Former President Hamid Karzai and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah former chairman of High Council of National Reconciliation met with Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Afghanistan and acting UNAMA Chief Marcus Potzel on Saturday. The dignitaries exchanged views about issues of mutual concern and called for an immediate reopening …
Read More »Dozens Dead as Flash Flood in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Unseasonal rain and flooding has plagued Afghanistan over the past week. The UN has reported at least 39 deaths and 14 injuries. The central Afghan province of Ghazni is the hardest-hit region. Afghanistan’s eastern region has experienced three flash floods in less than a month. “Since 5 July, …
Read More »Taliban to Participate in Tashkent International Conference
AT KABUL: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) delegations will participate in an International Conference on Afghanistan which will be held On July 25-26, 2022, in Tashkent with the participation of more than 20 countries and international organizations, a statement from the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs published. Uzbekistan acting …
Read More »SAS ‘Death Squad’ Accused of killing Afghan Detainees
AT Kabul: Following the report regarding UK special forces alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, Amnesty International (AI) called for an immediate investigation. Commandos in the United Kingdom’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances during a six-month tour of Helmand province from November …
Read More »Indefinite Ban on Girl’s Secondary Schools
AT Kabul: The Taliban’s ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country’s future, Human Rights Watch, said today in a new video feature. While yesterday social media published an official letter …
Read More »Taliban to sign security agreement with Qatar
AT Kabul: Acting Minister of Defense Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Kabul and Doha are expected to sign an agreement for security cooperation. Returning from his two days visit from Qatar, Mawlawi Yaqoob said that the agreement will be assessed by the officials of the Islamic Emirate to …
Read More »Cholera outbreak claims 20 lives in Helmand
AT Kabul: Three new health centers have been inaugurated in Baghran district of Helmand province. According to the reports twenty children have died from cholera disease in the Baghran district of southern Helmand province, on Monday. Health officials of Helmand told Bakhtar news agency that over 120 people in Baghran …
Read More »Karzai offers condolence over Shinzo Abe demise
AT Kabul: former president Karzai: “I am deeply saddened by the Unfortunate demise of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During his time in office japan continued its gracious friendship and assistance to Afghanistan for which the Afghan people remain profoundly grateful. My heartfelt condolences to his family, government and the …
Read More »Businessmen irked by power outages in industrial parks
AT News KABUL: Afghan Industrialists’ Association has expressed concerns over consistent electricity shortages and outages in the country’s industrial parks, saying that these electricity limitations in factories had reduced domestic production. “Even in winter, to say that you have technical problems, unfortunately we only have ten to twelve hours out …
Read More »China announces economic reconstruction plans for Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: China’s ambassador announced trade and investment plans for Afghanistan on Tuesday. At a rare press conference alongside the Taliban administration’s acting minister for disaster management, Ambassador Wang Yu announced $8 million in aid for relief from the June 22 earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people. “Besides …
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