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AT Kabul: The US State Department has imposed visa restrictions on current and former Taliban officials, members of non-governmental armed groups, and other individuals who may be involved in violence against women and girls in Afghanistan. Anthony Blinken, the US foreign minister, said in a statement today that he believes …

AT Kabul: Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, met with a number of students who are studying in bachelors, masters and doctorate scholarships in People’s Republic of China. In this meeting, the students expressed their gratitude to the Chinese government for granting scholarships and issuing visas, and asked for …

AT Kabul: The U.N. General Assembly will vote Tuesday to admit 14 countries to the 47-member of Human Rights Council. Afghanistan will face Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, South Korea and Vietnam in its regional group for four vacant seats. The members of the Human Rights Council consist of representatives of 47 …

AT Kabul: India on Tuesday delivered another batch of aid comprising essential medicines and medical items to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian assistance. India has supplied 45 tonnes of medical assistance in 13 batches to Afghanistan in the last few months, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). …

AT Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, the National Center for Seismology said. The earthquake struck 89 kilometre east of Fayzabad and had a depth of 112 km.Moazuddin Ahmadi, the head of information and culture of Badakhshan, told Bakhtar news agency that an earthquake …

AT Kabul: Save the Children Organization has warned about the situation of children in the country by publishing a report and stated that children bear the burden of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. This organization published a report today saying that Afghanistan is on the brink of a mental health …

AT Kabul: Russia’s military struck Kiev and other Ukrainian cities on Monday with President Vladimir Putin warning of a “harsh” response in case of any further attacks such as that on the Crimean Bridge.  Kiev’s police officials say the blasts caused at least five deaths and twelve injuries there, but …

AT Kabul: Despite the loss against Tajikistan in their second match in U-17 Asian Football Cup, the Afghanistan national youth football team qualified for next year’s main event. The national youth football team of Afghanistan played against the national football team of Tajikistan on Sunday evening, and lost by 2 …

AT Kabul: The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson said that Afghanistan is facing a harsh winter and that the “UN humanitarian appeal is only funded at 45 percent.” Niklasson in a series of tweets urged Russia, China and the OIC members to take significant steps to provide …

AT Kabul: A cotton processing factory with the capacity of processing 70 tons of cotton per day launched in Balkh province. The manager of this factory says that he started operation of this factory with an investment of two million dollars, and now 100 labors are working in this factory. …