AT News KABUL: Women working in restaurants and coffee shops are scrambling with economical challenges as many public facilities remain closed for the past one month after the fall of Kabul to the Islamic Movement of the Taliban. Niki Tabasom, a coffee shop owner said that she made a coffee …
Read More »Biden discusses Afghanistan with UK, Aus PMs
AT News KABUL: U.S. President Joe Biden held separate meetings with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Premier Scott Morrison, discussing the situation in Afghanistan along with climate change and Covid-19. Biden and Morrison met in the sideline of the UN General Assembly session on September 21 and hosted …
Read More »Afghan Media scrambles with financial crisis
Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Tens of media outlets halt functioning, either due to restriction on access to information and financial crisis amid an uncertain future of Afghanistan. According to reports, over 150 media outlets, including the printing press, TV Channels, and radio stations suspended their activities. Abdul Salam Zahid, a …
Read More »IMF suspends funds for Afghanistan
Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Afghanistan is deprived of having a grant from the $650 billion special drawing rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the member countries. Referring to the ongoing chaos in the country, IMF’s spokesman, Gerry Rice told the reporters that Afghanistan will not have access. …
Read More »Taliban vow to suppress ISIS-K
AT News KABUL: Islamic Movement of the Taliban is able to restrain the ISIS-K extremist group in Afghanistan, a Taliban official said on Monday. Zabiullah Mujahid, deputy minister of information and culture downplays the activities of the ISIS-K group, saying that the group is incapable of posing threats in the …
Read More »Ghani under criticism for current chaos in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Some political analysts blame Former President Ashraf Ghani for the ongoing political chaos and economical crises. They believe that if Ghani transferred power through a political settlement instead of fleeing the country, the collapse of the military and many other challenges would have not happened. “If Ghani …
Read More »Child killed in Nangarhar blast
AT News KABUL: A blast targeting the Taliban vehicle killed one child and wounded two others in Jalalabad, the capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province. Deputy spokesman of the Taliban, Bilal Karimi said that the blast took place in PD 5 of Jalalabad. The wounded include one Taliban fighter …
Read More »Pakistani trucks bring humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Pakistani trucks loaded with humanitarian assistance comprised of relief goods entered Afghanistan via Torkham crossing point. The relief goods is consist of food items including flour, sugar, cooking oil, pulses and rice, the Pakistani embassy in Kabul said in a statement. “Another four trucks of humanitarian …
Read More »Amnesty Int’l calls for probe into Kabul drone strike
Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Amnesty International called for further probe into the Kabul drone strike of August 29 carried out by the U.S. forces, in which 10 civilians including children were killed. Senior Crisis Advisor with Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Programme, said: “This admission is an important step towards accountability …
Read More »Pakistan’s Khan in talks with Taliban over inclusive government
Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: Pakistani Premier Imrah Khan says he is in dialogue with the Taliban leadership to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan. The decision to begin dialogue with the Taliban on formation of the government was made after Khan held meetings with the Afghanistan’s Central Asian neighbors. “After …
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