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AT NewsAT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met with the Afghan students who won the scholarships provided by the Egyptian government. Karzai’s office said in a statement that the students asked the former president to facilitate their travel to Egypt where they would continue their lessons. “The former president …
Read More »U.S. Pledges $10 Million in Reward for Information on ISIS-K Leader
AT News KABUL: The U.S. Department of State announced to offer up to 10-million dollar reward for information on identification of the ISIS-K Leader’s location. The offer was made for pieces of information leading to ISIS-K leader, Sanaullah Ghafari, and the arrest of the individuals involved in the deadly attack …
Read More »Afghan Refugee Tells His Secret Story to Acclaimed Film ‘Flee’
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: When filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 years old, an Afghan teenager arrived in his rural Danish village. Word got out the youngster had fled after his entire family was killed and had made the long journey to the Scandinavian country on foot. Over time, the …
Read More »Over half of Covid-19 centers halted operations amid rising infections
AT News KABUL: Afghan health officials said that more than 20 Covid-19 care centers have halted operations as since the fall of the former government due to financial and technical problems. The closure of the at least 21 Covid-19 care centers comes as the doctors are alarming of rapid increase …
Read More »Beijing, Islamabad call for release of Afghan assets
AT News KABUL: The leaders of China and Pakistan in a meeting, called for the release of the Afghan assets as Afghanistan is scrambling with a fractured economy following the rapid fall of the western-backed government of former president Ashraf Ghani. The meeting happened in a visit of the Pakistan …
Read More »Calls Mount to seek answers on missing women
AT News KABUL: KABUL: The UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met with the third deputy of Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Kabir to “convey deepening concern about the well-being of ‘disappeared’ women activists,” UNAMA said on Sunday. At least four women’s rights activists have gone missing in nearly one …
Read More »Five Pakistani soldiers killed in TTP attack
AT News KABUL: At least five Pakistani militias were killed in an armed attack by the Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reported. The attack comes a day after the Baloch separatists killed nine Pakistani forces in a complex attack. Earlier, talking to a Pakistani TV channel Geo News, the country’s interior …
Read More »Islamic Emirate seeks economic plans to counter crisis
AT News KABUL: A senior official of the Islamic Emirate instructed the government bodies to present their proposals to counter the existing economic crisis in the country. Talking at an economic conference in Kabul on Sunday, the First Deputy of Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar promised to offer tremendous …
Read More »UN vows to provide aid for Afghans, despite political obstacles
AT News KABUL: The humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan will continue despite political issues that have gripped the war-torn country. The UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov, however, emphasizes on ensuring the human rights of the citizens in the country. “I am very proud …
Read More »EU eases Afghan sanctions to open paths for fueling aid to war-torn country
AT News KABUL: The European Union has eased sanctions on Afghanistan to pave the ground for humanitarian assistance to the country as the concerns over rising humanitarian disaster with over half of the population are struggling with starvation. The EU is following the UN adoption of December 22, 2021, which …
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