AT News KABUL: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday said that the European Union has pledged to provide an additional €25 million for polio vaccines and €15 million for child protection in Afghanistan. The EU has granted a combined €40 million to UNICEF and the World …
Read More »Qatar worried as girls’ schools remain closed in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Qatar has reiterated its deep concern about the suspension of studies in secondary schools for girls, stressing that these negative practices will have a significant impact on human rights, development and the economy in Afghanistan. This was stated by Qatar’s Charge d’Affairs of the Permanent Delegation in …
Read More »India sends 2,500 tons more wheat to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: India has sent another consignment of 2,500 metric tons of wheat as part of its large humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, delivered through Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar. So far, 36,000 metric tons of wheat have been sent to Afghanistan by India to date, Balbir Mangat, Joint Commissioner, Customs said. India …
Read More »Scholars pledge allegiance to Taliban leader, urge global recognition
AT News KABUL: A grand assembly of religious scholars and ethnic leaders in Kabul ended on Saturday, days after Taliban convened the gathering to pass resolution on major national issues. Pledging allegiance to Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, scholars and tribal chieftains agreed on and issued an 11-point resolution. The resolution …
Read More »Taliban leader rejects world interference, calls for recognition
AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called for the world to stop interfering in how they run Afghanistan, insisting sharia law was the only model for a successful Islamic state Akhundzada, who has not been filmed or photographed in public since the Taliban returned to power in …
Read More »India delivers 6 tons of medical aid to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: India has delivered another batch of aid comprising six tons of essential medicines to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian assistance to the country in the wake of a devastating earthquake in southeast. India has supplied 20 tons of medical assistance in seven batches to Afghanistan in the last few months. …
Read More »US, Taliban in Qatar discuss frozen assets, women’s rights
AT News KABUL: The delegation of Taliban and the United States held a two-day talk in Qatar to discuss in detail US actions to preserve $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank reserves for the benefit of the Afghan people as well as steps to build international confidence in Da Afghanistan …
Read More »Situation of Afghan women, girls worsening, warns UN
AT News KABUL: The recent earthquake in Afghanistan has aggravated the already desperate situation facing the Afghan population, especially women and girls, says the United Nations human rights chief. Addressing a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet said hunger and food insecurity were affecting over 90 percent …
Read More »Putin says Russia in contact with all Afghan political forces
AT News KABUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is keeping contacts with all Afghan political forces, stressing that all afghan ethnic groups should be involved in running the country. At a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon in Dushanbe on Tuesday, Putin said that Russia will …
Read More »US, Taliban officials to meet in wake of deadly earthquake
AT News KABUL: Taliban-led government’s foreign minister and finance and central bank officials arrived in Qatar on Wednesday to meet with U.S. special representative and Treasury department official, in the wake of last week´s deadly earthquake. Last week´s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan killed more than 1,150, with thousands injured. …
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