Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: A Taliban delegation has arrived in Norway for talks with the Norwegian government and several allied countries on alleviating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as for meetings with civil society activists and human rights defenders who are part of Taliban delegation. The Norwegian Foreign Affairs …

AT News KABUL: Famous local folklore singer, vocalist and harmonium player, Ustad Salaam Logari, has died at age of 86 after being bed-ridden for years. He sang and performed original local Logari songs for four decades. He was very popular and was once awarded title of Ustadi by government. According …

AT News KABUL: At least seven people have been killed and 10 more injured in a bomb blast on a minibus in Herat city on Saturday, officials said. A bomb ripped through a public minivan in western Herat city on Saturday, killing at least seven people, said Herat police commander …

AT News KABUL: The European Union said on Friday it was re-establishing a physical presence in Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, but stressed it was not formally recognizing the Taliban-led administration. It was the first such announcement by a Western power since the 27-nation EU and many governments withdrew staff and …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan exports have plunged drastically as air corridors to overseas have been suspended after Taliban took power, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said Sunday.According to ACCI officials, the suspension of flights via air corridors has created challenges in exporting merchants’ goods abroad. The officials said they …

AT News KABUL: The first national polio immunization campaign for 2022 begins this week, 17-20 January 2022 targeting 9.9 million children aged 0–59 months across Afghanistan. The recent campaign in November 2021 delivered polio vaccinations to 8.5 million children under the age of five while the December campaign vaccinated more …

AT News KABUL: The U.S.’s watchdog for Afghanistan predicted the collapse of Afghanistan’s air force months before U.S. troops withdrew. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) revealed its findings in a report that it first issued to the Department of Defense in January 2021 but was not publicly released until last …

AT News KABUL: The United States Department of Defense on Tuesday announced that the helicopters of the former Afghan army would not be returned to the country so that they may not be used by the Taliban regime. After the fall of the ex-regime, many pilots of the country’s air …

AT News KABUL: The EU provides € 268.3 million to support the education, health and livelihoods of the Afghan people. The EU has launched € 268.3 million projects that increase much-needed support to the Afghan people in the great humanitarian crisis facing Afghanistan. EU support focuses on maintaining education, maintaining livelihoods …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban-led government on Tuesday gave its approval for a railway link between Afghanistan and Pakistan, greenlighting rail links between the cities of Peshawar and Kabul and Peshawar and Jalalabad. Approval for a rail link with Uzbekistan was also given. The cabinet of the new government, during …