AT Kabul: Richard Bennett, the special rapporteur of the United Nations in Afghanistan’s human rights affairs, and a group of other experts of this organization have said that violating the rights of Afghan women and girls can be considered a humanitarian crime. They said that despite existing restrictions on women …

AT Kabul: At a meeting of the CSTO, Collective Security Treaty Organization in Yerevan on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation in Afghanistan remains highly concerning and that the threat of a potential infiltration of militants into the CSTO territory is high. “I share the concern of …

AT Kabul: A deadly Dutch air strike on a civilian compound in Afghanistan in 2007 was unlawful, a court in the Netherlands ruled on Wednesday, ordering the country to compensate the victims´ families. Four Afghans, who were not named in court papers, took the Dutch state to court over the …

AT Kabul: Lieutenant General Asim Munir was on Thursday appointed as the new chief of army staff (COAS) of Pakistan, ending weeks of intense speculation and political tussle in the country. “The Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has decided to appoint Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the …

AT Kabul: In an interview with TRT TV, Zalmi Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan affairs, criticized the Taliban and said, “They are making some serious mistakes that we have seen in the last 40 years.” In this interview, the former US representative in Afghanistan asked the Taliban …

AT Kabul: On Wednesday, November 23, the German Embassy for Afghanistan based in Berlin and Doha tweeted, “Considering the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Germany has increased its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by 90 million euros.” The German Embassy in Afghanistan has added that these donations are free and will …

AT Kabul: The Traffic Directorate announced that 700 people, have been killed and more than 1,000 others have been injured, in traffic accidents over the past eight months in Afghanistan. Among them, 300 traffic accidents have only happened in Kabul. These figures were announced by the General Directorate of Afghan …

AT Kabul: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern Duzce province, with tremors felt in Istanbul city, capital Ankara and other regions, officials said. The earthquake, which struck at 4:08 am [local time] on Wednesday, was centered about 14 kilometres northwest of Duzce, in the Golyaka district, Turkey’s disaster …

AT Kabul: The survey highlighted the welfare, education, labor force and health conditions in Afghanistan. The World Bank published a report based on the second round of a survey conducted from June to August 2022 (the first round was completed and reported on in 2021) to assess changes in basic …

AT Kabul: Five people were killed as a man opened fire inside a mosque in Khawja Rawash area of Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, police said. A gunman has shot dead five members of a single family and wounded one other in a mass shooting today, November 23, inside a …