Afghanistan Times

AT Kabul: JP Singh, the joint secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs for the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) division, on Thursday met with Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and expressed India’s interest in expanding relations and trade with Kabul. The meeting focused on in-depth discussions on bilateral …

AT Kabul: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group restated its commitment on Thursday to expedite the implementation of the CASA-1000 project, aiming to revolutionize the energy landscape in Central and South Asia by facilitating clean energy transmission. During a CASA-1000 Joint Working Group Meeting, Mohamed Ishtiaq Akbar, Operations Manager at …

AT Kabul: Rina Amiri, the U.S. special envoy for Afghan women and human rights, underscored the crucial role of women’s full involvement in society to prevent the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. In a post on X, Amiri urged the international community to ensure that “inclusion, human rights, and the full …

AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s Chief of Army Staff, has accused the United States of violating Afghan airspace, alleging that American unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) intermittently breach Afghan airspace. According to reports from the local media outlet on Wednesday, He stated, “American drones occasionally traverse Afghanistan’s airspace, conducting patrols, and the airspace …

AT Kabul: The tumultuous exit of the United States from Afghanistan, frequently labeled a “strategic failure,” has been a recurring point of contention in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yet, recent developments reveal that the House’s Committee on Foreign Affairs will convene its next session to address this issue, featuring …

AT Kabul: According to reports from Pakistani media outlets, the deportation of undocumented migrants from Pakistan persists, with 5,033 undocumented Afghan immigrants deported between February 25 and March 2. This increases the total number of deported Afghan immigrants to 503,261. The recent deportations involved 217 families, consisting of 1,573 men, …

AT Kabul: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that Afghan migrants are facing difficult conditions, poverty, and unemployment, with drought and other natural disasters threatening their lives. Hyung Jun Hwang, the head of the Asia and Pacific section of the UNHCR, raised this issue during a meeting …

AT Kabul: The third round of discussions on the situation in Afghanistan, known as the Antalya meeting, commenced on Monday with over 80 experts, human rights defenders, diplomats, and journalists from within and outside Afghanistan participating. Hosted by the Center for Dialogue and Progress-Geneva in Antalya, Turkey, the two-day event …

AT Kabul: The US withdrawal from Afghanistan has become a central issue in the discussions of candidates in the US presidential election, with rallies across various states highlighting the topic. Former President Donald Trump, a potential Republican candidate, criticized his successor, Joe Biden, for leaving behind military equipment valued at …

AT Kabul: The political deputy of the Afghanistan’s foreign minister said that currently, there has been enough water to meet the needs of Afghan citizens, not an amount that would be diverted towards Iran. He also stated that it is clear that the ratio of drought to rainfall is higher, …