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AT Kabul: At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-story building in an upscale neighborhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, health authorities said. “So far 43 people have died from the fire,” Bangladesh’s health minister Samanta Lal Sen told …

AT Kabul: The Taliban will ban women media workers in Kabul if they fail to adhere to a “modest dress code” which includes face veils, said an independent media body that operates in Afghanistan. Abdul Ghaffar Farooq, Taliban’s spokesperson for the Ministry of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of …

AT Kabul: At least nine people have died within a day in some provinces of the country due to snowfall and cold weather. These individuals lost their lives in the provinces of Helmand, Kandahar, Herat, Sar-e-Pul, Badakhshan, and Jawzjan, and two others were injured. Janan Saiq, the spokesperson for the …

AT Kabul: The World Food Program (WFP) announced that it provided food and cash assistance to nearly 7.9 million individuals in Afghanistan during the previous month, with the goal of supporting local communities, addressing malnutrition, and enhancing educational opportunities. The organization’s report on Wednesday detailed its initiatives to combat malnutrition …

AT Kabul: The Afghan authorities have requested Turkmenistan to boost electricity supply to the province of Herat, as reported by Trend. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, put forward this proposal during a meeting in Ashgabat with Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and …

AT Kabul: The ambassador and special representative of Iran for Afghanistan announced plans for implementing a concrete wall along the border with Afghanistan. Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan, revealed in an interview with the Iranian news agency ISNA that studies are ongoing to determine the method for physically …

AT Kabul: The World Food Programme has announced that South Korea provides four million dollars for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. The World Food Programme stated on Monday, February 26th, through a statement, that these aids were provided to support emergency food assistance and prevent famine in Afghanistan. According to the …

AT Kabul: More than two-thirds of the UN Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind policies and decrees discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. A statement by 11 of the 15 council members …

AT Kabul: Ottawa has refused the Taliban’s attempt to take over Afghanistan’s embassy and consulates in Canada, as confirmed by a federal official cited by Canadian media on Monday. Jason Kong, the spokesperson for the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Canada does not recognize the Taliban as a …

AT Kabul: Qatar’s government has announced the release of an Austrian detainee in Afghanistan, facilitated through Doha’s mediation efforts. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, extends gratitude to Afghanistan’s de facto officials for their cooperation. Qatar highlights its robust …