AT Kabul: Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) chief, stated that the international community has no choice but to interact with Afghanistan, and added that if interaction does not take place, the Afghan people will suffer more and more people will be forced to leave their …
Read More »Injection of new banknotes won’t cause currency slide
AT Kabul: A member of the Afghan Central Bank’s supreme council, Shah Mehrabi, said that the newly printed Afghani banknotes will enter the markets through proper methods that will not affect the value of the Afghan currency. Mehrabi, who is also a member of the trust fund of $3.5 million …
Read More »China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack
AT Kabul: China on Tuesday advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country “as soon as possible,” following a coordinated attack by ISIS militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in Kabul city. The militant Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack Monday afternoon on Kabul Longan …
Read More »Frequent power cut frustrates factory owners
AT Kabul: The Chamber of Industry and Mines said that electricity blackouts have caused factories to decrease output by 60 percent. According to this chamber, 600 factories are active in Kabul city and if the problem of power outages is not solved, most of these factories will go dark. Rahimullah …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Chinese hotel
AT Kabul: In an announcement late on Monday, December 12, ISIS claimed that at least 30 people were killed and wounded in the attack on the guest house of Chinese diplomats and citizens. The emergency hospital said that 3 dead and 18 injured were transferred to this hospital from the …
Read More »Balkh Journalists concerned over growing media challenges
AT Kabul: Journalists and other members of the media have expressed concerns about the growing challenges that the media and journalists in the province of Balkh are facing, reported Tolo news. In a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Information and Culture in Balkh, they emphasized the need to …
Read More »Indonesia, Qatar vows support for Afghan women’s education
AT Kabul: The International Conference on Afghan Women’s Education, co-chaired by Indonesia and Qatar, was convened in Bali, Indonesia on 8 December 2022. The Participants reaffirmed their strong support for and solidarity with the people of Afghanistan in attaining durable peace, stability, and prosperity, and underlined the importance of women’s …
Read More »Afghan children suffers from excessive weight loss
AT Kabul: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that it urgently needs help to treat children and deal with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, UNICEF announced that about 875,000 children in Afghanistan suffer from excessive weight loss. On the other hand, UNICEF announced on Tuesday through …
Read More »Asian-American societies call on Congress to pass Afghan Adjustment Act
AT Kabul: The Asian American Societies of Central Virginia in a letter to the Congress, support the Afghan Adjustment Act and urge the Biden Administration to pass it before the year end. “We, the Asian-American Society of Central Virginia (AASoCV), a 25-year-old Non-Profit Organization that consists of 19 Asian communities, …
Read More »Central Banks’ supreme council to discuss Afghanistan’s frozen assets
AT Kabul: Shah Mohammad Mehrabi, a board member of the Swiss-based Afghan Fund is attending a two-day meeting of the Supreme Council of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB). The meeting got underway on Tuesday and members will discuss a range of issues, including the performance of the central bank, the implementation …
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