, the spokesman for the Afghan Natural Disaster department. He added more …

AT Kabul: Officials in Herat province have recently announced the opening of a joint trade chamber between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan in this province. The Afghan authorities stated that the Afghanistan-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce was inaugurated on Sunday, April 14th, by Hayatullah Mohajer Farahi, the Deputy Governor of Herat, and Ali …

AT Kabul: Iranian media has reported a significant surge in Iran’s non-oil exports to Afghanistan, reaching $1.871 billion in the past solar year, marking a notable 13.6% increase compared to the preceding year. Hossein Roustaei, Iran’s commercial attaché in Afghanistan, disclosed this development on Sunday, April 14th, indicating a robust …

AT Kabul: In a statement addressing the alarming escalation of conflicts worldwide, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has underscored the urgent need for concerted international action to preserve global peace. Highlighting recent events such as the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus by Israel, Karzai expressed grave concern over …