AT Kabul: Afghanistan rulers appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as the acting Prime Minister on Wednesday after reports surfaced that the Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund has fallen ill. Afghanistan media said that Maulvi Kabir will now serve as the head of government until Akhundzada recovers. the authorities are yet …
Read More »US arrests Afghan national on terror charges while crossing its border
AT Kabul: A group of migrants and an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist were caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally last week. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities, Fox News reported that the suspect—who has not been publicly identified—was apprehended Wednesday while attempting to cross …
Read More »UNICEF expands 21,000 Community-Based education centers for Afghan Students
AT Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has announced on their Facebook page that UNICEF intends to expand about 21,000 Community-Based Education (CBE) classes in all provinces of Afghanistan by the end of 2023. Till now, a UNICEF-supported accelerated learning center has been operating in Bamyan. Female students (girls) can continue their education …
Read More »Drone attack’ kills 2 in Khost province
AT Kabul: Local media reported that two children were killed and two others were injured following an explosion in the house of a cleric in Ismailkhel and Mandozi districts of Khost province in eastern Afghansistan. Police spoksman in Khost, Mostaghfir Garbaz, said that the explosion took place this morning in …
Read More »Post-9/11 US conflicts killed over 4.5 million people
AT Kabul: The post-9/11 War on Terror may have caused at least 4.5 million deaths in around half a dozen countries, according to a report published Monday by the preeminent academic institution studying the costs, casualties, and consequences of a war in which U.S. bombs and bullets are still killing …
Read More »Iran, Afghanistan water dispute to be settled this year
AT Kabul: Speaking during a TV program on Monday, Hassan Kazemi-Qomi, Iranian ambassador to Kabul and president’s special envoy on Afghanistan affairs, urged the ruling administration in Afghanistan to implement the 1973 Helmand River Treaty. “The issue of the treaty is a legal issue, to which the Afghan government is …
Read More »Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan going bed hungry
AT Kabul: Hsiao Wei Lee, the director of the World Food Program in Afghanistan, expressed his concern about the humanitarian situation and announced that 20 million Afghans do not have enough food to eat every day and sleep with empty stomach. The World Food Program (WFP) described the situation in …
Read More »US republicans investigating Afghanistan withdrawal requested transcribed interviews
AT Kabul: Michael McCaul, chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Sunday formally requested transcribed interviews for the Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. McCaul is requested transcribed interviews of Jonathan Mennuti, former acting chief of staff to Acting Under …
Read More »Afghan refugees living in India accuse embassy officials of corruption
AT Kabul: Representatives of Afghan refugees living in India have accused officials at the Afghanistan embassy in Delhi, India, including the ambassador, of corruption. In a letter seen sent to media, the representatives of the refugees accused the ambassador, Farid Mamundzay; the financial and administrative officer, Ziaullah Hashemi; and the …
Read More »Afghanistan appoints new head of mission for embassy in India
AT Kabul: Sohail Shaheen, the head of the political office of the Taliban in Qatar, confirmed the reports about the appointment of the Afghan government’s charge d’affaires in New Delhi. In a message to the media, he said: “Qadir Shah, who previously worked at the Afghan embassy in India, has …
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