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AT News KABUL: The United Nations is planning an $8 billion program of aid and services in Afghanistan for next year, taking on many government functions at a time when the Taliban regime remains under economic sanctions and lacks diplomatic recognition. From providing hot meals for children in schools, to …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” …

AT News KABUL: The US government is considering easing financial sanctions to pave the ground for delivery of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. The curbs were imposed on the impoverished country, whose assets worth $9.5billion were also frozen after the Taliban seized power in mid-August. Speaking to a group of reporters …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has become the top ranking word for Google’s Year in Search after the Taliban’s rise to power, followed by the devastating evacuations. When searching for news, Google users were mostly interested in Afghanistan, according to the latest annual trending report of Alphabet Inc.’s search giant. The …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faced growing criticism in Afghanistan on Sunday after making controversial and insulting remarks about Afghanistan and its people. His comments drew condemnation from Afghan politicians, journalists and people. The controversial statements were made on Sunday Islamabad at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s …

AT News KABUL: The UN’s special representative for Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe and its collapsing economy is heightening the risk of extremism. Deborah Lyons said the United Nations predicts that 60% of Afghanistan’s 38 million people face crisis levels of …

AT News KABUL: The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that engagement with the Taliban is necessary, but added that that it should be conditional. “Conditions for engagement include five benchmarks that EU had highlighted in September, and the Islamic Emirate should make progress on those benchmarks,” …

AT News KABUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan on Wednesday, amid a worsening humanitarian and economic turmoil in the war-ravaged country. The Chinese and Russian leaders conferred on Afghanistan in a virtual meeting Wednesday night, the China Global Television Network …

“UNICEF welcomes news that secondary schools in Afghanistan will be open tomorrow after closing down for months due to COVID-19. “We are deeply worried, however, that many girls may not be allowed back at this time. “Girls cannot, and must not, be left behind. It is critical that all girls, …

Until the fall of the government, there were around twenty newspapers available in the Afghan capital alone, but “today you can’t find even one” KABUL: No newspaper has circulated in Kabul since over a month ago the Taliban took control of the country, and with their extinction the independent media …