Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Iran on Saturday to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis. “The visit aims at discussions on political, economic, transit and refugee issues between Afghanistan and Iran,” Taliban spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Twitter. It is the …

AT News KABUL: Iran has said it will cooperate with India in shipping humanitarian assistance, including wheat and medicines, to Afghanistan, even as foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stressed the need for an inclusive government in Kabul. The offer of cooperation – made by Abdollahian during a phone conversation with …

AT News KABUL: UN humanitarians have warned that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country. Heavy snowfall and rain have impacted many areas across Afghanistan, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Further snow and low temperatures …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban have suspended thousands of their members from their duties for abusive practices, their officials said. Lutfullah Hakimi, who leads a relevant commission, said Saturday over 2,514 Taliban members were so far suspended, including administrators in some provinces. He said their ranks in some provinces have …

AT News KABUL: The major TAPI gas pipeline project – for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India – has not been completed despite the fact that it was kicked off decades. During this time Afghanistan has seen the collapse and establishment of various governments. TAPI is considered one of the major development projects in the …

AT News KABUL: Local media outlets in eastern Afghanistan have recently been struggling with serious challenges, Afghan Journalists Safety Committee said on Friday. “Since the fall of the former government, six radio stations have been closed in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan–five of them halted their operations due …

AT News KABUL: International Rescue Committee in its latest report has warned that more than 90% of health centers in Afghanistan might shut down by end of 2022. In a report on Saturday, IRC said millions of Afghans will be left without health services and millions more may lose lives …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan exports of dried fruits saw an unprecedented rise in 2021 with over $400 million worth of exports last year, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries said on Thursday. ACCI Director, Mohammad Younus Momand, said that over 140 tons of dried fruit were exported in 2021. “We have …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan’s military says that it would complete the fencing along the Durand Line as already 94% of the barbed-wire fence has already been completed. “The fencing alongside the Durand Line is continuing and work is completed 94 percent. Pakistan will finish it. This is good for the …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. defense officials fear that the growth of the Islamic State Khorasan and al Qaeda in months since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan could result in both groups having the capacity to launch international attacks in a matter of months. This comes amid previous warnings just weeks after …