AT News KABUL: Norway has urged other countries to contribute to a United Nations fund by providing cash directly to Afghans so they can survive the winter. Norway itself has pledged $23 million to UN fund to support Afghans ahead of an impending winter humanitarian crisis According to Reuters, Norwegian …
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AT News KABUL: It has been three months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan and the country is on the verge of falling apart amid devastating economic crisis and a looming humanitarian catastrophe. Afghani currency is devaluing with every passing day. Three months ago it stood around 73 Afghanis to one …
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AT News KABUL: Qatar and Turkey continue to work on a roadmap for operation of Kabul International Airport, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Tuesday. Speaking to the Turkish Parliament, Akar stated that the Turkish Armed Forces has undertaken important duties in Afghanistan and that, in accordance with the United …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s opium production has seen a sharp spike, crossing the 6,000-ton mark for the fifth consecutive year, a United Nations report said. According to the Office on Drugs and Crime report on Monday, Afghanistan is producing up to 320 ton of pure heroin to be trafficked around …
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AT News Kabul: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 1,031,757 Afghan refugees have been deported by Iran this year. According to the organization, 28,000 Afghan refugees were returned in only the last week of October. IOM said in a statement that the increasing number of deportations was leading Afghanistan toward …
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AT News KABUL: In a technical meltdown, Kabul Passport Office has stopped its activities after biometric devices stopped working, as thousands rush every day to the highly-fortified department for their passports, the head of the office said Tuesday. An uncertain future, an economic collapse, and a humanitarian crisis have triggered …
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AT News KABUL: The United States special representative Tom West for peace in Afghanistan in a meeting with the Russian envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov discussed Afghanistan situation in the wake of Taliban takeover. The mutual interests of both countries in Afghanistan were discussed and both urged the Taliban to …
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AT News KABUL: The World Food Program (WFP) has said that almost 24 million people are facing acute hunger in Afghanistan, including 8.7 million in a current state of emergency. The combination of drought and economic meltdown caused the Afghan families to suffer from hunger ahead of the cold weather, …
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AT News KABUL: The European Union will establish a center of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in Termez of Uzbekistan, said the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan on Monday. The EU and Uzbekistan special representatives for Afghanistan discussed the issue on Monday in Brussels. European Union’s envoy to Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson appreciated …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban government has announced an auction of $10 million on the open market in an attempt to slow down the plummeting value of Afghani currency. Da Afghanistan Bank said on Monday that the Central Bank will auction $10 million on Tuesday. It asked private lenders and forex …
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