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AT Kabul: India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval held wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart Ali Shamkhani in Tehran during a daylong visit to Iran. The discussions centered on economic, political and security ties as well as important regional and international developments. Doval said the recent agreement between Iran …

AT Kabul: A closed-door summit on Afghanistan ended Tuesday in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the ruling governing body, though the United Nations’ chief said they would hold another meeting in the future. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres attended the summit, which the world body described as nations and organizations …

AT Kabul: Afghan farmers have harvested more than 72,000 tons of cotton over the past year, the Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said in a statement on Monday. Afghanistan collected 72,493 tons of cotton from 54,869 hectares of land last year, the statement said. Balkh, Takhar, Kunduz, Baghlan, eastern …

AT Kabul: The Biden administration will continue to allow tens of thousands of Afghans who fled Afghanistan more than two years ago to stay and work in the US, as congressional efforts have stalled that were meant to permanently resolve their immigration status, according to two people familiar with the …

AT Kabul: Foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan and China are expected to meet in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad over the weekend for trilateral talks focusing on the situation in Afghanistan, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. “Both the Afghan interim foreign minister and Chinese foreign minister are expected to reach …

AT Kabul: Retired government employees asking for payment of their pensions, saying that they will held protests if their salaries are not paid in two months. The retirees said they have not received their pensions this year and last year, and they face many economic challenges.  Retirees said that despite …

AT Kabul: Following the concern expressed by the member states of Shanghai, especially Russia, about the presence of some terrorist groups in Afghanistan and threats to other countries from this area, the Taliban responded to this concern by issuing a statement and said that Islamic Emirate as a responsible government, …

AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China resumed visa issuance for Afghan nationals in the country. He said that Chinese visa applicants can apply for a visa through the embassy of this country in Kabul. The resumption of Chinese visas for Afghan citizens …

AT Kabul: Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, arrived in Kabul on Sunday afternoon and stressed the importance of the inclusion of female staff in aid delivery in Afghanistan, Tolo news reported. This UN official adds that women’s work will allow humanitarian aid to be provided to needy …

AT Kabul: Media outlet in Herat province have reported that an exhibition of women’s products and handicrafts held in this province for two days. According to reports, this exhibition was held with the aim of marketing women’s products and handicrafts with participation of 120 women. These women have displayed and …