AT News KABUL: Pakistan and Turkmenistan have begun talks to revive the crucial Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project which has been stalled over the past years. Reports suggest that a bilateral meeting will be convened in Islamabad in late June 2023 to discuss the technicalities. For its part, Ashgabat is …
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AT News KABUL: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for immediate and unconditional release of French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi who was arrested in Kabul and held since January. “Five months of arbitrary detention and failure to respect criminal justice procedures… The Taliban authorities have produced absolutely no evidence to explain …
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AT News KABUL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that development of a dialogue with the Taliban as the dominant internal political force of Afghanistan would serve the interests of the region. As part of his official visit to Tajikistan and in a meeting at the Russian-Tajik University, …
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AT News KABUL: A trial run of cargo from Iran to Afghanistan via Khaf-Herat railroad was launched and completed in May. The shipment included 17 wagons that transferred 655 tons of rail equipment that will be used in the further construction of the rail line, which will link up with …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban’s deputy governor for Badakhshan province was killed in a car bomb attack near court headquarters in Faizabad city on Tuesday, local officials said. Deputy governor Nesar Ahmad Ahmadi and his driver were killed and six civilians were injured in the blast early in the morning. Provincial …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations and humanitarian agencies have vetoed $1 billion from the budget for Afghanistan’s aid plan for 2023 slashing it to $3.2 billion, down from $4.6 billion earlier in the year, the UN humanitarian office said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …
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AT News KABUL: In a shocking new revelation, more people are now in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. OCHA in its new report has found that 28.8 million Afghans need aid and over $2.26 billion is required to deliver prioritized multi-sectoral assistance to 20 million people. Since January …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban authorities confirm nearly 80 schoolgirls have been poisoned in a revenge attack in Sancharak district of Sar-e Pul province. Afghanistan has seen several poison attacks against schoolgirls recently which only exacerbate existing social traumas lobotomizing Afghan girls. In a distressing incident nearly 80 schoolgirls in grades …
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AT News KABUL: A Chinese energy giant is in talks with Taliban to secure a deal for development of renewable energy and coal-fired power plants in war-battered country, Taliban officials said. Acting Energy and Water Minister, Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour met with representatives of HTC Company to discuss a mega …
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AT News KABUL: Norway will convene a meeting of European and regional countries in Oslo mid-June to check if the Taliban have owned up to their promises on human rights. The meeting will be attended by high-level delegates from the West and regional powers, according to media. Whether the Taliban …
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