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AT Kabul: Washington is trying to interfere in Afghanistan again and there is solid evidence to confirm this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday after a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-states, according to TASS news agency. He expressed hope …

AT Kabul: Tajik Foreign Minister, Sirojiddin Muhriddin spoke about the security and drug trafficking issues in the region and asked the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to establish an independent unit in Tajikistan to counter drug trafficking, which has already affected the regional countries. These statements were made following …

AT Kabul: The UN reaffirmed its “commitment to stay” in Afghanistan on Friday, in a review assessing its operations in the country in light of the women banned from working for the world body. The UN mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, said on Friday that it was committed “to stay and …

AT Kabul: Kabul residents have complained about the lack of water in the city and that they are compelled to buy water despite their economic challenges. Residents have urged the authorities to work on supplying water to the capital. “We used to have water in our well at seven meters …

AT Kabul: In his address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in India on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari urged the international community to “meaningfully engage” with the interim Afghan government. Zardari said that Afghanistan’s situation brings challenges as well as new opportunities. We also call on the international …

AT Kabul: Referring to the Doha meeting, Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, said that among all the priorities, the countries agreed on “political dialogue among Afghan citizens as a key solution to all the challenges of Afghanistan”. West emphasized on his Twitter page that this meeting was …

AT Kabul: Yue Xiaoyong, Chinese special envoy for Afghanistan said most of the participants of the Doha meeting demanded the removal of sanctions and restrictions from Afghanistan and the release of their assets. He added that the United States and NATO, which have occupied Afghanistan for many years, should take …

AT Kabul: Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin, vowing retaliation for the “terrorist attack.” Moscow said on Wednesday two drones were used in the alleged attack on Putin’s residence in the Kremlin’s citadel overnight, adding that the …

AT Kabul: The intimidation, threats, and attacks on Afghan journalists are unacceptable, the U.N. said Wednesday, as it expressed concern for the future of the country’s media. Many journalists lost their jobs since political changes in August 2021, with media outlets closing over a lack of funds or because staff …

AT Kabul: The Iranian Special Representative and Ambassador to Kabul, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the UN’s two-day meeting in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran tweeted that Mr Qomi stressed that the Afghanistan crisis could …