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AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 51 confirmed cases of covid-19 with additional fatalities of two deaths within the past 24 hours. The tally was recorded out of 348 suspected samples in laboratories across the country, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.  The total number …

AT News KABUL: The foreign minister of Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov said that there is no talk “on table” over the recognition of the Taliban by the international community. According to Reuter News Agency, the Russian top diplomat made the remarks on the sideline of the annual gathering of UN …

AT News KABUL: Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Althani said that the Taliban Islamic Movement ‘can change and act differently’. Althani cited the remarks at the UN General Assembly in New York.  “I believe the ones who are among Taliban can change and can be working on (it), but …

Abdul Rahman Habibzui KABUL: Officials at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) termed Afghanistan as the worst place for children, calling on the world to provide urgent assistance to Afghan children.  “The world cannot and should not avert its eyes and forget to help those who are most in need and …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Businessmen and Entrepreneurs called on the Central Bank to facilitate withdrawal of the larger amounts of cash as business deals are scrambling with economical losses. The call was made by a number of domestic investors at a gathering held on Thursday in Kandahar. After the collapse …

AT News KABUL: Women working in restaurants and coffee shops are scrambling with economical challenges as many public facilities remain closed for the past one month after the fall of Kabul to the Islamic Movement of the Taliban. Niki Tabasom, a coffee shop owner said that she made a coffee …

AT News KABUL: U.S. President Joe Biden held separate meetings with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Premier Scott Morrison, discussing the situation in Afghanistan along with climate change and Covid-19. Biden and Morrison met in the sideline of the UN General Assembly session on September 21 and hosted …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Tens of media outlets halt functioning, either due to restriction on access to information and financial crisis amid an uncertain future of Afghanistan. According to reports, over 150 media outlets, including the printing press, TV Channels, and radio stations suspended their activities. Abdul Salam Zahid, a …

Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Afghanistan is deprived of having a grant from the $650 billion special drawing rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the member countries. Referring to the ongoing chaos in the country, IMF’s spokesman, Gerry Rice told the reporters that Afghanistan will not have access. …

AT News KABUL: Islamic Movement of the Taliban is able to restrain the ISIS-K extremist group in Afghanistan, a Taliban official said on Monday. Zabiullah Mujahid, deputy minister of information and culture downplays the activities of the ISIS-K group, saying that the group is incapable of posing threats in the …