AT Kabul: The meeting on Afghanistan that was held in Doha earlier this month yielded no results, and the West’s position at the talks was less than constructive, a senior Russian diplomat told TASS on Friday. The envoy noted, however, that Russia welcomes the efforts of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. …
Read More »Trade with Afghanistan via Torkham on constant decline
AT Kabul: A Pakistani media reported that contrary to repeated official promises to increase trade with Afghanistan through the Torkham border and provide facilities to traders, the volume of bilateral trade has been declining since 2016. According to Dawn Newspaper, the quantum of bilateral trade with Afghanistan has plummeted to …
Read More »EU: conditions are not in place for recognition of Afghanistan government
Thomas Niklasson, the European Union’s special representative for Afghanistan, at the end of his five-day trip to Afghanistan said that due to the restrictions on women, the humanitarian situation in this country is dark. He also emphasized that there is no possibility of recognizing the current government of Afghanistan as …
Read More »Nearly 1,000 arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab amid protests over ex-PM arrest
AT Kabul: Pakistani police have detained nearly 1,000 protesters in eastern Punjab Province as the arrest of the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has sparked violent nationwide protests. The police declared in a Wednesday statement that 945 “law breakers and miscreants” were detained across the province adding that 130 …
Read More »Karzai: Reopening girls’ schools is vital issue for Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The former president of the country said that dialogue among Afghans and the reopening of schools for girls are the vital issues facing the country. The former president of Afghanistan in a tweet reported that in a meeting with the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Mr. …
Read More »Kabul traffic announces new color scheme for Taxis in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The General Traffic Police Department of the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced a new color scheme for Taxi cabs operating in the country. Hasibullah Mujahid, the head of the General Traffic Police, announced the start of the process to change the color scheme of city taxis …
Read More »Islamic and western countries have similar stance on Afghanistan
AT Kabul: In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, USAID Deputy Administrator for Plans and Programming Isobel Coleman said that the current bans on women’s activity will harm Afghanistan’s economic future. “It is intense condemnation by everyone in the international community, not just Western countries, but Muslim majority countries around the …
Read More »Israel military kills 15 Palestinians in fresh attacks on Gaza
AT Kabul: The Israeli military killed 15 Palestinians, including three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanders along with their wives and children, in a fresh attack on the Gaza Strip. A total of 40 fighter jets participated in bombing different locations in the besieged enclave, according to the Israeli military. Another …
Read More »Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested outside Islamabad court
AT Kabul: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested during a court appearance in capital Islamabad over corruption allegations. Fawad Chaudhry of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party confirmed the arrest in a tweet on Tuesday. Chaudhry tweeted that the Islamabad High Court complex has been “occupied” by the …
Read More »Important for women in Afghanistan to participate in social, economic spheres
AT Kabul: German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Hannah Neumann in an exclusive interview with Tolo News said it is important for women in Afghanistan to participate in social and economic spheres. According to Neumann, restrictions on women in Afghanistan are crushing the hopes of half of Afghan citizens …
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