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AT News KABUL: A large number of women set a rally in capital Kabul to protest US President Joe Biden’s decision of the Afghan assets. Biden last Friday signed an executive order to preserve $3.5 billion of Afghan assets for potential compensation payments to victims of 9/11. A similar amount …
Read More »Young Woman Teaches Street Children for Free in Kabul
AT Monitoring Desk Soda Najhand, a high school graduate, launched free education classes for children working as street vendors in Kabul. The children are taught for at least three hours a day in one of the Kabul parks. “I started teaching them Dari first—to teach them how to read–and then …
Read More »UK to Co-Host Conference on Afghan Humanitarian Crisis to Raise $4.4 Billion
AT News AT News KABUL: The UK is planning to host a conference on Afghan humanitarian status, hoping to raise $4.4 billion to counter the humanitarian crisis in the country. The conference would be held via zoom. With the Islamic Emirate swept into power in August, international aid was suspended …
Read More »Former Security Forces Member Detained by Islamic Emirate: Family
AT News KABUL: A former member of the security forces has been detained by the Islamic Emirate, the family members claimed. The officer is named Javad Jafari. Jafari’s family said their residence was night raided by some individuals claiming to be member of the Islamic Emirate. The individuals didn’t have …
Read More »Islamic Emirate Delegation Met Gulf States’ Envoys in Doha: MoFA
AT News KABUL: The delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by the acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi held talks with the envoys of the Gulf nations on Monday in Doha, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Islamic Emirate’s delegation arrived in Doha on Sunday to meet with the envoys …
Read More »Protest in Kabul: Fueling 9/11 Victims with $ 3.5 Billion Afghan Assets “Unfair”
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of people spread on the streets of capital Kabul, where they protest the US President Joe Biden’s decision to move the $3.5 billion of roughly $7 billion remain in US banks. Biden last Friday signed an executive order allowing the humanitarian organizations to get access to …
Read More »Russia May Create Pretext to Attack Ukraine: Washington
AT Monitoring Desk Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend “every inch” of NATO territory. Russia has more than 100,000 troops massed near Ukraine, which is not part …
Read More »Karzai Calls on Biden to Mull over Decision on Banking Assets
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called on US President Joe Biden to reconsider the decision of directing 3.5 billion of Afghan assets to the victims of 9/11. Talking to a press conference on Sunday in Kabul, Karzai said the Afghan assets in reserve should be deposited in Da …
Read More »Afghans Evacuees Station in US Military Bases of UAE Call for Their Withdrawal
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Dozens of Afghans who are stranded in the US military bases in the UAE set demonstrations in which they urged the administration of US President Joe Biden to facilitate their evacuation from the UAE. The Afghans were given promises of being evacuated to the US. …
Read More »UN Says Muttaqi Assure Lyons to “Resolve” Missing Women’s Fate
AT NewsKABUL: The UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said top envoy Deborah Lyons met the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, where Lyons conveyed “Global outrage over fate of missing Afghan women activists”.“He assured Deborah Lyons of efforts to resolve issue,” UNAMA said in a tweet. “His …
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