AT News KABUL: In a shocking new revelation, more people are now in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. OCHA in its new report has found that 28.8 million Afghans need aid and over $2.26 billion is required to deliver prioritized multi-sectoral assistance to 20 million people. Since January …
Read More »Tremor of magnitude 4.6 reported in Badakhshan
AT News KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Faizabad in northern Badakhshan province on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The NCS said that the earthquake at a depth of 10 km occurred in the afternoon NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2 occurred on 03-06-2023, 15:55:02 IST, …
Read More »Iranian guards in heavy clashes with Taliban as tensions rise over water
AT News KABUL: Clashes broke out on Saturday between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces, media reports said, with the Taliban claiming Iran shot first and that the one Afghan border guard was killed. The clashes were reported in the Kang district of Nimroz. An Iranian police official Qasem Rezaei …
Read More »Taliban needs legitimacy for recognition: Miller
AT Kabul: The US Department of State’s spokesman Matthew Miller said that “Taliban have to earn legitimacy to get international recognition.” Miller made the remarks at a press conference in Washington D.C. “So I will say with respect to tensions between Iran and Afghanistan, I don’t have any specific comment …
Read More »Aid agency chief: Guidelines on female NGO staff close to finalization
AT Kabul: The head of a major international aid agency said Tuesday that key Afghan officials told him in meetings that they are close to finalizing guidelines that will allow Afghan women to resume working for nongovernmental organizations. But they were unable to give a timeline or details when pressed. …
Read More »European Union delivers 100 tons of medical supplies to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The European Union (EU) has delivered nearly 100 tons of medicines and medical supplies to Afghanistan. Deputy political representative of the European Union for Afghanistan, Raffaella Iodice, on Wednesday, tweeted that nearly 100 tons of medicine and medical supplies were delivered to Kabul, Afghanistan. “Close to 100 tons …
Read More »Pakistan releases 66 Afghan nationals from Karachi Central Jail
AT Kabul: Taliban officials on Wednesday said that 66 prisoners, including childrens, were released from the prisons in Pakistan’s Sindh province. According to the General Consulate of Afghanistan in Karachi, Pakistan, 66 prisoners, including eight children, were released from Sindh’s Karachi Central Jail. According to instructions from the Taliban’s Ministry …
Read More »WFP seeks Iran’s cooperation in transferring India’s aid to Afghanistan
AT Kabul: Hsiao-Wei Lee, the head of the UN World Food Programme in Afghanistan met Iran’s deputy ambassador in Kabul, Mr Hassan Mortazavi. Referring to the special position and importance of Iran in the region, the UN official called for the deepening of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran …
Read More »Chinese scholars sponsor mini-marathon to help protect Afghan cultural heritage
AT Kabul: A mini-marathon was held in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, which was sponsored and organized with the assistance of a group of young scholars from China’s Peking University, Lanzhou University, Wenzhou University, the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Hong Kong-based non-profit Friends of Dunhuang. Mohammad Taqqi Taqadosi, coordinator …
Read More »UNICEF: Education opportunity provided for 500,000 children in Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The United Nations Children’s Fund stated that this organization has provided access to education for 500,000 boys and girls by creating community-based classes. For many of these girls, this is the only way they can go to school, UNICEF wrote on Twitter. This international organization added that it …
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