AT Kabul: The Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to help the people of Afghanistan to promote peace and reconstruction. He made the remarks at the China-Central Asia Summit. China will “continue to help the Afghan people maintain security and stability and realize peace and reconstruction. We will work together to …

AT Kabul: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday called on Afghanistan to respect Iran’s water rights. Speaking during a visit to Sistan and Baluchistan Province in southeastern Iran, Raisi said a dam on the Helmand River was restricting the flow of water into a lake along the border between the …

AT Kabul: The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned of a “children’s crisis” in Afghanistan with nearly 16 million children going to bed hungry. “They don’t have clean water to quench their thirst or so blankets in which to sleep,” Fran Equiza, UNICEF Afghanistan representative, told reporters. Afghanistan faces a troublesome …

AT Kabul: The United States and its Western allies left Afghanistan after twenty years and left nothing behind but growing terrorism and drug trafficking, Russia’s Foreign Minister said. He added that Ukraine will possibly face Afghanistan’s fate if things remain unchanged, urging Ukrainian politicians to consider Afghanistan’s situation. In an …

AT Kabul: The UK’s aid watchdog has raised concerns over cuts to the humanitarian assistance budget that have led to vital projects in Afghanistan being halted or delayed. In its report, published on Thursday, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact highlighted that reductions to the UK’s funding commitment for 2022-23 …

AT Kabul: Human Rights Watch in a recent report on Afghanistan said that two-thirds of the country’s population is food insecure. This report says that Afghanistan remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, and the restriction imposed on women working for NGOs, aggravates the crisis in the country. The …

AT Kabul: An exhibition with the participation of 550 companies was held in Kabul, where some of the women traders have also exhibited their handicrafts. Professional business women say that holding exhibitions is not enough for their business and a special market should be created. At the “Kabul International Exhibition,” …

AT Kabul: Afghanistan rulers appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as the acting Prime Minister on Wednesday after reports surfaced that the Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund has fallen ill. Afghanistan media said that Maulvi Kabir will now serve as the head of government until Akhundzada recovers. the authorities are yet …

AT Kabul: A group of migrants and an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist were caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally last week. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities, Fox News reported that the suspect—who has not been publicly identified—was apprehended Wednesday while attempting to cross …

AT Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has announced on their Facebook page that UNICEF intends to expand about 21,000 Community-Based Education (CBE) classes in all provinces of Afghanistan by the end of 2023. Till now, a UNICEF-supported accelerated learning center has been operating in Bamyan. Female students (girls) can continue their education …