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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,” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …