AT Kabul: Due to heavy rains and floods in Parwan, Kabul-North highway is blocked for traffic. According to local media, heavy rain has caused flooding in some parts of Charikar city, the center of Parwan, and has destroyed a number of houses, shops and agricultural lands. The witnesses say that …
Read More »UN Security Council condemns increasing terrorist attacks against civilians in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The members of the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement condemned recent suicide attack in Kabul, and reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security in Afghanistan, and the world. The council members underlined the need …
Read More »Karzai calls for release of education activist Matiullah Wesa
AT Kabul: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called on Afghan authorities to release education activist Matiullah Wesa. Karzai, in a tweet, said he was disappointed with the arrest of Matiuhulla Wesa, an education activist and appreciated Pen path’s activities in Afghanistan. “I am disappointed about the arrest of …
Read More »Women-run businesses about to vanish in Afghanistan, says UN
AT Kabul: The United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that deepening restrictions on women in Afghanistan have led women-run businesses on the “verge of collapse”. UNHCR in a report has highlighted that a considerable number of women’s business centers have lost their clients and ceased operations throughout …
Read More »DAB revoked the license of Individual money exchangers
AT Kabul: The Central Bank of Afghanistan announced that it has canceled the license of individual money exchanges in order to ensure transparency, optimal regulation and supervision of non-banking financial institutions. In the announcement of Central Bank of Afghanistan, it is stated that in the past year, about 876 exchanges …
Read More »Campaigner for Afghan girls’ education arrested
AT Kabul: An Afghan human rights activist who has campaigned for girls’ education has been arrested in Kabul. The UN mission in Afghanistan said Matiullah Wesa, founder and president of Pen Path — a non-governmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library — was arrested in …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attack
AT Kabul: A suicide attack claimed by the ISIS terrorist group near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said. On Monday, Afghan forces identified the attacker and shot at him in front of Dawoodzai business center near the foreign ministry, interior ministry spokesman …
Read More »Turkey supports Russia-Ukraine talks despite western actions
AT Kabul: The Speaker of Grand National Assembly of Turkiye Mustafa Sentop said on March 9, that “Turkey continues to work hard so that both sides would be put at the negotiation table, to provide ceasefire and lasting peace. However, it is not possible to forecast when the conflict ends, …
Read More »Afghanistan beat Pakistan by seven wickets to win T20I series
AT Kabul: Sharjah Cricket Stadium has witnessed a historic moments on Sunday night when Afghanistan created history by beating Pakistan in the 2nd T20I. The victories gave Afghanistan a certain 2-0 lead, meaning they secured a first ever bilateral series wins over their neighbours. Pakistan team went first and made …
Read More »Khalilzad: The recent Taliban operation is a big blow to ISIS in northern Afghanistan
AT Kabul: After Afghan security forces announced the killing of three prominent ISIS members in northern Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, the former representative of the US Department of State for Afghanistan Affairs, called for increased interaction between the US and the Taliban for the full implementation of the Doha Agreement. Khalilzad …
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