Day: July 30, 2022

China will not charge tariffs on 98 percent imports from Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – China has said that it will not charge tariffs on 98 percent of goods being imported from Afghanistan, in an apparent bid to boost bilateral trade ties as Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers struggle to revive the country’s sanctions-hit economy nearly a year after taking power.

Pakistani religious scholars optimistic about Afghan girls’ education

MONITORING (SW) – A delegation of Pakistani religious scholars who returned home on Friday after “fruitful” meetings with top Afghan and Pakistani Taliban leaders in Afghanistan expressed hope that the Afghan girls will soon be allowed to attend schools in their country, reported Geo news.

Religious scholar shot dead in Kunar

ASSAD ABAD (SW) – Local sources in Kunar told Salam Watandar that unknown armed men assassinated Mohammad Israel, one of the religious scholars of this province, last night.