AT News KABUL: Leaders of several Asian countries called for boosting their economic ties and pledged to provide assistance to Afghanistan during an economic summit in Turkmenistan on Sunday. The countries, which are members of the Economic Cooperation Organization that includes Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and six ex-Soviet nations, voiced …
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AT News KABUL: Turkish ambassador to Kabul Cihad Erginay met on Sunday with Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir and discussed humanitarian aid and Istanbul’s interest to invest in Afghanistan. Ambassador Erginay said Turkish investors are interested in investing in Afghanistan and will travel to Afghanistan in the coming …
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AT News KABUL: Death rate of children affected by malnutrition in Afghanistan has surged in recent months amid the severe shortages of medical and food supplies, officials said. Officials at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital said that the number of malnourished children has recently jumped by 50 per cent. “The number of patients …
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AT News KABUL: Amid deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, a senior Russian official on Saturday said that Moscow and Washington are actively discussing the Afghan crisis. The remarks came from the Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov during a live YouTube show where he also said that both nations are also engaging …
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AT News KABUL: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has emphasized the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan that figured prominently at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit. Indonesia was ready to help Afghanistan said the president. “Currently, an inclusive government has not materialised. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating.” Tittle Press quoted him as …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban representatives and the European Union delegates held meetings on Saturday in Doha to discuss economic situation in Afghanistan. The European Union envoys met with the Taliban and discussed political and economic issues and humanitarian aid. “Taliban and European delegates met yesterday and today and discussed issues related …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban’s prime minister, Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, called on international community on Saturday in his first ever address to Afghan nation to not stop their aid, saying Afghanistan is already facing threat of famine. Speaking in his first TV address since Taliban’s takeover in August, Akhund promised …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations has urged concrete actions to end violence against women in Afghanistan. UNAMA said in a statement said the world needs to urgently respond to needs of women and girls in Afghanistan, especially survivors of violence and those who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, …
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AT News KABUL: The United States is scheduled to resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar to reflect on humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the country not becoming a launchpad for terrorism, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price has said. The US delegation will be led by the …
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AT News KABUL: Chinese firms are visiting Afghanistan to inspect potential trillion-dollar lithium deposits, while others have made contacts about such projects. Global Times quoting several Chinese businessmen in Afghanistan said Chinese firms are marking a concrete initial step in potential cooperation in developing one of Afghanistan’s biggest mineral deposits. …
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