AT News KABUL: Canada’s Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment, which will be used to help millions of malnourished Afghans from the brink of hunger. The Criminal Code changes allow development workers to apply for exemptions from terrorism laws, which currently criminalize paying taxes …
Read More »U.S. in talks with Philippines to temporarily host Afghan refugees
AT News KABUL: The United States is in talks with the Philippines to seek help in temporarily hosting thousands of Afghan refugees who worked for U.S. forces and government before the Taliban took over the country, officials said on Friday. Washington is having a hard time working through the backlog …
Read More »China, Taliban discuss banking ties
AT News KABUL: China’s ambassador and the Taliban’s governor of the Afghan central bank met on Thursday to discuss banking relations and business, according to Reuters. Economy, banking relations, business and relevant topics were discussed in this meeting, bank’s spokesperson Hassibullah Noori told Reuters, adding the meeting took place on …
Read More »Japan, OIC discuss Afghan aid, development projects
AT News KABUL: Japan, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and NGOs have discussed humanitarian aid and economic development projects in Afghanistan, a statement said on Friday. The Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet, and the coordinator of the OIC Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), …
Read More »Taliban invited to Oslo meeting on Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Norwegian government has invited the Taliban administration to a meeting to be convened on Afghanistan issues with representatives and civil activists of various countries in Oslo this week. According to official sources, Norway’s foreign ministry invited a second-level Taliban delegation instead of their foreign minister Amir Khan …
Read More »Locusts plague crops leaving Afghan farmers shattered
AT News KABUL: Afghan farmers have been badly hit by a staggering swarm of Moroccan locusts, continuing a cycle of destruction in northern Afghanistan, according to reports. In northern Balkh province, many wheat farms have been plagued by the veracious pests and desperate farmers use nets to sweep up the …
Read More »Chinese firms eye Afghanistan investment
AT News KABUL: A number of Chinese companies have already begun negotiations with the Taliban authorities regarding possible development and infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, reports said. A group of Chinese investors have traveled to Wardak province to discuss investment to build manufactories factories. In a meeting with Maidan Wardak governor, …
Read More »Afghan diaspora, activists to gather in London
AT News KABUL: A group of Afghan diaspora groups, activists and international organizations with the support of Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) is organizing the London Peace Conference on Afghanistan in an attempt to urgently call attention to the humanitarian crisis in the country. The Peace Conference on Afghanistan …
Read More »UN warns of alarming increase of child labor in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: United Nations Children’s Fund on Monday warned that child labors has risen to drastic level, announcing one child out of five Afghan children is forced to work to make a living. On the occasion of ‘World Day Against Child Labor’, UNICEF said that almost 22 percent of …
Read More »Tehran lauds talks with Taliban over water rights
AT News KABUL: Iranian officials have said positive steps have been taken regarding the Helmand Water Rights Treaty in their negotiations with the Taliban administration. The spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, Nasser Kanaani, told a press conference that an agreement has been made after an Iranian delegation met with Taliban …
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