Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: With the new government in Afghanistan still unrecognized by the world and an economic and humanitarian crisis looming, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said that lack of recognition of the Taliban, socio-economic and humanitarian challenges has made Afghanistan very unstable. Sergey Lavrov in his speech in …

AT News KABUL: A UN official on Wednesday said that continued international aid to Afghanistan will be essential to be used as leverage in promoting women’s rights. Deputy country representative of UN Women in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, said that the international community should ensure that any aid that they give …

AT News KABUL: NATO’s defense ministers will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for a meeting to talk about security issues in Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Brussels too. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the defense ministers would discuss preventing Afghanistan from becoming a safe …

AT News KABUL: An international conference on Afghanistan hosted by Russia on Wednesday involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighbouring nations urged the Taliban to form an inclusive government and called for the United Nations to convene a donor conference to prevent from a humanitarian catastrophe facing the war-torn …

AT News Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Kabul on Thursday for talks with Taliban officials, aimed at cementing ties with Afghanistan. Qureshi met with PM Mullah Mohmmad Hasan Akhund in Kabul, Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan said. “Bilateral talks underway in presence of leading Afghan Ministers for facilitating …

AT News KABUL: At least two people were killed and six were wounded in a blast that rocked the Deh Mazang district in Kabul, according to eyewitnesses. According to an eyewitness, at least six people, including schoolchildren heading to a local school, were injured in the explosion. Two were killed. …

AT News Kabul: Recognition of the Taliban has been ruled out in Moscow conference on Afghanistan that kicked off on Wednesday with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying that their agenda won’t include Taliban’s recognition Lavrov asked the Taliban to honor their promises they made when they came to power …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan economy will face a huge blow this year which could fuel a refugee crisis impacting its neighbouring countries, Turkey and Europe, said the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday. Millions will be pushed into poverty as Afghanistan economy will slump by up to 30% this year – …

AT News KABUL: The United States officials have once again denied to allow the Taliban government have access to ten billion dollars of Afghanistan central bank assets now frozen in US banks. Deputy United States Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Tuesday that it is important to keep pressure on …

Afghan students offered scholarships by the Indian government to study this year have been left stranded in Afghanistan as they can’t be granted visas due to closure of Indian embassy after the Taliban takeover. A student with Indian scholarship said that over 1,800 students like him, half of whom from …