AT News KABUL: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Qadis district in Badghis on Monday, killing 28 people, wounding several others and destroying more than 800 homes. The earthquake was preceded by a smaller earthquake and was felt in Badghis, Ghor and Herat provinces. There were fears the death toll …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf is set to visit Kabul on Tuesday amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.This would be the second high-level visit from Pakistan since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August last year, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.According to the Pakistani daily, a high-powered …

AT News KABUL: About 90 percent of Afghanistan’s journalists are denied access to information and cannot cover news reports independently. According to a survey by Afghanistan National Journalists Union, an overwhelming majority of journalists say media has lost its independence, and censorship has dominated their activities with the rise of …

AT News KABUL: Ambassador of Pakistan on Saturday invited a group of Afghans who have graduated from Pakistan and are working in Afghanistan currently in various public and private sectors. At this occasion, Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan said that Pakistan will continue its contribution in supporting …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has taken a tough line on Pakistani prime minister’s remarks vis-a-vis sending foreign experts to advance Afghanistan’s cause in preventing human suffering. He said there is no need for foreigners as Afghanistan already has highly educated cadres who can do the job. Chairing …

AT News KABUL: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has discussed with UN and ICRC officials efforts to boost the provision of urgently needed humanitarian aid and other activities supporting basic human needs in Afghanistan. Blinken had a virtual meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed relevant authorities to “explore bilateral cooperation with friendly countries” to avert a looming humanitarian crisis in the neighbouring state by exporting qualified and trained manpower, especially in the fields of medical, IT, finance and accounting. “Pakistan is committed to …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan will complete the remaining fencing work along the Durand Line with the consent of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, taking into account their concerns and reservations, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Friday. Pakistan has completed almost 90 per cent fencing work along the 2,670-km international border …

AT News The United Nations chief has warned that millions of Afghans are on the “verge of death”, urging the international community to fund the UN’s $5bn humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters on …

AT News KABUL: Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to help organize an aid conference to raise $4.5 billion for Afghanistan, warning that tens of millions of Afghans face starvation if funds are not raised. “We are witnessing a shameful but also self-defeating …