AT Kabul: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Wednesday that casualties were reported in clashes across the Durand Line on Tuesday after Pakistan opened fire. IEA deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi said Pakistani forces had tried to build a post close to the Durand Line and when approached by IEA …
Read More »U.S. to move $3.5 bln in Afghan central bank assets to Swiss-based trust
AT News Kabul: The United States on Wednesday announced that it would transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets into a new Swiss-based trust fund that will be shielded from the Afghan ruling body and used to help stabilize Afghanistan’s collapsed economy. The Afghan Fund, managed by a board …
Read More »Afghanistan is not invited to the SCO summit, says Taliban
AT News Kabul: While there is only one day left for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, “Bilal Karimi”, the deputy spokesman of the Taliban interim government, said that the Afghan ruling body has not been invited to attend this meeting. The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization with the slogan …
Read More »Pakistan asks Taliban to trace and arrest JeM chief Masood Azhar
AT News Kabul: Pakistan’s foreign ministry has contacted the Taliban in Afghanistan to trace and arrest Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, according to a Pakistani media report on Tuesday. The move comes against the backdrop of pressure on Pakistan from Western powers to act against Azhar, a UN-designated terrorist leader …
Read More »Imports decrease compared to the previous year, says ACCI
AT News Kabul: According to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, in the last year Afghanistan imported less than one billion dollars of goods from Pakistan, which decrease of more than half from previous year. The group added that Afghan business has decreased not only with Pakistan but also …
Read More »At least 49 killed in border conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
AT News Kabul: Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan reported the occurrence of large-scale clashes along the borders of the two countries and the death of a number of soldiers from both sides. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday, September 13 that at least 49 Armenian soldiers have …
Read More »Afghans are caught in a humanitarian crisis, says UN
AT News Kabul: When presenting his report to the Human Rights Council, Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights for Afghanistan, warned about the human rights situation in the country and said, “Afghans are caught in a human rights crisis that the world seems unable to address.” He …
Read More »Economic corridor established between Afghanistan and central Asian countries
AT News Kabul: An agreement was signed to create an economic corridor between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. Officials say that according to this contract, commercial goods will be transported to Afghanistan through China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. On the other hand, some economic analysts consider the signing of this agreement …
Read More »Taliban ban on girls secondary schools has no justification, Rina Amiri
AT News Kabul: Rina Amiri, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan women says that the continuation of the Taliban’s “unfair and destructive” policy of closing the gates of schools above the sixth grade to girls “has no justification.” The representative of the United States, referring to the protest of girls in …
Read More »US ‘agrees’ to release Afghan funds through Swiss bank
AT News Kabul: The United States has agreed to release a part of Afghanistan’s frozen assets, which were seized after the Taliban came to power last year, the Turkish (TRT) news agency reported. The $3.5 billion in fund is to be likely released to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) …
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