AT Kabul: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 in the United States, according to the news agency Reuters. Addressing a press briefing here, the WHO and …
Read More »Unsolved issue of power outage in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Continuous and long-term power outages in Afghanistan have been one of the main challenges of the Taliban administration in providing electricity services to citizens in the past year and a half. In this year, more than any other year, the citizens of Afghanistan faced the problem of long-term …
Read More »Salang highway closed to traffic due to heavy snowfall
AT Kabul: Local sources from Parwan province have informed about the blocking of Salang highway due to heavy snowfall and storm. According to them, the Salang highway in Parwan province has been blocked for travelers this morning, Wednesday, January 21, after heavy snowfall accompanied by a storm. The manager of …
Read More »World Clerics: Education is the right of all Muslims
AT Kabul: A delegation of Muslim clerics, who has visited Afghanistan, on Tuesday called for ensuring the right to education for every Muslim and emphasized the need for girls’ access to education in Afghanistan. According to them, education is the right of all Muslims, and Afghan girls should also be …
Read More »Pakistan to send massive weapons consignment to Ukraine
AT Kabul: Even as millions of people across Pakistan continue to struggle in dire misery due to a severe food shortage and worsening economic crisis, the country is all set to send another consignment of weapons and ammunition to help Ukraine fight the ongoing invasion by Russia. According to a …
Read More »US projects for Afghanistan minerals didn’t achieve their goals
AT Kabul: SIGAR, the US Special Inspector General for the Afghanistan Reconstruction, has said in a new report that the US project failed after 17 years of effort and investment worth millions of dollars to develop and build capacity in the mining sector in Afghanistan. According to this office, since …
Read More »Turkey deports nearly 500 Afghan asylum seekers
AT Kabul: Turkish media reported that at least 500 Afghan refugees have been deported by Ankara and that more than 5,000 others are in detention, who will also be deported soon. Anadolu Agency said that Ankara is due to deport nearly 20,000 refugees, of whom over 5,000 are Afghans. “The …
Read More »Ban on female workers halts humanitarian work in Afghanistan: NRC
AT Kabul: The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugees Council, Jan Egeland, said on Monday that without female staff, they cannot work in Afghanistan. Egeland arrived in Kabul on Sunday to meet with the Taliban’s officials about the ban on women aid workers. “I am here in Afghanistan to meet …
Read More »UN provides clarification on the cash shipments to Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on January 9 released an info sheet providing clarification on the cash shipments to Afghanistan. The document says the United Nations transports cash into Afghanistan for use by UN agencies. The UN reportedly uses the funds to conduct its …
Read More »TTP, IS-K major actors of violence in Pakistan during 2022
AT Kabul: According to Pakistani media, this country has seen an increase in the number of terrorist attacks in various cities, especially along its borders with Afghanistan, for the second year in a row. The wave of these attacks even spread to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan in recent weeks. …
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