AT Kabul: The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, met with a number of professors and member of the private universities association. The private universities members talked about the existing problems and economic difficulties facing their activities and emphasized the importance of higher education in the society. The former president …
Read More »Floods in Pakistan jeopardize aid delivery to Afghanistan, says UN
AT News Kabul: The World Food Program says that the devastating floods in Pakistan have negatively affected the delivery of aid to the people of Afghanistan. Chris Kaye, the WFP’s Pakistan country director have warned that as a result of the devastating and unprecedented floods in Pakistan, the aid mission …
Read More »Potential US arms deal with Taiwan angers China
AT News Kabul: The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island’s defences as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of “counter-measures.” The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland …
Read More »UN chief: Former Kyrgyzstan president to head Afghan mission
AT News Kabul: Former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva has been appointed as the new U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced late Friday. Otunbayeva succeeds Deborah Lyons of Canada as head of the U.N. political mission in Afghanistan known as UNAMA. She will be in charge of the …
Read More »Mosque blast in western Afghanistan killed 18 including a Pro-Taliban cleric
AT News Kabul: A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was a suicide attack. “18 have been killed and 23 have been injured,” spokesman for the interior ministry …
Read More »Taliban and Pakistani military clash in Zabul left five causalities
AT News Kabul: Locals in Zabul province are reporting the conflict between the Taliban and the Pakistani military in the province. According to local source the conflict took place in Zanzir area of Shamalzavi district of Zabul province. This conflict lasted for three hours, as a result of which 3 …
Read More »Pakistan to Remove Tariffs on Some Vegetable from Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: Pakistani news sources have reported that the Ministry of Food of Pakistan has decided to issue a license to import onions and tomatoes in the next 24 hours. In this regard, the Pakistani newspaper “Dawn” has reported that the Ministry of Food Security of Pakistan has decided …
Read More »China mistreats Uighur Muslims, says UN
AT News Kabul: Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, published a new report on the violation of the rights of Muslims in China on Wednesday. According to this report, China is accused of “seriously violating the human rights of Uighur Muslims” in the Xinjiang state, and …
Read More »US Ministry of Defense: We are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: The US Ministry of Defense or “Pentagon” says that it is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and according to this ministry; it has the ability to destroy it in case of a possible terrorist threat from this country. Pat Ryder, the spokesman of the Pentagon, in …
Read More »Taliban Ministry of Public Health: 200,000 people suffered from malnutrition in one month
AT News Kabul: Officials in Ministry of Public Health of the Taliban Administration say that in the past month, 200 thousand mothers and children have visited health centers due to malnutrition. Sharaf Zaman, the spokesman of this ministry, told media: “In the month of August, nearly 200,000 nursing mothers and …
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