AT Kabul: In an interview with TRT TV, Zalmi Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan affairs, criticized the Taliban and said, “They are making some serious mistakes that we have seen in the last 40 years.” In this interview, the former US representative in Afghanistan asked the Taliban …
Read More »Germany allocates 90 Million EUR aid to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: On Wednesday, November 23, the German Embassy for Afghanistan based in Berlin and Doha tweeted, “Considering the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Germany has increased its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by 90 million euros.” The German Embassy in Afghanistan has added that these donations are free and will …
Read More »700 People died in eight months of traffic accidents
AT Kabul: The Traffic Directorate announced that 700 people, have been killed and more than 1,000 others have been injured, in traffic accidents over the past eight months in Afghanistan. Among them, 300 traffic accidents have only happened in Kabul. These figures were announced by the General Directorate of Afghan …
Read More »Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks northwestern Turkey
AT Kabul: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern Duzce province, with tremors felt in Istanbul city, capital Ankara and other regions, officials said. The earthquake, which struck at 4:08 am [local time] on Wednesday, was centered about 14 kilometres northwest of Duzce, in the Golyaka district, Turkey’s disaster …
Read More »World Bank: Afghans are facing difficult living conditions
AT Kabul: The survey highlighted the welfare, education, labor force and health conditions in Afghanistan. The World Bank published a report based on the second round of a survey conducted from June to August 2022 (the first round was completed and reported on in 2021) to assess changes in basic …
Read More »5 killed in Kabul mosque shooting
AT Kabul: Five people were killed as a man opened fire inside a mosque in Khawja Rawash area of Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, police said. A gunman has shot dead five members of a single family and wounded one other in a mass shooting today, November 23, inside a …
Read More »Afghan-Iran joint trade session seeks to enhance cooperation
AT News Kabul: The fifth session of a trade relations meeting between Herat and Iran’s Khurasan Rizwi province was held on Tuesday in Herat city. Representatives of the private sector from both sides attended the meeting to discuss the enhancement of trade on the border, Tolonews reported. Khorasan Razavi province …
Read More »Exhibition held in Kabul to boost domestic products
AT News Kabul: Afghanistan’s Traders and Investors Union in coordination with the ministries of Industry and Commerce, and Information and Culture opened a three-day international exhibition of domestic products on Tuesday in Kabul. The expo, titled “Strengthening the Economy of Afghanistan”, brought together dozens of business people who are showcasing …
Read More »Ghani was living in a “Fantasyland” says SIGAR
AT News Kabul: In its report, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known as (SIGAR), says that Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the fugitive president of Afghanistan, was oblivious to troubling realities confronting his country and isolated from voices and opinions beyond his handpicked inner circle of confidants which undermined …
Read More »Afghans face economic hardship as winter looms
AT Kabul: “Martin Schoep” the chief director of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who traveled to Kabul to visit and prepare a working report on the economic situation in Afghanistan, says that “The economic problems are very serious and people will struggle for their lives.” He describes the …
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