AT News KABUL: The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” …
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KABUL: Facing pressure to prevent a humanitarian and economic catastrophe in Afghanistan, the Biden administration on Wednesday took steps to allow more aid to flow into the Taliban-led country. The measures exempt aid groups from stringent economic sanctions that were imposed against the Taliban before they seized control of the government and have been strangling …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban foiled a suicide bombing plot in Kabul with security forces killing a terrorist who tried to blow his explosives inside the congested passport office. Deputy spokesman for interior ministry Aqil Jan Ezam said that an assailant, who was trying to enter the passport office premises on Thursday afternoon, …
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AT News KABUL: Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Kabul toward the shuttered US Embassy on Tuesday, urging the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets. Holding banners reading, “Let us eat” and “Give us our frozen money,” the protesters chanted slogans and marched down a central avenue, with the ruling Taliban providing …
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AT News KABUL: Japan has pledged a new $100 million aid package to Afghanistan as the country is grappling with a humanitarian and economic crisis, the Japanese media have reported. According to the information, the planned aid is reportedly part of the Japanese government’s supplementary budget, which was approved on Monday, …
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AT News KABUL: Saudi Arabia is delivering its convoy of humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan via Pakistan. Provided by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid Center, the aid is being transported by 200 vehicles from Pakistan to Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to Pakistani media. The media reported that the aid …
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AT News KABUL: The US government is considering easing financial sanctions to pave the ground for delivery of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. The curbs were imposed on the impoverished country, whose assets worth $9.5billion were also frozen after the Taliban seized power in mid-August. Speaking to a group of reporters …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has become the top ranking word for Google’s Year in Search after the Taliban’s rise to power, followed by the devastating evacuations. When searching for news, Google users were mostly interested in Afghanistan, according to the latest annual trending report of Alphabet Inc.’s search giant. The …
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AT News KABUL: After Pakistan’s missile strikes on eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban destroyed the border fence erected by the Islamabad government in the first border clash with the Pakistani military. Tasnim news agency reported that Taliban special forces destroyed the border fence Pakistani military had built along the Durand Line …
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AT News KABUL: Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan and called out what he said was “obvious propaganda against Afghanistan”. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in his speech at the summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC), said that Pakistan faced threat from Islamic State …
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