By SUHASINI HAIDAR AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai for the first time has left the country for a foreign trip after the fall of republic government back in August 15, 2021. Days after U.S. and EU representatives met with former Afghan leaders at Herat security conference in Dushanbe, …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for Pakistani embassy attack in Kabul
AT Kabul: ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in the capital Kabul on Friday, via a statement carried by one of the militant group’s affiliated channels on Telegram on Sunday. The embassy came under attack on Friday and a Pakistani security guard was wounded by gunfire in …
Read More »UNICEF to provide cash aid to poor families in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The United Nations Children’s Fund in Afghanistan or UNICEF has written on its Twitter page that it will provide cash assistance to 112,000 needy families in Afghanistan this coming winter. The tweet further states that the aid will be provided with the cooperation of two organizations from Britain …
Read More »US envoy discusses Afghanistan with Japanese officials
AT Kabul: The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, has held talks with Japanese officials on humanitarian needs, human rights and political dialogue during his two-day visit to the country. “Japan has been a friend of the Afghan people and our partner there for over 20 yrs, and we …
Read More »Blast in Jalalabad city leaves 6 injured
AT Kabul: According to local media, an explosion occurred in the city of Jalalabad located in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. According to the report, the incident happened in the fourth district of this city near Sikh temple. According to the Sputnik news agency, the head of the Taliban’s Intelligence and …
Read More »15 percent of Afghanistan population lives with disability: OCHA
AT Kabul: Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that an estimated 15 percent of Afghanistan’s population lives with disability. (OCHA) tweeted today saying that Afghan disables face dire situation as the humanitarian crisis is still raging in …
Read More »US congressman demands sharing data on Afghanistan spending
AT Kabul: Michael McCall, the representative of the Republican Party in the US Congress, accused the Joe Biden administration of creating obstacles to the process of monitoring the aid of the United States to Afghanistan since August 2021. Michael McCall has strongly criticized the non-cooperation of these agencies with SIGAR …
Read More »Attacks target Hekmatyar’s office and Pakistan embassy in Kabul
On Friday, two separate attacks in Kabul targeted Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e-Islami, and Obaidul Rahman Nizamani, the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e-Islami, said in a video message that the attackers “in women’s clothes and chador/burqa” entered his residence and were wearing explosive vests. …
Read More »875,000 children in Afghanistan at risk of severe wasting: UNICEF
AT News Kabul: As many as 875,000 children in Afghanistan are at risk of severe wasting, the United Nations agency for children said on Tuesday. Sam Mort, chief of communication of UNICEF in Afghanistan, said on Twitter that the organization needs urgent support to prevent and treat malnourished boys and …
Read More »SIGAR: Since downfall of previous government US sends $1.1bn to Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: The Office of the United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction “SIGAR” says that the United States has helped Afghanistan with 1.1 billion dollars in the past year. In the latest case, SIGAR wrote on his Twitter that the US is still the biggest donor to …
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