AT Kabul: Ukraine’s capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia’s forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air raid sirens as …
Read More »Amnesty International: Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan
AT Kabul: Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on December 15, demanded to address the problems of Afghan immigrants and refugees in this country. Agnes Callamard’s letter states that Pakistan does not have national laws to protect refugees and …
Read More »Pak–Afghan diplomatic raw heats up over border shelling
AT Kabul: Pakistan has summoned an Afghan diplomat over “unprovoked” artillery fire at their border as tensions have ratcheted up between the two countries in the past several weeks. “Afghan Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad was called to the foreign ministry and Pakistan’s strong condemnation was conveyed over recent incidents of …
Read More »Probe launched into alleged UK war crimes in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The UK Defense Ministry announced that it has established an independent statutory inquiry to investigate and report on allegations of wrongdoing by the British Armed Forces in relation to their conduct of deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan. The inquiry will investigate alleged activity during the period mid-2010 to …
Read More »Magnitude 4.3 earthquake shakes Afghanistan
AT Kabul: A 4.3 magnitude quake shook southeastern Afghanistan on Friday evening at 11: 12 AM, according to India seismic recording agency. The National Center of Seismology of India has announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale and a depth of 10 km from …
Read More »Fresh border clashes kills one, injures 12 at Chaman
AT News Kabul: The Afghan local authorities and news sources from Kandahar province are reporting today Thursday that there has been a renewed clash between the Pakistani military and Afghan border forces at the Spin-Boldak border crossing in Kandahar province. The local officials of the in Kandahar say that the …
Read More »Inclusive government in Afghanistan key to regional stability
AT Kabul: Pakistan and Tajikistan leaders discussed regional and international issues and called it important to establish an inclusive government in Afghanistan. During their talks in Islamabad, the leaders of two countries, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Tajikistan’s President Imam Ali Rahman declared in a statement that “In …
Read More »France defeats Morocco to compete Argentina in World Cup final
AT Kabul: Argentina and France will face off in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final after powering through the semifinals. France ended Morocco’s World Cup dream in the later match, striking early through Theo Hernandez before Randal Kolo Muani made it 2-0 in the second half after Les Bleus had …
Read More »Contract signed to legalize hunting of rare birds in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Ministry of Information and Culture said it has signed contracts with a foreign organization to license the hunting of certain birds. The officials said that the contract is worth around $42 million. “Different contracts worth $42 million were signed. All legal considerations have been made,” said the …
Read More »Iran envoy discuss business opportunities with Afghan Investors
AT Kabul: The special representative of the President of Iran in Afghanistan announced his meeting with Afghan and Iranian activists and businessmen. Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan, says that in a meeting with some Afghan and Iranian activists and businessmen in Mashhad city, he discussed business opportunities, …
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