AT News Kabul: An agreement was signed to create an economic corridor between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. Officials say that according to this contract, commercial goods will be transported to Afghanistan through China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. On the other hand, some economic analysts consider the signing of this agreement …
Read More »Taliban ban on girls secondary schools has no justification, Rina Amiri
AT News Kabul: Rina Amiri, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan women says that the continuation of the Taliban’s “unfair and destructive” policy of closing the gates of schools above the sixth grade to girls “has no justification.” The representative of the United States, referring to the protest of girls in …
Read More »US ‘agrees’ to release Afghan funds through Swiss bank
AT News Kabul: The United States has agreed to release a part of Afghanistan’s frozen assets, which were seized after the Taliban came to power last year, the Turkish (TRT) news agency reported. The $3.5 billion in fund is to be likely released to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) …
Read More »Karzai discuss Afghanistan situation with UNAMA acting director
AT News Kabul: The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, met with Markus Potzel, the deputy special representative of UN chief for Afghanistan, and acting director of UNAMA. In this meeting, the situation in Afghanistan and the region was discussed and both sides insisted on the opening of girls’ schools …
Read More »U.S. and afghan leaders are equally blamed for failure in Afghanistan, Ex U.S. ambassador
AT News Kabul: In an interview with Afghanistan International, Ronald Newman the former US ambassador to Afghanistan said that U.S. and afghan leaders are equally blamed for failure in Afghanistan. He said that Americans were not fighting in the last two years and no one had a firm belief to …
Read More »Karzai reiterates call for reopening of girls’ schools
AT News KABUL: Former president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai in a tweet called on the Taliban government to reopen girls’ secondary schools amid a national outcry. Karzai tweeted: “The voice of the school girls in Paktia province for the reopening of their schools is the voice of all our girls …
Read More »US and its allies are against the stability of Afghanistan, says Russia
AT News Kabul: The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, referring to the recent ISIS attack on the Russian embassy in Kabul, said in a statement: The emerging developments in the direction of normalizing the situation in Afghanistan are clearly not pleasing to the United States and its allies. Referring to the …
Read More »Dozens Afghan girls protest for schools reopening
AT News Kabul: Dozens of female students protested against the closure of their schools in Paktia province. These girls demanded the reopening of their schools. The pictures that are circulating on social media, shows that these female students, dressed in school uniforms, took to the streets in the city of …
Read More »Karzai says access to education is the key to national welfare
AT News Kabul: On the occasion of world literacy day, the former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, said that access to education is one of the most fundamental human rights that leads to prosperity and success of countries. According to Karzai, Taliban should provide education for the country’s youth and …
Read More »Taliban to sign contract with UAE’s GAAC company over airspace control
AT News Kabul: The Taliban administration announced on Thursday they would sign the third and final major contract for running Afghanistan’s airports with the United Arab Emirates’ GAAC Holding. The contract would run for 10 years, deputy head of Afghanistan’s ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, told reporters at a …
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