AT Kabul: Shops in Uruzgan province were closed by authorities due to their usage of Pakistani rupees. Officials of the committee for Afghani Promotion said that the usage of foreign currency has been banned in this province and will deal legally with violators. “We will keep this process going until …
Read More »China to become Afghanistan’s second-largest trade partner
AT News Kabul: As China’s trade with Afghanistan has been growing fast, the “Silk Road” report indicates that China is considering Afghanistan’s participation in “Belt and Road” initiative that turn Afghanistan as second largest trading partner for China, after Pakistan in 2023. Silk Road Briefing (SRB) provides global and regional …
Read More »Iran, China discusses sustainable stability in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The special envoys of Iran and China for Afghanistan discussed ways for cooperation between Tehran and Beijing to ensure peace and stability in Afghanistan. Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan who also acts as the caretaker ambassador of Iran in Kabul, held a meeting …
Read More »Torkham border crossing closed following gunfire
AT Kabul: Torkham, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been closed with local media reporting gunfire near the border transit point. It was not immediately clear whether Afghan or Pakistani authorities closed the Torkham border crossing, near the Khyber Pass, but Monday’s move comes after relations between …
Read More »Ex-military bases to turn into special economic zones in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Afghan interim government has decided that military bases left by foreign forces will be gradually handed over to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in order to turn them into special economic zones. Economic Deputy Office of the Prime Minister announced during the regular meeting of the …
Read More »Snowfall keeps 4 district roads blocked in Badakhshan province
AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Ministry of Public Works announced that heavy snowfall in Badakhshan provinces has blocked the roads in four districts of this province. According to Ministry’s the roads to Arghanchkhah, Raghistan, Kohistan and Yavan districts of this province are currently blocked. On Sunday, this ministry announced that the …
Read More »Zardari warns of terrorism spillover in the region
AT Kabul: The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said that the humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan has made it more difficult for the Afghan interim government to live up with its obligations towards the international community. Speaking in a panel discussion in the Munich security conference Zardari urged …
Read More »US Congress members demand data on Afghanistan withdrawal
AT Kabul: The committee said the administration’s decisions resulted in a “national security and humanitarian catastrophe” According to TASS news agency Republicans from the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability have started an investigation of the actions of Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration related to the withdrawal of …
Read More »Pakistan trade with central Asia relies on Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Pakistan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar said that the current situation in Afghanistan, and other issues including terrorism, poses a challenge to economic and trade relations of Pakistan with Central Asian nations. She said that Afghanistan has a positive effect on the expansion …
Read More »Bodies of 18 Afghan migrants found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria
AT Kabul: Bulgarian police have made four arrests after 18 people, including a child, were found dead in an abandoned truck in Bulgaria, its government says. The truck appeared to have been illegally transporting a group of Afghan migrants. Thirty-four people, including five children, were rushed to hospitals and some …
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