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AT Kabul: Nearly 16 million Afghan people in acute food insecurity, including 3.5 million people at emergency levels, according to UN’s World Food Program. Afghanistan is one of several countries around the world in the grip of a food crisis, where a mix of politics, economics and nature’s ravages are …

AT Kabul: Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which results will follow shortly afterwards and the winner will be commenced in May. Dmitri Zhirnov, the Russian ambassador to Afghanistan, regarding the organization of the Russian presidential election on March 17, 2024 stated that the Russian presidential election …

AT Kabul: The Ministry of Migrants and Repatriates in Afghanistan has announced the compulsory repatriation of 200 Afghan migrants from Pakistan. According to the ministry’s statement posted on its social media platform X on Monday, March 11, these migrants returned to the country via the Torkham border crossing. Additionally, the …

AT Kabul: On March 8, 2024, the Begum Organization for Women (BOW) declared the official inauguration of Begum TV, an educational television channel with the aim of providing learning opportunities to Afghan schoolgirls and students who have faced education deprivation under the Taliban regime. This launch coincides with Women’s International …

AT Kabul: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (OCHA) has reported that this year, 23.7 million people in the country require humanitarian assistance. OCHA conveyed this message on Sunday (March 10) via X channel, stating that 52% of those in need are women and …

AT Kabul: In January 2024, the World Bank announced a significant decline in headline inflation, dropping to -10.2 percent compared to the previous year. This downward trend extended to core inflation as well, reaching -6.5 percent year-on-year. The World Bank expressed apprehension regarding this ongoing core deflation, emphasizing the difficulties …

AT Kabul: The recent declaration by Afghanistan’s interim government, putting the population at 34.9 million, sharply contrasts with international evaluations, which indicate a population exceeding 40 million. This notable difference highlights the difficulties in accurately assessing demographic figures amidst the country’s turbulent circumstances. According to the Afghan Statistical Office, men …

AT Kabul: Female entrepreneurs raised concerns about the limited market opportunities for their products at a collaborative Afghanistan-Iran exhibition. They stressed the necessity for more exhibitions to expand market prospects for their merchandise. The exhibition, held at the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, featured approximately 30 entrepreneurs showcasing Iranian goods and provided …

AT Kabul: “Terrorists attempting to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were ‘killed in an exchange of fire,’ according to the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Pakistani security forces killed a group of terrorists as part of their ongoing efforts against militants. The ISPR statement noted that military personnel detected the movement …

AT Kabul: Michael McCaul, chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed strong disapproval on Saturday of comments made by U.S. Charge d’Affaires Karen Decker about engaging with the Taliban, describing it as “a slap in the face of the people of Afghanistan.” Decker, in a post on X …