AT News KABUL: The issue of the Afghan refugees is set to be discussed during a quadrilateral meeting with officials from Kabul, Tehran, Islamabad, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. According to the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation, two separate meetings will be held with Iran and Pakistan …
Read More »Political Crisis Affects Afghan Health Sector: World Bank
AT News KABUL: The World Bank’s survey shows that the Afghan private sector has been affected as the economic activities were damaged by political crisis triggered after the August collapse. The survey was conducted from October-November 2021, the World Bank said in a report. “The majority of surveyed businesses reported …
Read More »Kabul Seeks Diplomacy over Tension alongside Durand Line
AT News KABUL: The Islamic Emirate seeks diplomatic efforts to resolve the recent tensions risen between Islamic Emirate forces and Pakistan military alongside the Duran line. The tensions come as the Islamic Emirate and Pakistani border forces were reportedly on high alert Friday after a Pakistani chopper was shot at …
Read More »Passport Department to Resume Online Operation
AT News KABUL: The general department of passports have resumed online passport operation in the capital city of Kabul. Shafiullah Tassal, the spokesman of the directorate of passports, said that 2,000 applications would be accepted daily, and that this number would increase to 3,000 after the month of Ramadan. “These …
Read More »Karzai Urges Islamic to Respect Ulemas’ call of Kabul Gathering
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called on the Islamic Emirate to respect the request of the Afghan Ulema, who held a gathering in Kabul last week under the title of “National Dialogue of Afghan Scholars,” calling for the reopening of girls’ schools. Karzai said on Twitter that the …
Read More »Afghan Refugees in Iran Complain of Mistreatment
AT News KABUL: Afghan refugees in Iran complained about the bad treatment of the Iran government towards them, saying they have been harassed and disturbed. As Afghanistan is going through a severe economic condition, thousands of people are seeking to illegally cross the border to make an end meets abroad. …
Read More »Islamic Emirate to Give Deadline for Qatar Over Airport Contract
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed by the first deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to give a specific deadline to the Qatari company over the fate of the Kabul airport’s operational management. The call was made at a meeting of the economic commission …
Read More »Poppy Price Increased Amid Fresh Ban by Islamic Emirate
AT News KABUL: The price of poppy has been significantly raised as the Islamic Emirate announced ban on cultivation of poppy and other drugs across the country. Earlier, the Islamic Emirate’s supreme leader in a decree banned the cultivation of any kind of plants used for narcotics in the country. …
Read More »Six People Wounded in Kabul Mosque Blast
AT News KABUL: The blast in the capital city of Kabul wounded six people, officials said, adding that one of the wounded is in a critical condition. According to the security officials, the blast was due to a hand grenade occurred on Wednesday afternoon at the Pul-e-Khishti mosque in PD …
Read More »Intl Reactions Remain High on Girl’s Education in Afghanistan
AT NewsKABUL: The ban on girls access to school above grade six is still facing widespread reaction from various countries and organizations. The UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called the ban on girls’ access to education “shocking” and said Afghanistan is the only country where girls are being denied …
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