AT Kabul: Afghan refugees who were transferred to the UAE a year ago during the evacuation of Kabul and with the promise of transfer to America, held new protests due to the slow and non-transparent resettlement process. Hundreds of Afghans, who are waiting for resettlement in the United States or …
Read More »Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Qatar seeking trade, investment
AT Kabul: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Qatar to invest in Pakistan’s energy and aviation sectors during a meeting with the Qatar Investment Authority in Doha on Tuesday, according to a statement from Sharif’s office. Sharif travelled to Qatar earlier on Tuesday in hopes of attracting trade and investment …
Read More »UN still divided on Taliban officials travel exemption
AT News Kabul: Following the expiration of the three-month travel exemption for 13 officials of the Taliban government and the dispute between the member states of the United Nations Security Council regarding its extension, the second meeting of this council did not come to a conclusion. In the first meeting, …
Read More »US asks its citizens to leave Ukraine immediately
AT News Kabul: The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day. “The US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options if …
Read More »Japan grants refugee status to 98 Afghan citizens
AT News Kabul: Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan in the past year, Kydo News reported. According to the Japanese news agency, the newly recognized refugees comprise staff who worked at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul. They were among more than 800 Afghans who fled …
Read More »2 dead due to border conflict between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
AT News Kabul: Local sources announced that two people were killed and 4 others were injured as a result of shooting and border conflict between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. Local sources announced that as a result of the clash between the Uzbek border forces and Afghan border guards in the border …
Read More »US continues to talk with Taliban on frozen Afghan assets
AT News Kabul: US President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s frozen assets despite the late al Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul, American sources have said. The decision to pursue the initiative to help stabilize Afghanistan’s collapsed economy underscores growing concern …
Read More »Taliban request help to flooding victims
AT News Kabul: Flooding after heavy rains in recent days in some provinces of Afghanistan, according to reports, has left “a lot of financial and human losses”. The flood in the eastern provinces of the country, including Logar, Ghazni and Maidan Wardak, destroyed houses, agricultural lands and livestock, and left …
Read More »Pakistani police accuse Imran Khan of violating anti-terrorist laws
AT News Kabul: The Pakistan police have accused Imran Khan, the former prime minister of this country, of violating anti-terrorism laws. Imran Khan is being investigated by the police after he accused the police and the judiciary of arresting and torturing one of his close aides. This has raised tensions …
Read More »Flooding kills 9 in eastern Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: Logar province’s Natural Disaster Management Ministry chief said it was still unknown how many were killed and injured by the rising waters but that there were at least nine fatalities. Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan overnight left at least nine people dead, swept away …
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