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AT Kabul: The leaders of G7 countries in a statement criticized violations of human rights, particularly recent restrictions by the Afghan rulers on women’s employment and access to education in the country. The G7 leaders in their annual summit that was held in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 19, called for …

AT Kabul: Two pilots died after a military helicopter of the Afghan Air Force crashed in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province on Sunday, Afghan Defence Ministry has confirmed. “An MD-530 model chopper of the Air Force was on patrol mission when it struck a power transmission line in Khalm district of …

AT Kabul: Eight Pakistanis died while six were injured in a fire incident at a hotel in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah city, the Pakistan Foreign Office said on Saturday. In a statement issued today, it says, “In an unfortunate fire incident in a hotel in Makkah, we have reports of eight …

AT Kabul: The Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to help the people of Afghanistan to promote peace and reconstruction. He made the remarks at the China-Central Asia Summit. China will “continue to help the Afghan people maintain security and stability and realize peace and reconstruction. We will work together to …

AT Kabul: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday called on Afghanistan to respect Iran’s water rights. Speaking during a visit to Sistan and Baluchistan Province in southeastern Iran, Raisi said a dam on the Helmand River was restricting the flow of water into a lake along the border between the …

AT Kabul: The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned of a “children’s crisis” in Afghanistan with nearly 16 million children going to bed hungry. “They don’t have clean water to quench their thirst or so blankets in which to sleep,” Fran Equiza, UNICEF Afghanistan representative, told reporters. Afghanistan faces a troublesome …

AT Kabul: The United States and its Western allies left Afghanistan after twenty years and left nothing behind but growing terrorism and drug trafficking, Russia’s Foreign Minister said. He added that Ukraine will possibly face Afghanistan’s fate if things remain unchanged, urging Ukrainian politicians to consider Afghanistan’s situation. In an …

AT Kabul: The UK’s aid watchdog has raised concerns over cuts to the humanitarian assistance budget that have led to vital projects in Afghanistan being halted or delayed. In its report, published on Thursday, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact highlighted that reductions to the UK’s funding commitment for 2022-23 …

AT Kabul: Human Rights Watch in a recent report on Afghanistan said that two-thirds of the country’s population is food insecure. This report says that Afghanistan remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, and the restriction imposed on women working for NGOs, aggravates the crisis in the country. The …

AT Kabul: An exhibition with the participation of 550 companies was held in Kabul, where some of the women traders have also exhibited their handicrafts. Professional business women say that holding exhibitions is not enough for their business and a special market should be created. At the “Kabul International Exhibition,” …