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AT Kabul: The BBC has launched a new education programme for children in Afghanistan who are banned from school. It is aimed at children aged 11 to 16, including girls whose secondary education has been stopped by the ruling authorities. The weekly programme is called Dars, which means lesson in …

AT Kabul: Hsiao Wei Li, country director for WFP Afghanistan, emphasized the need to provide the necessary funds for the distribution of humanitarian aid to the needy in Afghanistan and has warned that it is just “days away” from cutting assistance to 9 million people in Afghanistan if it does …

AT Kabul: Russia’s Secretary of Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, has warned that Russia has the weapons to destroy any enemy, including the United States, if its own existence is threatened, accusing Washington of underestimating Moscow’s nuclear might. Speaking with the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta he said that “American politicians trapped …

AT Kabul: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he does not have any “regrets” about how the U.S. military left Afghanistan in August 2021. The secretary faced questions about the withdrawal on Wednesday when he and two other defense officials testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee …

AT Kabul: Many Afghans who lost their previous livelihoods and been forced to work in new industries are turned to carpet weaving to support their families. Owners of carpet factories said that during the past two years many people have requested employment as carpet weavers in the nation. In the …

AT Kabul: Addressing the 18th Meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on March 29, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval focused on terror financing and called upon all member countries to support relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council.  He raised the …

AT Kabul: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite U.S. security concerns. Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), …

AT Kabul: Due to heavy rains and floods in Parwan, Kabul-North highway is blocked for traffic. According to local media, heavy rain has caused flooding in some parts of Charikar city, the center of Parwan, and has destroyed a number of houses, shops and agricultural lands. The witnesses say that …

AT Kabul: The members of the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement condemned recent suicide attack in Kabul, and reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security in Afghanistan, and the world. The council members underlined the need …

AT Kabul: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called on Afghan authorities to release education activist Matiullah Wesa. Karzai, in a tweet, said he was disappointed with the arrest of Matiuhulla Wesa, an education activist and appreciated Pen path’s activities in Afghanistan. “I am disappointed about the arrest of …