AT Kabul: Human Right Watch (HRW) in a report released on Friday, asked the caretaker government to reverse the ban on girls’ education and reopen schools and universities for girls and women in Afghanistan. The report further highlights that the ruling regime should stop attacking the future of girls, women …
Read More »Russia expects UK probe into crimes in Afghanistan find perpetrators
AT Kabul: Moscow expects the UK’s investigation into the crimes committed by the UK Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers in Afghanistan, will help bring those responsible to justice, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. The statement came commenting on an independent probe in the UK that was launched to look …
Read More »BBC Farsi Radio goes off air after 82 years of broadcasting
AT Kabul: The BBC’s Farsi radio service went off the air on Sunday 26th of March after 82 years of broadcasting. BBC Persian Radio has been providing information for several generations of its audience in Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan. The corporation announced the closure of BBC Persian radio in September …
Read More »Flash floods causes heavy losses to Balkh residents
AT Kabul: Due to heavy rain and flooding in Zare district of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, huge financial losses have been caused to the residents of this area. Mohammad Asif Waziri, the spokesman of Balkh Province Police, said that due to the heavy floods that occurred last night, at …
Read More »Karzai discuses Afghanistan situation with British king
AT Kabul: Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, visited London in a five-day trip. Sayed Tayeb Javad, the former ambassador of Afghanistan, said that Mr. Karzai met with Charles III, the King of England, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and the special representative of the Prime Minister, …
Read More »US exaggerates on presence of ISIS in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Afghan authorities on Friday refuted the claims made by a senior United States general that a division of the ISIS based in Afghanistan will be able to target US citizens in Europe and Asia within six months. “The statements of US officials about the number of IS …
Read More »Afghanistan beats Pakistan in T20 cricket
AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s national cricket team beat Pakistan by six wickets in the series of T20 matches held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pakistan cricket team scored 92 runs in twenty overs of the game with the loss of nine players and set a target …
Read More »Earthquake destroyed around 665 houses in several provinces: OCHA
AT Kabul: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) has announced that five people were killed, 58 were injured and about 665 houses were destroyed in nine provinces as a result of recent earthquake in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, 2 Hamal, OCHA tweeted that the intensity of this …
Read More »Pashtun activist at UN reveals Pakistan’s links with TTP
AT Kabul: A Pashtun political activist during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, exposed Pakistan for its close ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In his intervention, Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi said, “We would like to turn the council’s attention towards a deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …
Read More »Uzbek delegation meets Afghan authorities
AT Kabul: The delegation headed by Uzbekistan’s National Security Council Adviser and Uzbek special envoy for Afghanistan Abdul Aziz Kamlov visits Kabul and met Afghan authorities. The two sides discussed a range of topics including the economy, politics, transit, railway, and electricity projects in Afghanistan, according to statement reports Bakhtar …
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