AT Kabul: Pakistan notified Kabul about the possibility of military operations on Afghan soil, if terrorists according to them, involved in cross-border attacks are not eliminated, a senior Pakistani official told Anadolu news agency. A high-level Pakistani delegation led by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif delivered the message to Afghanistan’s acting …
Read More »ICG: Reducing aid will worsen Afghan economic situation
AT Kabul: A new report by International Crisis Group (ICG) warned that reduction of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan has adverse effects on the people, so the Western countries should adopt a legitimate position. The report adds that Western countries should look for a legitimate position to respond to the ongoing …
Read More »Torkham border fully reopened for trade, transit
AT Kabul: Pakistan reopened a key border crossing with neighboring Afghanistan to all types of traffic on Saturday. The Torkham border, which connects Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to neighboring Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, was shut down unilaterally by the Afghan interim administration last week. Later the Afghan administration announced …
Read More »Passport directorate to resume operations next week
AT Kabul: Officials from the passport department in Kabul say efforts are ongoing to solve technical problems around the issuance of passports and once the problems are resolved, the normal distribution process will resume. Nurullah Patman, the spokesman for the General Directorate of Passports said once the department is able …
Read More »Torkham border reopens after three-day closure
AT Kabul: Torkham Border, a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has reopened for passengers and trade transit. The Torkham border was closed on Sunday evening of transit for travelers and goods. The Information and Culture Department of Nangarhar province announced in a statement that this crossing was reopened …
Read More »Senior ISIS commander killed in southern Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Khorasan branch of ISIS confirmed the death of Ejaz Amin Ahangar known as Abu Osman Al-Kashmiri, a senior member of this group in southern Afghanistan. This group said in a statement that al-Kashmiri was killed on February 14 in a conflict between the Taliban and ISIS in …
Read More »High-ranking Pakistani delegation visits Kabul
AT News Kabul: Senior officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan met on Wednesday in Kabul to discuss ways to ease rising diplomatic and border tensions between the two neighbors. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif along with a high-level delegation, which also included Lt. Gen. Anjum Naveed, the head of the country’s …
Read More »US judge: 9/11 victims not entitled to Afghan frozen assets
AT Kabul: A judge in US has ruled that family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are not entitled to Afghan frozen assets seized by the US government. In the ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge George Daniels said “The perpetrators – not the Afghan people …
Read More »Delay in payment of pension exasperated Afghan retirees
AT Kabul: Employees who have served for a lifetime and used their experience and knowledge to improve good governance, develop infrastructure now face ample of economic problems. About 18 months have passed since the fall of the government and non-payment of retired employee pensions and authorities not providing a convincing …
Read More »US congressional delegation in Tajikistan for Afghan talks
AT News Kabul: A delegation from the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives visited Tajikistan and met with the ambassador of former Afghan government on Monday. “Zahir Aghbar”, the ambassador of former Afghan government in Tajikistan, announced that a delegation from the foreign affairs committee of …
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