Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Althani said that the Taliban Islamic Movement ‘can change and act differently’. Althani cited the remarks at the UN General Assembly in New York.  “I believe the ones who are among Taliban can change and can be working on (it), but …

Abdul Rahman Habibzui KABUL: Officials at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) termed Afghanistan as the worst place for children, calling on the world to provide urgent assistance to Afghan children.  “The world cannot and should not avert its eyes and forget to help those who are most in need and …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Businessmen and Entrepreneurs called on the Central Bank to facilitate withdrawal of the larger amounts of cash as business deals are scrambling with economical losses. The call was made by a number of domestic investors at a gathering held on Thursday in Kandahar. After the collapse …

AT News KABUL: Women working in restaurants and coffee shops are scrambling with economical challenges as many public facilities remain closed for the past one month after the fall of Kabul to the Islamic Movement of the Taliban. Niki Tabasom, a coffee shop owner said that she made a coffee …

AT News KABUL: U.S. President Joe Biden held separate meetings with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Premier Scott Morrison, discussing the situation in Afghanistan along with climate change and Covid-19. Biden and Morrison met in the sideline of the UN General Assembly session on September 21 and hosted …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai held talks with the special envoys of Russia, China, and Pakistan, where they exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan. Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, and ambassadors of Pakistan, Russia and China were also present in the …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Tens of media outlets halt functioning, either due to restriction on access to information and financial crisis amid an uncertain future of Afghanistan. According to reports, over 150 media outlets, including the printing press, TV Channels, and radio stations suspended their activities. Abdul Salam Zahid, a …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Afghanistan is deprived of having a grant from the $650 billion special drawing rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the member countries. Referring to the ongoing chaos in the country, IMF’s spokesman, Gerry Rice told the reporters that Afghanistan will not have access. …

AT News KABUL: Islamic Movement of the Taliban is able to restrain the ISIS-K extremist group in Afghanistan, a Taliban official said on Monday. Zabiullah Mujahid, deputy minister of information and culture downplays the activities of the ISIS-K group, saying that the group is incapable of posing threats in the …

AT News KABUL: Some political analysts blame Former President Ashraf Ghani for the ongoing political chaos and economical crises. They believe that if Ghani transferred power through a political settlement instead of fleeing the country, the collapse of the military and many other challenges would have not happened. “If Ghani …