AT Kabul: Afghan authorities have urged Pakistan not to unilaterally decide on the repatriation of Afghan migrants, emphasizing that they should not face harassment. This plea comes amid reports suggesting Islamabad’s potential renewal of an eviction campaign. Last year, over half a million Afghans fled Pakistan following the former government’s …

AT Kabul: Recent agreements between Pakistan and the Afghan administration in Kabul highlight a nuanced dynamic of security concerns, economic aspirations, and regional competition. Despite recent tensions, including cross-border airstrikes and retaliatory fire, both sides are prioritizing trade cooperation. A Pakistani delegation, led by Commerce Secretary Muhammad Khurrum Agha, engaged …

AT Kabul: The United Nations Coordination Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that Japan has donated $600,000 to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund. OCHA expressed gratitude to Japan for its contribution via a statement on its official Twitter account. Earlier, the World Food Programme (WFP) disclosed Japan’s assistance of $13.5 million …

AT Kabul: Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest rates of stunting in children under five and 79 percent of its people lack sufficient access to clean water, said Daniel Timme, communications head for the UN children’s agency, UNICEF. Malnutrition poses a significant threat to future generations in Afghanistan. With …

AT Kabul: According to authorities, a counterterrorism official and a senior cleric associated with a religious party were fatally shot on Tuesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Sub-inspector Samiullah Dawar, affiliated with the provincial counterterrorism department (CTD), was gunned down in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district, as …

AT Kabul: Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department, informed TASS news agency that a delegation from the Taliban in Afghanistan has been invited to attend the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum in May. The forum, focusing on international economic issues, is …

AT Kabul: The Israeli Air Force strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus will not remain unanswered, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said. “After repeated defeats and failures the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its agenda, but it should know that it will never achieve its sinister goals …

AT Kabul: The United Nations Deputy Assistance Mission in Afghanistan revealed that over the past 35 years, including children and women, 44,000 civilians have fallen victim to mine explosions and explosive materials. UNAMA released a video on the social media platform X on April 1st, ahead of the International Day …

AT Kabul: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported seven fatalities and nearly 400 families affected by heavy rains and floods in Afghanistan. The report stated that 1,500 acres of agricultural land were destroyed. Faryab, Nangarhar, and Daikundi provinces suffered the most damage. The northern …

AT Kabul: Turkish police have reported the detention of 40 Afghan asylum seekers discovered during a cargo truck inspection in Amasya city. Media sources revealed on March 30th that these refugees had concealed themselves in a food-carrying truck traveling from Ağrı to Istanbul. Turkish authorities plan to deport these Afghan …