AT News KABUL: The Taliban have announced that 698 metric tons of dried fruits have been exported from Afghanistan in the last two weeks. In a tweet on Monday, Taliban’s deputy spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq said dried fruit had been exported to Europe, Asia, the United States and Australia. Out of …
Read More »Taliban new rules ban women from television dramas
AT News KABUL: Taliban government has introduced new rules, banning women from appearing in television dramas and female journalists and presenters will be required to wear headscarves on screen. This is as the Taliban instructed girls and young women to stay home from school immediately after they took control of …
Read More »Russia fears spillover of terrorists from Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: A senior Russian official has expressed concerns that terrorists from Afghanistan can slip into Central Asian states and Russia via the border with Kazakhstan. Russia’s Security Council deputy secretary, Alexander Grebenkin, on Sunday said that Moscow has been monitoring on tenterhooks the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban came to power. He said Afghanistan …
Read More »Afghanistan banking system could collapse, warns UN
AT News KABUL: The United Nations on Monday warned that Afghanistan’s financial system could collapse within months if no urgent action is taken to prop up local banks, amid lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch pushing more people to poverty. The UN Development Programme, in a three-page report, said …
Read More »China helps Afghanistan tackle humanitarian, economic crises
AT News KABUL: China has ramped up its measures to help Afghan people tackle an ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis by opening an air corridor for agricultural trade. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu said on Sunday that a train with more than 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid departed China’s …
Read More »Russian envoy warns of Afghani currency freefall
AT News KABUL: Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan has warned that afghani currency may continue to be in free fall as Afghanistan’s assets continue to be frozen by the US and its allies. “Our Western colleagues need to somehow solve this issue now,” said Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir …
Read More »US envoy says Taliban misconstrued facts about Afghanistan in their letter to Congress
AT News KABUL: The Taliban misconstrued facts in their recent letter to the US Congress warning of humanitarian consequences if the United States fails to unfreeze more than $9 billion in Afghan assets, said US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West. “The Taliban’s letter to Congress earlier this week misconstrued …
Read More »Taliban to pay overdue salaries of all government employees
AT News KABUL: The Taliban government said on Saturday that overdue salaries of all government employees from past three months will be paid at once starting on Saturday. Deputy spokesperson of Taliban’s government, Inamullah Samangani, quoting the ministry of finance tweeted, “salaries of all government employees from past three months …
Read More »Unnerved over Afghan situation, Putin urges additional security measures
AT News KABUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the situation in Afghanistan prompts the need for additional security measures on Russia’s southern frontiers. Addressing a high-profile government meeting in Moscow on Thursday, Putin said, “We face serious tasks in the Afghan direction, especially after the Americans have pulled out …
Read More »U.S. says committed to evacuation of its citizens from Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that America is focused on the evacuation of its citizens from Afghanistan, and will keep working on it. Speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue 2021, Austin said, “We remain focused on making sure currently that we can continue to get out those American citizens and …
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