AT Kabul: A motorbike bomb exploded close to a mosque in Maimana city, capital of northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province, on Wednesday, causing no loss of life, provincial director of information and culture Mawlawi Shamsudin Mohammad said. “Terrorists placed explosive device in the cavities of a motorbike and the device exploded …
Read More »RSF calls for release of French-Afghan journalist
AT Kabul: Reporters without Borders (RSF) issued a press statement on Sunday, demanding the release of French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi from prison in Afghanistan. RSF and 14 French editorial offices or production companies with which Mortaza Behboudi collaborated called on the Afghani interim government to release the Franco-Afghan reporter who …
Read More »UNICEF: Afghanistan is dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis
AT Kabul: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced in its latest report that the people of Afghanistan are now dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis, and the international community should not forget them. “Omar Abid” UNICEF Deputy Executive Director expressed regret about the current situation of children in Afghanistan …
Read More »US freeze on Afghan assets weakened public health system: MSF
AT Kabul: Doctors without borders (MSF) have said in a report today that Afghanistan people still struggle with access to healthcare due to increased widespread poverty, and a further weakened public health system. This organization has recommended that the policy makers of the countries and aid agencies to act urgently …
Read More »Heavy rain and snow forecasted in 27 provinces of Afghanistan
AT Kabul: The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has warned of the possibility of heavy rain and snow on Wednesday and Thursday in 27 provinces of the country. As of Feb. 7, the Afghanistan Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for heavy rainfall and snowfall across parts of Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, …
Read More »Biden extends national emergency regarding Afghanistan
AT Kabul: US President Joe Biden indicated to US Congress he is extending the executive order for the “national emergency with respect to the widespread humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the potential for a deepening economic collapse in Afghanistan.” On February 11, 2022, he declared a national emergency to deal …
Read More »OIC insists interaction with Afghan authorities
AT Kabul: The preparatory meeting for the 49th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers for member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation kicked off in Jeddah on Sunday. The 49th session will be held on March 16-17 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha said that the …
Read More »Russia has no plans to close its embassy in Afghanistan, says envoy
AT Kabul: Russia has no plans to close its diplomatic mission in Kabul, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov told TASS on Monday. “Such thoughts have not even occurred,” Kabulov said, when asked whether Russia had such plans. Earlier, the Al-Arabiya TV channel reported that …
Read More »Pakistan to seek Afghan authority’s help to curb TTP
AT Kabul: Pakistan has decided to seek the intervention of the supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban to control the militant organizations in Pakistan after a suicide bombing killed scores of police in a mosque, officials said Saturday. During an Apex Committee meeting in Peshawar, the civil and military leadership held …
Read More »200 tons of oil extracted daily from “Qashgari” oil field
AT Kabul: Taliban announced that 200 tons of pure oil worth 130 thousand US dollars is extracted from the Qashgari mine in Sarpul province on a daily basis. Qashgari oil field in the north of the country, including three parts of Aqdaria, Qashgari and Angut, occupies a total area of …
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