AT Kabul: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that it urgently needs help to treat children and deal with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, UNICEF announced that about 875,000 children in Afghanistan suffer from excessive weight loss. On the other hand, UNICEF announced on Tuesday through …
Read More »Asian-American societies call on Congress to pass Afghan Adjustment Act
AT Kabul: The Asian American Societies of Central Virginia in a letter to the Congress, support the Afghan Adjustment Act and urge the Biden Administration to pass it before the year end. “We, the Asian-American Society of Central Virginia (AASoCV), a 25-year-old Non-Profit Organization that consists of 19 Asian communities, …
Read More »Central Banks’ supreme council to discuss Afghanistan’s frozen assets
AT Kabul: Shah Mohammad Mehrabi, a board member of the Swiss-based Afghan Fund is attending a two-day meeting of the Supreme Council of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB). The meeting got underway on Tuesday and members will discuss a range of issues, including the performance of the central bank, the implementation …
Read More »People slams poor quality wheat flour distributed by WFP
AT Kabul: Residents of central Bamyan province claim the World Food Program (WFP) has distributed low-quality food to them and they cannot use it. Mohammad Ali, an inhabitant of the Zargaran village of the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The food aid WFP distributed in the province a week …
Read More »IOC condition for Afghanistan’s participation in Paris Olympic
AT Kabul: According to Reuters, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned Afghanistan’s rulers on Tuesday that allowing young women and girl’s safe access to sports is a condition for the country’s participation in the 2024 Paris Games. Women’s sports in Afghanistan have been restricted since the establishment of new political …
Read More »Girl students participate in 12th grade exam today
AT Kabul: The Ministry of Education (MoE) said in a statement recently that girls will write their Grade 12 exam on Wednesday, December 7. According to two documents from the Taliban ministry of education, the decision applies to 31 out of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces where the winter school break starts …
Read More »Iran’s envoy: US still interferes in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs said in a televised interview with Iran’s national TV that Americans will not allow a strong government to form in countries like Afghanistan. He further added that the US intervention in Afghanistan’s affairs is not over yet. According to him, …
Read More »Japan, South Korea defeats end World Cup dreams for Asians
AT Kabul: Japan’s loss to Croatia in a penalty shootout and South Korea’s 4-1 defeat to Brazil have ended their World Cup runs. Japan’s penalty shootout defeat to Croatia followed by Brazil’s solid 4-1 win over South Korea have ended Asian hopes at the World Cup in Qatar. The earlier …
Read More »US envoy discussed Afghanistan issues with Indian officials
AT News Kabul: Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, during his India visit discussed issued related to Afghanistan with India’s Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (PAI) JP Singh. The US envoy, Thomas West wrote in one of his tweets …
Read More »Explosion hits government employee’s vehicle in Balkh province
AT Kabul: An explosion occurred in Balkh province on Tuesday, local media reported. The blast took place at the Seyed Abad intersection in the third district of Mazar-Sharif city. According to the sources at least 7 people were killed when a magnetic bomb hit a vehicle carrying employees of Hairatan …
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