Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: In observance of International Women’s Day, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West emphasized the courageous endeavors and bravery exhibited by Afghan women and girls in their fight for rights. Via a post on the social media platform X, West commended their persistent pursuit of education, employment, and …

AT Kabul: This action is a component of a wider effort to standardize and acknowledge the credentials of religious scholars across the nation. According to the national television network, which is under Taliban authority, Neda Mohammad Nadim, the interim minister of this ministry, journeyed to Kandahar last Friday to supervise …

AT Kabul: China’s foreign minister remarked that the United States’ fixation on suppressing China could potentially undermine efforts to enhance relations between the world’s largest economies. Relations between the two nations plummeted to their lowest point in decades last year due to disagreements spanning technology, trade, human rights, Taiwan’s status, …

AT Kabul: A program aimed at relocating Afghans who collaborated with the U.S. government to the United States faces the possibility of halting later this year. This could leave tens of thousands stranded following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021. The congressionally-approved cap of 38,500 Special Immigration …

AT Kabul: JP Singh, the joint secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs for the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) division, on Thursday met with Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and expressed India’s interest in expanding relations and trade with Kabul. The meeting focused on in-depth discussions on bilateral …

AT Kabul: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group restated its commitment on Thursday to expedite the implementation of the CASA-1000 project, aiming to revolutionize the energy landscape in Central and South Asia by facilitating clean energy transmission. During a CASA-1000 Joint Working Group Meeting, Mohamed Ishtiaq Akbar, Operations Manager at …

AT Kabul: Rina Amiri, the U.S. special envoy for Afghan women and human rights, underscored the crucial role of women’s full involvement in society to prevent the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. In a post on X, Amiri urged the international community to ensure that “inclusion, human rights, and the full …

AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s Chief of Army Staff, has accused the United States of violating Afghan airspace, alleging that American unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) intermittently breach Afghan airspace. According to reports from the local media outlet on Wednesday, He stated, “American drones occasionally traverse Afghanistan’s airspace, conducting patrols, and the airspace …

AT Kabul: The tumultuous exit of the United States from Afghanistan, frequently labeled a “strategic failure,” has been a recurring point of contention in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yet, recent developments reveal that the House’s Committee on Foreign Affairs will convene its next session to address this issue, featuring …

AT Kabul: According to reports from Pakistani media outlets, the deportation of undocumented migrants from Pakistan persists, with 5,033 undocumented Afghan immigrants deported between February 25 and March 2. This increases the total number of deported Afghan immigrants to 503,261. The recent deportations involved 217 families, consisting of 1,573 men, …