AT Kabul: Pakistan on Friday welcomed resumption of activities in Afghanistan relating to a $1.2 billion Western-backed project to build a power line between Central Asia and South Asia, more than a year after it was stalled over turmoil in Afghanistan. The CASA-1000 project aims to allow Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, …
Read More »US State Department: the Doha Agreement has strengthened the ‘Taliban’
AT Kabul: The United States Department of State says that the Doha Agreement led to the empowerment of Taliban and the weakening of America’s partners in Afghanistan. Mathew Miller, the spokesperson for the department, while referring to the interim government’s actions against terrorist groups, also says that the Taliban has …
Read More »The EU earmarks $21 million in assistance for Afghanistan via (WFP)
AT Kabul: The European Union has provided 20.1 million euros ($21.4 million) to the World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan, aiming to enhance food security and community resilience for over 300,000 Afghans across 26 provinces. This aid targets vulnerable, displaced Afghans resettling in specific regions. The initiative will focus on …
Read More »US Police arrest teenager in connection with the death of former Afghan interpreter
AT Kabul: US Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy accused of the murder of a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. special forces, who was working as a ride-share driver in Washington, D.C. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, highlighting the vulnerability of those who have served alongside American …
Read More »UN’s Bennett highlights a decline in Afghanistan’s human rights situation
AT Kabul: The UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan on Thursday emphasized prioritizing human rights, particularly women’s rights, in engagement with the Taliban. Richard Bennett painted a grim picture of human rights in Afghanistan, criticizing widespread discrimination against women and minorities. Presenting his six-month report at the 55th session of the …
Read More »Fire at Bangladesh Building Claims 43 Lives, Leaves Several Injured
AT Kabul: At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-story building in an upscale neighborhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, health authorities said. “So far 43 people have died from the fire,” Bangladesh’s health minister Samanta Lal Sen told …
Read More »Women in Afghanistan face a prospective ban from working in Media if refuse to cover their faces
AT Kabul: The Taliban will ban women media workers in Kabul if they fail to adhere to a “modest dress code” which includes face veils, said an independent media body that operates in Afghanistan. Abdul Ghaffar Farooq, Taliban’s spokesperson for the Ministry of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of …
Read More »Intense Weather Takes Toll on Lives and Disrupts Routine Across Multiple Provinces
AT Kabul: At least nine people have died within a day in some provinces of the country due to snowfall and cold weather. These individuals lost their lives in the provinces of Helmand, Kandahar, Herat, Sar-e-Pul, Badakhshan, and Jawzjan, and two others were injured. Janan Saiq, the spokesperson for the …
Read More »WFP provided assistance to almost 8 million individuals in Afghanistan last month
AT Kabul: The World Food Program (WFP) announced that it provided food and cash assistance to nearly 7.9 million individuals in Afghanistan during the previous month, with the goal of supporting local communities, addressing malnutrition, and enhancing educational opportunities. The organization’s report on Wednesday detailed its initiatives to combat malnutrition …
Read More »Afghanistan asks Turkmenistan for additional power supplies
AT Kabul: The Afghan authorities have requested Turkmenistan to boost electricity supply to the province of Herat, as reported by Trend. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, put forward this proposal during a meeting in Ashgabat with Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and …
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