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AT Kabul: Abdul Salam Hanafi, Afghan deputy chief, disclosed that the they have formally requested an invitation to attend the 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). This request was made during a meeting between Hanafi and Tariq Ali Bakhit, OIC’s deputy for humanitarian …

AT Kabul: A new UN report reveals that approximately 16 million Afghans are poised to encounter crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity in 2024, in the aftermath of the nation’s prolonged conflict. Released on Thursday, the 2023 UN Afghanistan Annual Results Report highlights the dire situation facing the population, …

AT Kabul: According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Disaster Management, heavy rains and floods in various regions of the country over the past week have resulted in the deaths of at least 70 people, with 56 others sustaining injuries. The floods have also caused extensive damage to 2,627 houses, both partially …

AT Kabul: According to reports from Turkish media dated Friday, April 19th, 29 Afghan refugees were apprehended in the city of Balikesir, while another 16 refugees were detained in Çanakkale Fortress. Additionally, authorities in Turkey have announced the arrest of four individuals accused of smuggling these refugees. Previously, Turkish media …

AT Kabul: Iran carried out the execution of four Afghan prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday, as documented by a human rights group. The detainees, known as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani, and Ebrahim Noorzahi, were apprehended in 2019 for drug-related offenses and subsequently given death …

AT Kabul: Afghan Retirees in the capital city staged a protest once more, demanding their retirement pensions from the interim government. Expressing frustration over the delayed payments, they highlighted their repeated demonstrations without any action from the current Afghan administration. According to Tolonews Abdul Khaliq, a retiree with 35 years …

AT Kabul: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hold a meeting with Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, who heads the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on Thursday morning. In a post on social media platform X, Jaishankar mentioned their discussion on the current situation in Afghanistan and the exchange …

AT Kabul: The UK government’s plan to relocate certain asylum seekers to Rwanda faces another hurdle as the House of Lords approved an amendment exempting individuals who collaborated with the UK military or government abroad, such as Afghan interpreters. This amendment, backed by peers in multiple votes, is consistently removed …

AT Kabul: The State Bank of Pakistan has reported a more than seven percent decline in Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan over the past eight months. Pakistani media, citing the State Bank, also note a significant 59 percent decrease in the country’s imports from Afghanistan during the same period. According to …

AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Journalists’ Center (AFJC) has criticized the Taliban’s decision to suspend the private television stations Noor and Barya, condemning it as a violation of Afghanistan’s mass media law. In a statement, the center denounced the move as an effort to stifle free media activities and asserted that …