AT News Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Kabul on Thursday for talks with Taliban officials, aimed at cementing ties with Afghanistan. Qureshi met with PM Mullah Mohmmad Hasan Akhund in Kabul, Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan said. “Bilateral talks underway in presence of leading Afghan Ministers for facilitating …
Read More »At least two killed, six injured in Kabul blast
AT News KABUL: At least two people were killed and six were wounded in a blast that rocked the Deh Mazang district in Kabul, according to eyewitnesses. According to an eyewitness, at least six people, including schoolchildren heading to a local school, were injured in the explosion. Two were killed. …
Read More »Moscow meeting dashes hopes for Taliban recognition
AT News Kabul: Recognition of the Taliban has been ruled out in Moscow conference on Afghanistan that kicked off on Wednesday with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying that their agenda won’t include Taliban’s recognition Lavrov asked the Taliban to honor their promises they made when they came to power …
Read More »IMF says Afghanistan economy will shrink 30% this year
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan economy will face a huge blow this year which could fuel a refugee crisis impacting its neighbouring countries, Turkey and Europe, said the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday. Millions will be pushed into poverty as Afghanistan economy will slump by up to 30% this year – …
Read More »Taliban won’t be allowed access to assets, says U.S.
AT News KABUL: The United States officials have once again denied to allow the Taliban government have access to ten billion dollars of Afghanistan central bank assets now frozen in US banks. Deputy United States Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Tuesday that it is important to keep pressure on …
Read More »Afghanistan to start house-to-house polio vaccination to protect 3.3 million children
A house-t0-house vaccination campaign will begin in Afghanistan to protect millions of children against polio. In a statement, WHO and UNICEF lauded the Taliban to allow the resumption of the vaccination process to all children in Afghanistan. The vaccination drive again polio will resume on November 8 and will be …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Karzai Says Taliban’s International Recognition Requires Internal Legitimacy
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the current Taliban government in Afghanistan needs internal legitimacy in order for it to gain international recognition. He said that could only be achieved through the expression of the will of the Afghan people, either in the form of elections or holding the Loya …
Read More »Islamic Emirate urges Int’l Community to end sanctions
Officials of the Islamic Emirate in a meeting with US and European called on the international Community to end sanctions on the Islamic Emirate. The foreign ministry has said in a statement that a high level delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, held …
Read More »Suicide bomber kills dozen-worshipers at mosque in Kunduz
AT News KABUL: A suicide bomber affiliated to the ISIS-K or so-called Daesh extremist group detonated himself among a huge gathering of worshippers at a mosque on Friday afternoon in capital city of northern Kunduz province, killing dozens of civilians and wounding over 100 others. The Islamic State of Khorasan …
Read More »Karzai strongly condemns Kunduz suicide bombing
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the suicide bombing that occurred at a mosque in capital of northern Kunduz city. On Friday afternoon, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a huge gathering of worshipers during the Friday-Prayer. Over 50 people were reported killed and more than …
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