AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has warned the possibility of snow and heavy rainfall in 19 provinces. On Saturday January 28, this department announced that there is a possibility of snow and heavy rain in the coming days in the provinces of Badakhshan, Nuristan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Panjshir, …
Read More »7 Israeli settlers killed’ in Al-Quds shooting
AT Kabul: A Palestinian man killed at least seven people and wounded 10 others at a synagogue on the outskirts of al-Quds on Friday. Many others were also wounded during the incident that took place on Friday, a day after the Israeli regime’s forces raided the city of Jenin and …
Read More »Khalilzad’s new remedy for Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former special representative of the US government for Afghanistan affairs, once again asked the Afghan interim government officials to pay attention to the advices of Maulavi Abdul Hamid, an Iranian cleric regarding the education of girls in Afghanistan. “Those Taliban leaders who banned girls …
Read More »1.1 million girls banes from secondary school
AT Kabul: OCHA in its Weekly Digest for 20-26 january 2023 said that Education is a fundamental right and ransformative experience which benefits all of the society. Yet, in Afghanistan today, some 1.1 million girls have been banned from attending secondary school and over 100,000 from university. On Education day, …
Read More »DAB announced the distribution of new Afghani banknotes
AT News Kabul: The Central Bank of Afghanistan announced on Wednesday that they have distributed 100 million new banknotes of Afghani currency to the country’s commercial banks and in return has collected damaged notes from these banks. According to the Central Bank, the new banknotes include 10, 20, 50 and …
Read More »Russian envoy discusses Afghanistan developments with his Pakistani counterpart
AT Kabul: Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan affairs, said that Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan has visited Islamabad and the two sides discussed the bilateral cooperation and developments in Afghanistan. Mr. Sadiq added that the recent developments in the region and closer cooperation between Moscow and …
Read More »Iran stresses for women’s right to education in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Iran’s foreign minister says that preventing women and girls from education in Afghanistan is incompatible with the teachings of Islam. According to Sputnik, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdulahian has called the prevention of women and girls from education by the Taliban in Afghanistan incompatible with …
Read More »Seven killed during Chinese New Year shooting in California
AT Kabul: Just two days after a gunman killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance studio, seven more victims were shot dead in an agricultural area near San Francisco, as California suffered one of its bloodiest spates of mass gun violence in decades. Saturday night’s shooting in the predominantly …
Read More »UN reaffirmed lifting ban on Afghan girls’ education
AT News Kabul: United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres on the occasion of Education Day on Tuesday said, “Now is the time to end all discriminatory laws and practices that hinder access to education.” He added that “I call on the Taliban to reverse the outrageous and self-defeating ban on …
Read More »Afghanistan extends electricity supply contract with Turkmenistan
AT News Kabul: Power Company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and Turkmenenergo have signed an additional agreement to extend contracts for electricity supplies from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan for 2023, the Afghan company reported. The document was signed in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat by DABS CEO Mula Muhammad Hanif Hamza …
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