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AT Kabul: The Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction “SIGAR” announced that at the request of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, it is investigating the activities of this organization in Afghanistan. According to this organization, in March of this year, the …

AT Kabul: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Saturday assured his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi the Pakistan’s commitment to a stable and peaceful Afghanistan, a week after Islamabad decided to launch a fresh operation against the banned TTP. The assurance came as Bilawal held a telephonic conversation with Muttaqi. “The …

AT Kabul: Former President Hamid Karzai, in a telephone conversation with Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, emphasized on the continuation of humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan and the removal of obstacles to the activities of national and international aid organizations in the country. Mr. Karzai’s …

AT Kabul: A Chinese company has expressed its interest in investing $10 billion to mine Afghanistan’s massive lithium reserves and build other infrastructure, the Afghan government said on Thursday. Lithium is a key element of batteries that power electric vehicles, mobile phones, and laptops. In a statement, the Afghanistan Ministry …

AT Kabul: India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian food assistance of 10,000 tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan reeling under a food crisis. The MoU marks the fifth tranche, to be shipped through the Chabahar Port, of …

AT Kabul: Attending at the Afghan Future Thought Forum’s in Doha, US special envoy Thomas West said Afghans are opposed to armed conflict and they support dialogue as a solution to the country’s challenges.  “I heard both condemnation and support for Taliban conduct and different recommendations for how the intl …

AT Kabul: Police in France have scuffled with protesters, on the 12th day of nationwide demonstrations against the government’s pension plans. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested plans, which will raise the retirement age from 62 to …

AT Kabul: Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan are ready to assist in Afghanistan’s reconstruction and develop economic ties with it, according to the joint statement of the four countries’ foreign ministers following an informal meeting in Samarkand. “The ministers expressed their readiness to continue supporting peace in Afghanistan and its …

AT Kabul: China supports all plans and measures that are conducive to political settlement of the Afghan issue, according to an 11-point statement released by China, detailing its stance on the Afghanistan issue. The statement, titled “China’s Position on the Afghan Issue,” was released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on …

AT Kabul: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will be attending the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of neighboring countries of Afghanistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from April 12 to 13. He has been invited by Uzbekistan’s acting foreign minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on …