AT Kabul: The US State Department wrote in a statement that “Thomas West”, the country’s special representative for Afghanistan affairs, will travel to Pakistan, Germany and Switzerland in his new round of trips from January 29 to February 4 to discuss Afghanistan. During these trips, West will consult with US …
Read More »Russia, Pakistan to discuss recent Afghan developments
AT News Kabul: Pakistan and Russia would review progress of the interim Afghan government in fulfilling the commitments made with the international community for forming an inclusive government, and to denying terrorist outfits a space to operate from its soil, Pakistani media reported. Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, who is …
Read More »Salang highway closed for heavy trucks
AT Kabul: The Salang highway, connecting Kabul with Northern provinces, has been closed for cargo trucks due to heavy snowfall, an official said on Sunday. The Maintenance department of Salang says that due to the snowfall, the Salang highway is blocked for high-tonnage vehicles. According to this directorate, since last …
Read More »Sanctions limit Kabul’s ability to fight ISIS, says Russia
AT News Kabul: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Sirmolotov asked the authorities of Taliban interim government to increase efforts to eradicate terrorism, adding that this issue was particularly discussed during the recent Kabul visit of Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov. This senior Russian diplomat told Tass news …
Read More »Afghan Journalists in Pakistan Demand Intl Action
AT Kabul: Afghan journalists in Pakistan held protests calling for their situation to be addressed by relevant organizations for their evacuations to be facilitated. Mahmoud Kochi, one of the Afghan journalists in Pakistan, during the protest meeting today told media that they are facing serious problems and have been homeless …
Read More »Kabul residence complaining of increased electricity bills in winter
AT Kabul: With the interruption of electricity imported from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan, it has been about a month that Kabul and several other provinces of the country have only 1-2 hours of electricity in 24 hours. The citizens of Kabul say that although they had few hours of electricity in …
Read More »Iran envoy stresses need for inclusive gov. in Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said in an interview with TOLOnews that his country wants the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan stated “If the Islamic Republic says something, it says it as a brother, it says it out of …
Read More »Heavy snow, rain predicted in 19 provinces
AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has warned the possibility of snow and heavy rainfall in 19 provinces. On Saturday January 28, this department announced that there is a possibility of snow and heavy rain in the coming days in the provinces of Badakhshan, Nuristan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Panjshir, …
Read More »Khalilzad’s new remedy for Afghanistan
AT News Kabul: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former special representative of the US government for Afghanistan affairs, once again asked the Afghan interim government officials to pay attention to the advices of Maulavi Abdul Hamid, an Iranian cleric regarding the education of girls in Afghanistan. “Those Taliban leaders who banned girls …
Read More »DAB announced the distribution of new Afghani banknotes
AT News Kabul: The Central Bank of Afghanistan announced on Wednesday that they have distributed 100 million new banknotes of Afghani currency to the country’s commercial banks and in return has collected damaged notes from these banks. According to the Central Bank, the new banknotes include 10, 20, 50 and …
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