Tolo News: Following the news broadcasts of reports of two travel bans on employees of the Ministry of Finance by the Presidential Palace, Gul Maqsood Sabit, former deputy finance minister, said that the recent actions taken by the Palace against the employees of the ministry to prevent corruption are “not effective.” Click here to read
Al Jazeera: Despite escalating tensions, both countries see Iran’s Chabahar port as key to stabilising neighbouring Afghanistan. Chabahar port in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran is a hub of activity and one of the country’s economic lifelines. Located on the southeastern edge of the country, it is the only Iranian entity of its kind that
AA: Pakistan on Saturday announced reopening three key trade routes with neighboring Afghanistan from June 22. Abdul Razzak Dawood, prime minister’s adviser on trade, who acts as trade minister, announced the reopening of southwestern Chaman, northwestern Torkham and Ghulam Khan border crossings after months-long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read more
WION: China is running this lending operation for access and power. While many countries are already drowning in Chinese debt without realizing it, Afghanistan and Myanmar have taken the first step by rejecting Chinese loans… Kabul sees the pitfalls. Afghanistan’s national debt stand at over 1.3 billion dollars, and China wants to give more loans
Ariana: The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority has said that the international flights will resume soon keeping health measures strictly in view. In a statement, the authority said that in order to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the terminal halls in Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, and Mazar-e-Sharif international airports have been marked to help passengers keep
1TV: Death toll has risen to 16 following Tuesday’s explosion at a coal mine in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province, local officials said. Six others have been wounded in the explosion which happened in Dara-i-Suf Bala district. Dead bodies of eight miners were recovered from the blast site, but eight others were still trapped. Click here
Tolo News: In its Global Economic Prospects for 2020 report, the World Bank has predicted a 5.5 percent decline in the Afghan economic growth rate. “The problems originating from the spread of the coronavirus have created major challenges and their impacts will be felt even in the next few years,” said Suhrab Bahman, a spokesman
Tolo News: The new health guidelines require citizens to wear a face mask in public places, maintain a two-meter social distance, avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, disinfect all workplaces, and for elderly people to not leave their homes. According to the new plan, all schools, universities, higher education institutes, restaurants, parks, sports complexes
Tolo News: Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) on Wednesday strongly criticized the Afghan government’s anti-corruption policy, saying actions promised by the Afghan government to curb corruption have been vague and there is a need for transparency for efforts to crack down on graft at customs. The watchdog says that President Ghani’s promises regarding the elimination of
By Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News | May 13, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Nearly 2.5 million Afghans live in Pakistan as either registered or undocumented refugees. Their lives have been upended by the coronavirus lockdown, but they seem to be getting little attention. This Afghan refugee settlement in Islamabad doesn’t have electricity or other basic facilities. Most people here