AT Kabul: The movement of protesting women in Afghanistan, in cooperation with the Crystal Bayat Foundation, established a library called “Women’s Library” in Kabul. According to reports the members of this movement say that the purpose of creating this library is to promote the culture of reading books among women …
Read More »US hindering provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: “Nikolai Patrushev”, the national security advisor of Russia, emphasized that due to the food crisis in the world, hunger will soon spread in Afghanistan and will reach a catastrophic point. Referring to the food crisis in the world, the Russian National Security Adviser stated that the West refuses …
Read More »India supports “peaceful, secure and stable” Afghanistan, says Indian defense minister
AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s sovereign territory should not be misused to intimidate or attack any other country, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Tashkent on Wednesday. Addressing the defence chiefs’ meet at the 24th edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Uzbekistan capital, Singh further reiterated India’s support …
Read More »Political figures of the previous Afghan government: Where they are now
AT Kabul: The unprecedentedly swift return of the Taliban to power after 20 years resulted in the Afghan republic’s top leadership and politicians scrambling to leave the country or find a place in the new dispensation. Here is a tracker to monitor the latest actions and presence of those figures. …
Read More »Afghan asylum seekers protest in UAE over uncertain future
AT Kabul: Afghan refugees who were transferred to the UAE a year ago during the evacuation of Kabul and with the promise of transfer to America, held new protests due to the slow and non-transparent resettlement process. Hundreds of Afghans, who are waiting for resettlement in the United States or …
Read More »Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Qatar seeking trade, investment
AT Kabul: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Qatar to invest in Pakistan’s energy and aviation sectors during a meeting with the Qatar Investment Authority in Doha on Tuesday, according to a statement from Sharif’s office. Sharif travelled to Qatar earlier on Tuesday in hopes of attracting trade and investment …
Read More »UN still divided on Taliban officials travel exemption
AT News Kabul: Following the expiration of the three-month travel exemption for 13 officials of the Taliban government and the dispute between the member states of the United Nations Security Council regarding its extension, the second meeting of this council did not come to a conclusion. In the first meeting, …
Read More »Japan grants refugee status to 98 Afghan citizens
AT News Kabul: Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan in the past year, Kydo News reported. According to the Japanese news agency, the newly recognized refugees comprise staff who worked at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul. They were among more than 800 Afghans who fled …
Read More »2 dead due to border conflict between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
AT News Kabul: Local sources announced that two people were killed and 4 others were injured as a result of shooting and border conflict between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. Local sources announced that as a result of the clash between the Uzbek border forces and Afghan border guards in the border …
Read More »US continues to talk with Taliban on frozen Afghan assets
AT News Kabul: US President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s frozen assets despite the late al Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul, American sources have said. The decision to pursue the initiative to help stabilize Afghanistan’s collapsed economy underscores growing concern …
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