Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has voiced concerns about the situation of Afghan journalists, saying that hundreds of journalists have recently fled the country as violence surges in Afghanistan. Reports suggest that some journalists have recently been detained or beaten in Afghanistan. The New York-based media rights group …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. State and Defense departments have been accused of concealing critical information from the Congress and the public about the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuations. Addressing a conference on Friday, US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko, accused the State and Defence Departments of …

AT News KABUL: A former Indian ambassador to Afghanistan, Rakesh Sood, has said that India’s billion-dollar investments in Afghanistan including education could be at stake now that the Taliban are in power. In an interview with Voice of America, Mr. Sood said, “We have made gargantuan investments in Afghanistan in …

AT News KABUL: Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan arrived in Kabul on Saturday to discuss continuing work on the TAPI pipeline linking the energy-rich Central Asian country through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India, the Islamic Emirate said. Upon arrival at the Kabul International Airport, the Turkmen delegation led by Rashid Meredov …

AT News KABUL: Taliban’s permanent representative-designate to the UN Suhail Shaheen said the international community needs to honor their promises by providing the Afghan people with frozen assets and also humanitarian aid as the harsh winter is arriving. In a series of the tweets, Suhail Shaheen said the world must …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of millions of dollars were either wasted on unused assets or misused in Afghanistan, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The agency said it reviewed 60 US infrastructure projects in Afghanistan in 2021, and it found that 91 percent …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban government said on Friday that it had fulfilled all conditions set by the international community for it to be recognized as a legitimate government. Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Bilal Karimi, said they expect the regional countries and the world to engage with the Afghans …

AT News KABUL: Officials of the Islamic Emirate on Thursday took umbrage at efforts of the United States to reinforce its and NATO’s presence in the region. “Military presence of US or NATO forces in any of Afghanistan’s neighbor countries could be precarious for all countries in the region,” said …

AT News KABUL: The United States on Thursday offered to provide $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, where a food crisis is unfolding with millions facing hunger if aid doesn’t flow. National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement the U.S. assistance will be directed through …

AT News KABUL: The Biden administration should engage with the Taliban to help ease the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country now, said former United States special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalilzad, who negotiated the US withdrawal with the Taliban ending a 20-year military presence, on Wednesday defended the …