AT Kabul: Iran’s ambassador in Kabul has said looking for a solution to Afghanistan’s problems outside the region will not help the current situation. The special representatives of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries held meeting in Tashkent on Tuesday to review the current developments in Afghanistan and the mutual cooperation of the …
Read More »UK govt wanted to scare public with Covid
AT Kabul: Leaked WhatsApp messages have revealed that former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock suggested frightening the public with a new Covid variant to ensure compliance with lock down rules. The messages, part of the “Lock down Files” – over 100,000 WhatsApp messages exchanged between ministers and officials – show …
Read More »Head of water supply among 3 killed in Herat province
AT Kabul: The head of the water supply department of western Herat province has been confirmed dead along with two of his colleagues as unknown armed men opened fire on their car Wednesday, provincial government spokesman Nisar Ahmad Elias said. The deadly attack took place in Police District 15 of …
Read More »Karzai urged for female access to education on women’s international day
AT Kabul: Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, said in a tweet on the occasion of March 8 International Women’s Day that women make up half of the society and play a valuable and constructive role in the progress of human societies. Mr. Karzai added “Achieving excellence and prosperity …
Read More »UN: Afghan women faces serious challenges
AT Kabul: On the occasion of 8 March women’s international day UN, national and international organizations raised concerns about Afghan women facing challenges during the past two years. Afghanistan is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their …
Read More »EU sanctions nine members of Taliban
AT Kabul: The European Union Council announced on Tuesday it had sanctioned nine individuals and three entities, including two Taliban Ministers. According to EU Council, two acting Taliban ministers for Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadim, and for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, who …
Read More »FAO reconstructs 79 irrigation projects in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Afghanistan stated that it is reconstructing 79 irrigation projects in Afghanistan to reduce the effects of drought in this country. This organization wrote on Twitter that their actions are aimed at improving people’s access …
Read More »Special envoys of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries meet in Tashkent
AT Kabul: This morning, the first meeting of special representatives of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries began its work in Tashkent, Uzbek media reported. The meeting was opened by Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev. At the meeting, the delegations of Iran, China, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan …
Read More »Russia signs memorandum on development of thermal power in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Russia has signed a memorandum on development of the coal thermal power sector in Afghanistan, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said in an interview with Russian media. “One month ago, businessmen from the Republic of Tatarstan signed a memorandum on development of the coal thermal power sector …
Read More »School poisonings, if deliberate, deserve death: Iran leader
AT Kabul: Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime.” It was the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say …
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