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Exhibition held in Kabul to encourage female entrepreneurs

AT Kabul: An exhibition with the participation of 550 companies was held in Kabul, where some of the women traders have also exhibited their handicrafts. Professional business women say that holding exhibitions is not enough for their business and a special market should be created. At the “Kabul International Exhibition,” …

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Taliban appoints Maulvi Kabir as acting PM

AT Kabul: Afghanistan rulers appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as the acting Prime Minister on Wednesday after reports surfaced that the Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund has fallen ill. Afghanistan media said that Maulvi Kabir will now serve as the head of government until Akhundzada recovers. the authorities are yet …

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US arrests Afghan national on terror charges while crossing its border

AT Kabul: A group of migrants and an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist were caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally last week. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities, Fox News reported that the suspect—who has not been publicly identified—was apprehended Wednesday while attempting to cross …

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UNICEF expands 21,000 Community-Based education centers for Afghan Students

AT Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has announced on their Facebook page that UNICEF intends to expand about 21,000 Community-Based Education (CBE) classes in all provinces of Afghanistan by the end of 2023. Till now, a UNICEF-supported accelerated learning center has been operating in Bamyan. Female students (girls) can continue their education …

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Drone attack’ kills 2 in Khost province

AT Kabul: Local media reported that two children were killed and two others were injured following an explosion in the house of a cleric in Ismailkhel and Mandozi districts of Khost province in eastern Afghansistan. Police spoksman in Khost, Mostaghfir Garbaz, said that the explosion took place this morning in …

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Post-9/11 US conflicts killed over 4.5 million people

AT Kabul: The post-9/11 War on Terror may have caused at least 4.5 million deaths in around half a dozen countries, according to a report published Monday by the preeminent academic institution studying the costs, casualties, and consequences of a war in which U.S. bombs and bullets are still killing …

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Iran, Afghanistan water dispute to be settled this year

AT Kabul: Speaking during a TV program on Monday, Hassan Kazemi-Qomi, Iranian ambassador to Kabul and president’s special envoy on Afghanistan affairs, urged the ruling administration in Afghanistan to implement the 1973 Helmand River Treaty. “The issue of the treaty is a legal issue, to which the Afghan government is …

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Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan going bed hungry

AT Kabul: Hsiao Wei Lee, the director of the World Food Program in Afghanistan, expressed his concern about the humanitarian situation and announced that 20 million Afghans do not have enough food to eat every day and sleep with empty stomach. The World Food Program (WFP) described the situation in …

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US republicans investigating Afghanistan withdrawal requested transcribed interviews

AT Kabul: Michael McCaul, chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Sunday formally requested transcribed interviews for the Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. McCaul is requested transcribed interviews of Jonathan Mennuti, former acting chief of staff to Acting Under …

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Afghan refugees living in India accuse embassy officials of corruption

AT Kabul: Representatives of Afghan refugees living in India have accused officials at the Afghanistan embassy in Delhi, India, including the ambassador, of corruption. In a letter seen sent to media, the representatives of the refugees accused the ambassador, Farid Mamundzay; the financial and administrative officer, Ziaullah Hashemi; and the …

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