AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met with the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul, Wang Yu, discussing the bilateral relations between the two countries and the current situation of Afghanistan. Karzai’s office said in a statement that the former president thanked China for its assistance to Afghanistan. “Former President thanked …
Read More »US Will Not Support Armed Oppositions of Current Afghan Authorities: Envoy
AT News KABUL: Talking to the US Institute of Peace, the US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West said that his country will not support any organized armed opposition against the Islamic Emirate and it will even “discourage other power from doing so as well”. He downplayed the honesty of …
Read More »Karzai Says All Girls “Must” Return to School
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called for return of all girls to schools, stressing that even if the international community doesn’t call for this purpose– it is an absolute need of the Afghan society. He termed the women’s access to education and work as the main demands of …
Read More »Protest in Kabul Called on Biden to Change Decision on Afghan Assets for 9/11
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of Afghans took the streets of capital Kabul on Tuesday to protest the US President Joe Biden to move the $3.5 billion to the 9/11 victims. The US President last Friday signed an executive order to seize the $3.5 billion of Afghan assets and give it …
Read More »Students in 5 Districts of Paktika Lack Access to Highschool in Last 20-Years
AT News KABUL: Five districts in the southeastern province of Paktika lacked high schools and therefore there has been no high school graduator in the past 20-years there, tribal elders said. They termed lack of financial support to the education system in Paktika as the reason that thousands of youths …
Read More »World Radio Day: Dozens of Radio Closed in Past 6 Months in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Media Watchdogs report the closure of at least 86 radio stations across the country over the past six months. Many of these radio stations have halted operations either due to financial issues or existing restrictions on media. February 13th marked the UN’s World Radio Day. Radio …
Read More »Young Man Killed By Kidnappers, Family Demands Justice
AT News KABUL: The family of a young man who was killed by the abductors in the capital city of Kabul, demands the perpetrators to be held accountable. Two days ago, Yama Abdal, 28, was shot dead by a number of Kidnappers while he was on his way to work …
Read More »Female Protestors Call for Release of Women’s Rights Activists
AT News KABUL: Dozens of women set a rally in the capital city of Kabul, where they called for the release of the missing women’s rights activist. This comes as Parwana Ibrahimkhil, a women rights activist who went missing over the past month has been released on Friday. However, Ibrahimkhil …
Read More »Dozens Afghan Refugees Killed by Iranian Border Forces on Afghan-Iran Border
AT News KABUL: Dozens of Afghan refugees have been killed by the Iranian border forces alongside the border between Afghanistan-Iran within the past six months, local officials said. As Afghanistan is griped with severe economic breakdowns, thousands of people are trying to leave the country through the western border with …
Read More »$32 M Cash Aid Arrived In Kabul, Money Exchangers Protest New Central Bank’s Policy
AT News KABUL: Da Afghanistan Bank announced on Tuesday a cash package of 32 million dollars arrived in Kabul as part of the humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. The Da Afghanistan Bank-central bank welcomed the aid provided by the international donors and urged the relevant organizations to provide …
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