AT Kabul: A meeting on Afghanistan between the secretaries of the security councils of Central Asian countries, Pakistan, India and China will be held in Moscow next week, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov told TASS on Friday. “Yes, that’s …
Read More »SIGAR: US must inspect whether aid dollars reach its intended recipients
AT Kabul: The US government’s watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction said Thursday that lawmakers need to consider whether too many U.S. aid dollars are ending up in the right hands. The report to Congress by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, is an update for lawmakers on rebuilding …
Read More »Afghanistan must not be isolated: Tomas Niklasson
AT Kabul: Tomas Niklasson, the European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan during his three-day visit to Pakistan, met with Pakistani officials and agreed on the continuation of regional and international community’s cooperation for the people of Afghanistan during these difficult times. He also reiterated on the formation of an inclusive …
Read More »India allocated 2 billion RS development aid for Afghanistan
AT Kabul: India announced Rs 200 crore ($24.3 million) for Afghanistan in the Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. New Delhi development assistance for the Afghanistan in the budget, is the same amount announced in last year’s budget. Notably, India has continued its …
Read More »UN making headways to secure women’s rights in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: “Amina Mohammad”, the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, stated that during her trip to Afghanistan, she discussed women’s rights with the members of the Taliban Ulama Council in Kandahar. She mentioned on her Twitter that she tried to secure the rights of Afghan women during this …
Read More »Afghan woman open Women’s library in Bamyan
AT Kabul: Afghan women have been struggling for their rights, recently, they have launched a cultural spot, under the name of Women’s Library in Bamyan province. The purpose of establishing this library is to increase the scientific capacity of girls and women, to fight against illiteracy and to institutionalize the …
Read More »120 Afghan nationals releases from Pakistani prisons
AT Kabul: Amid the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan deteriorating, the Islamabad government released thousands of undocumented detained Afghan nationals from Sindh province. The Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad had announced the release of 120 Afghan nationals who had previously been imprisoned in Sindh. It tweeted that some 130 Afghan detainees …
Read More »Pakistan envoy: We support interaction with current Afghan administration
AT Kabul: Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, said that Islamabad supports the continuous engagement with the current Afghan government, during a meeting with Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan. The Pakistani official tweeted that he spoke with the US special representative for Afghanistan on recent developments …
Read More »Pakistan admits its past policies nurtured terrorism
AT Kabul: Days after Pakistan witnessed a deadly attack on its security forces inside a Peshawar mosque, the country’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah admitted inside the National Assembly that it was a collective mistake to create the jihadi groups. He said that the jihadi groups created by this country have …
Read More »Warning issued for heavy snowfall in 12 provinces
AT Kabul: The Department of Meteorology has warned of heavy snowfall and rain in 12 provinces of Afghanistan. This directorate said in an announcement on Wednesday, that the provinces of Balkh, Sarpol, Maidan Wardak, Bamyan, Daikundi, Ghor, Badakhshan, Jawzjan, Faryab, Badghis, Herat and Farah will witness snowfall and rain on …
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