AT Kabul: The Taliban have released two Americans that had been in detention in Afghanistan, the state department said on Tuesday – the same day that they faced condemnation for banning women at universities. “This, we understand, to have been a goodwill gesture on the part of the Taliban. This …
Read More »OIC calls on Taliban to reverse university ban for women
AT Kabul: Following the decision by the Taliban to close down universities for girls and women for an unspecified period, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC Secretary-General Hussain Ibrahim Taha, expresses his grave concern & denunciation of this disconcerting decision It is stated in this statement that this move through …
Read More »Female university ban sparks internal and global condemnation
AT Kabul: The Taliban’s decision to suspended access to universities for female students, drawing strong condemnation both in the country and abroad. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he is “deeply alarmed by news reports that the Taliban have suspended access to universities to women and …
Read More »Karzai regrets university ban for female students
AT Kabul: The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, expresses his deep regret on the decision of the Taliban to close the doors of universities to girls. Hamid Karzai considers the country’s development, settlement and self-sufficiency to be dependent on the education of every child, girl and boy. Blocking education …
Read More »Female students barred from attending universities in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Taliban interim government have ordered an indefinite ban on university education for the country’s women, the ministry of higher education said in a letter issued to all government and private universities. “You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” …
Read More »Former government officials helped smuggling of almost $1 billion out of Afghanistan
AT Kabul: During the final months of the Republic government in Afghanistan, smugglers were illegally carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold out of the country with the assistance of officials from within the Afghan government, according to Business Insider report. The office of Ashraf Ghani, the …
Read More »Karzai meets Turkish foreign minster
AT Kabul: Former president of Afghanistan meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut chavush oghlu in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Monday. chavush oghlu on Twitter shared a photo from his meeting with Karzai, saying: “Our solidarity with Afghan people and support for the stability of Afghanistan will continue.” During his trip to …
Read More »UN chief urges Taliban to prevent attacks from Afghan soil
AT Kabul: Amid rising militancy in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has raised concerns about the terror activities emanating from Afghanistan and said this increase “represents a threat to neighbouring countries.” “Well, there are several clear things that we believe the Taliban must deliver from the point of view …
Read More »Prices rise in Kabul following fire incident at Salang Tunnel
The fire accident in Salang tunnel, in addition to huge financial and human losses, has caused an increase in the prices of some commercial properties, raw materials, including coal. Government officials say that in the Salang tunnel fire, many vehicles carrying commercial goods caught fire and caused an increase in …
Read More »Nangarhar Orange harvest drops this year: Farmers says
By Shoaib shirzai AT News Kabul: In a report from Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local farmers planted thousands of orange trees in the previous years before fall of republic government, and they have collected hundreds tons of harvest from the orange orchards last year, but due to the climate change …
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