AT News KABUL: United Nations Children’s Fund on Monday warned that child labors has risen to drastic level, announcing one child out of five Afghan children is forced to work to make a living. On the occasion of ‘World Day Against Child Labor’, UNICEF said that almost 22 percent of …
Read More »Tehran lauds talks with Taliban over water rights
AT News KABUL: Iranian officials have said positive steps have been taken regarding the Helmand Water Rights Treaty in their negotiations with the Taliban administration. The spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, Nasser Kanaani, told a press conference that an agreement has been made after an Iranian delegation met with Taliban …
Read More »FAO urges action to save lives of millions in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The UN agencies are extremely concerned at the escalation of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, urging a global action to pull millions of Afghans back from the brink. Food insecurity, acute starvation, and hunger continue to plague numerous regions worldwide, with Afghanistan ranking among the most affected countries. U.N. agencies …
Read More »Austrian man accused of spying arrested in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: An Austrian man has been arrested by the Taliban on accusations of spying and is being held in Afghanistan after he traveled to the country earlier this year, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The Austrian ministry confirmed that the man travelled to Afghanistan in May and …
Read More »Iran hands over 101 Afghan prisoners
AT News KABUL: Iran on Sunday handed over 101 Afghan prisoners to Taliban at Nimroz border crossing. Taliban authorities said the prisoners’ return was part of an agreement between Afghanistan and Iran and the prisoners would be serving the remaining of their sentences in Afghan prisons. “As a result of …
Read More »India to send 20000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: New Delhi is planning to send another 20,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar port in Iran, according to news reports. India has already sent 40,000 metric tons of wheat aid through the land border with Pakistan last year. The first shipment of 2,500 tons …
Read More »Taliban in denial amid allegations of al-Qaeda links
AT News KABUL: The Taliban have shrugged off allegations by the United Nations that their administration is harbouring Al-Qaeda and has “strong and symbiotic link” with and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. A UN report has said that terrorist groups can freely manoeuver under the Taliban in Afghanistan, raising the threat of terrorism …
Read More »3 soldiers, 3 militants killed in shootout in Pakistan along Afghan border
AT News KABUL: Pakistani security forces engaged in a firefight with terrorists in North Waziristan tribal district near Afghanistan border after militants attacked a security checkpoint triggering a shootout that left three soldiers and three militants dead, Pakistan army said Sunday. Four militants were also wounded in the overnight shootout …
Read More »Air pollution rises drastically in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Air pollution in Kabul city has risen to drastically high levels and National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) is warning that pollution has tripled over the past week. NEPA blames the catastrophic pollution on airborne particles and climate change. NEPA says its efforts to lower air pollution in Kabul are …
Read More »Indian police arrest 4 ISIS terrorists bound for Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: An ISIS terror cell was reportedly busted in India’s Gujarat state and four terrorists including three youths from Kashmir and a woman from Surat were arrested. Gujarat Police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said that the four terrorists were planning to go to Afghanistan via Iran to join Islamic …
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