The Herat Chamber of Commerce and Investment says that in the current solar year, nearly $25 million worth of pistachios have been exported abroad. According to officials at the chamber, pistachio exports from Herat this year have increased by 21% compared to last year. Besides pistachios, other types of dried fruits have also been exported […]
Read MoreThe members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack that occurred outside a bank in the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, on 11 February, which was claimed by ISIL (Da’esh)-K and resulted in at least tens of people killed and wounded. The members of the Security Council expressed […]
Read MoreAt least five people have been killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a bank in the northeastern province of Kunduz on Tuesday, local police said. The bomb exploded at 8:35 a.m. local time outside a branch of Kabul Bank in Kunduz province, killing a bank security guard, […]
Read MoreShah Mohammad Mehrabi, a board member of the Fund for the Afghan People (the Afghan Fund), told TOLOnews that since the fund’s establishment, its profit has reached $440 million. According to Mehrabi, the fund was created to stabilize the exchange rate, control price levels, and maintain financial stability within the country. Mehrabi said: “Currently, the […]
Read MoreThe sixth Meeting of the Special Representatives and Envoys of Central Asian States and the EU for Afghanistan was held in the capital of Tajikistan. This meeting focused on the approach of Central Asian countries and the European Union in providing assistance to Afghanistan. The human rights situation and security challenges in Afghanistan were among […]
Read MoreAn earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted Afghanistan late in the night, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the earthquake struck Afghanistan on Tuesday at 01:42 AM, Indian Standard Time. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. “EQ of M: 4.3, On: 04/02/2025 01:42:18 IST, Lat: 36.41 N, […]
Read MoreThe National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) said on Sunday that air pollution in Afghanistan has decreased this year compared to last year. Zainul Abedin Abed, the agency’s deputy director for policy and expertise, said in a press conference that in the past three months, Kabul authorities took 4,211 vehicles off the road that were releasing […]
Read MoreThe watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognized as its government and are under sanctions. In its latest report issued Friday, the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, […]
Read MoreThe shutdown of 50 aid organizations, alongside the suspension of humanitarian assistance in recent days, has raised serious concerns in the country. Some experts warn that if the operations of aid organizations are permanently halted, the poverty crisis in Afghanistan will worsen. They also believe that continuing such decisions is a complete violation of human […]
Read MoreThe head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign funding. Many people were living on just “bread and tea”, WFP Country Director Hsiao-Wei Lee told Reuters. Afghanistan was tipped to […]
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