Afghanistan is likely to be discussed in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in India tomorrow. India is set to host the leaders of SCO member countries in virtual format on Tuesday, Hindustan Times reported. The summit will…
The consumer prices in Afghanistan fell minus one percent in April 2023, marking its first deflation since April 2021 and following a 1.9 percent rise in the previous month. Costs dropped for food products (-3.3 percent vs 2.4…
Islamic Emirate supreme leader last week said no one was allowed to interfere in internal affairs of the country, but UNAMA said the issue of human rights was not about interference and China once again asked Kabul to…
China, Russia and Brazil last week asked the international community to remove sanctions on Afghanistan and the US to unfreeze the country’s assets.
The European Union (EU) has allocated €12 million to its partners of the Aga Khan Foundation, the Danish Refugee Council and the Rehabilitation Association and Agriculture Development for Afghanistan in support of vulnerable Afghans, according to a statement…
Afghanistan on Thursday welcomed some parts of the United Nations General Secretary’s special envoy’s statement, saying the Islamic Emirate (IE) was committed to international norms and obligations that were not in contrary to Islamic Sharia and Afghan cultural…
Save the Children organization has said a large-scale plague of locusts is ravaging Afghanistan’s northern provinces, with eight million people cut off from food aid in the past two months due to funding shortfalls. “The escalating situation threatens…
The caretaker government on Tuesday accused the United Nations and western countries of spreading propaganda against it. The reaction came a day after UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Richard Bennett presented report on Afghanistan in Geneva, saying…
The United Nations last week accused the caretaker government of Afghanistan of being repressive towards all forms of opposition and Russia said the government in Kabul was not broad-based, but the Islamic Emirate spokesman rejected these claims as baseless.
About 100 experts attending a World Bank-organized workshop discussed ways to strengthen Afghanistan’s payments system to help private sector and create jobs. World Bank Country Director for Afghanistan Melinda Good tweeted: “Over 100 experts at today's workshop- from…
Acting Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Minister Maulavi Ataullah Omari has asked the United Nations to help Afghanistan manage its water resources. Omar met United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Afghanistan, Stephen Rodriques, in Kabul, the Ministry…
The UN expressed deep concern about the Islamic Emirate’s plan to ban international organizations from providing education in the country last week, when India sent its technical team back to its embassy in Kabul and a British foundation said that in Afghanistan poppy cultivation has drastically decreased.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said India has sent back a technical team to its embassy in Kabul to monitor the situation and see how New Delhi can support Afghanistan’s people. Speaking at press conference in…
US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has called “very important” the significant decrease in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. West tweeted: “Reports that the Taliban have implemented policies to significantly decrease opium poppy production this year are credible…
Sri Lanka has bounced back to beat Afghanistan by 132 runs to square the three-match one-day series. Set an imposing target of 324, Afghanistan began sluggishly, much of which was down to the tight lines and lengths of…
Last week, UN envoy discussed future engagement strategy with acting foreign minister, Central Asian and European leaders stressed over the protection of women rights while government said that efforts were underway to ensure women rights and reopen girls’ schools and universities.
The Islamic Emirate has welcomed the World Bank’s report on Afghanistan’s economic landscape and urged the bank to complete its unfinished projects in the country. The Islamic Emirate also said positive interaction from the international community could significantly…
Afghanistan and Sri Lank will play first of their three-match One Day International (ODI) series tomorrow (Friday), Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Thursday. The match will begin at 9:00 am in Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota…
A senior Iranian official has said ‘enemies’ attempts to turn a recent border clash between Iranian and Afghan forces into a war would not succeed. Afghan and Iranian border guards exchanged heavy and light weapons fire for several…
Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund on Sunday congratulated Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on winning re-election. The Turkish Supreme Election Council officially declared Erdoğan as the winner of Sunday’s presidential runoff. Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan…
Some countreis last week renewed their call for the formation of an inclusive government and removal of curbs on women in Afghanistan, but Afghan acting government responded that its government was inclusive and women rights were entact.
Iran defeated Afghanistan 4-1 in their 3rd game of the 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship in Tajikistan. The U-20 championship held on the 19 May in Tajikistan and will continue to 29 of this month. The match was held…
Second match of 2023 CAFA between Afghanistan and Tajikistan has ended 1-1 draw. This match marks the second game played by the Afghanistan team in Central Asian Under-20 Championship on Monday. From Afghanistan, Hamayoon Amin scored the goal…
Qatar said it was trying to create a political path between Afghanistan and the international community as Afghan officials stressed good understanding with the world last week, when a Taliban delegation left for Russia to participate in a summit.
