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AT Kabul: A Chinese company has expressed its interest in investing $10 billion to mine Afghanistan’s massive lithium reserves and build other infrastructure, the Afghan government said on Thursday. Lithium is a key element of batteries that power electric vehicles, mobile phones, and laptops. In a statement, the Afghanistan Ministry …

AT Kabul: India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian food assistance of 10,000 tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan reeling under a food crisis. The MoU marks the fifth tranche, to be shipped through the Chabahar Port, of …

AT Kabul: Attending at the Afghan Future Thought Forum’s in Doha, US special envoy Thomas West said Afghans are opposed to armed conflict and they support dialogue as a solution to the country’s challenges.  “I heard both condemnation and support for Taliban conduct and different recommendations for how the intl …

AT Kabul: Police in France have scuffled with protesters, on the 12th day of nationwide demonstrations against the government’s pension plans. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested plans, which will raise the retirement age from 62 to …

AT Kabul: Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan are ready to assist in Afghanistan’s reconstruction and develop economic ties with it, according to the joint statement of the four countries’ foreign ministers following an informal meeting in Samarkand. “The ministers expressed their readiness to continue supporting peace in Afghanistan and its …

AT Kabul: China supports all plans and measures that are conducive to political settlement of the Afghan issue, according to an 11-point statement released by China, detailing its stance on the Afghanistan issue. The statement, titled “China’s Position on the Afghan Issue,” was released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on …

AT Kabul: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will be attending the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of neighboring countries of Afghanistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from April 12 to 13. He has been invited by Uzbekistan’s acting foreign minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on …

AT Kabul: The Afghan governing body has announced that retiree pension and disability rights will not be considered as salary, and retired employees, who have the ability to work, will be hired on a contract basis and disabled will be officially employed in government organizations. In the newsletter published by …

AT Kabul: The United Nations said Tuesday it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after Afghan women barred from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion the U.N. could move to suspend its mission and operations in the country. Last week, Afghanistan’s rulers restricted women UN staff and …

AT Kabul: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is still carrying out terrorist activities from Afghanistan. Speaking to media he said that despite Pakistan’s good relations with the Taliban government in Kabul, still the Afghan authorities have not succeeded in stopping the use of their …