AT News KABUL: The US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls, Rina Amiri, expressed frustration over the closing of schools for girls students beyond grade six and said that the issue of reopening girls’ schools was a key test for the current Afghan government. She also …

AT News KABUL: The former US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, suggested ‘broad support’ formula for the government system of Afghanistan. Khalilzad made the remarks at the Islamabad Security Dialogue, where he cited some positive and negative points of the Afghan chaos.    “On the positive side, the …

AT News KABUL: The cultivation of poppy was banned across the country based on a decree issued by the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada. The decree also bans the use and trafficking of all types of illicit drugs. The decree which was read by Islamic Emirate …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan’s political turmoil grew up on Sunday when Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan refrained from an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonously and vowed to fight. The deputy speaker of parliament, a member of Khan’s …

AT News KABUL: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in a report called on the international community to not forget Afghanistan, as the country is facing a severe humanitarian crisis. The statement said that thousands of Afghans cross borders every week in both directions, seeking means to secure their futures. While …

AT News KABUL: The former speaker of the government’s senate, Fazal Hadi Muslimyar urged the Islamic Emirate to engage in negotiations with its rivals. He suggested that the Afghans are tired of the looming waves of war in Afghanistan. “They (Islamic Emirate) should negotiate and sit down with its armed …

AT News KABUL: The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said that he “deeply regrets” the closing of schools for girls in grades 7-12 in Afghanistan. “Support for the rights of Afghan women & girls is support that lifts children out of hunger & communities out of poverty,” he said.  “I deeply …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met with the members of the Afghan Saffron Union in Kabul. The office of the former president said that the members of the saffron union shared their concerns over the problems exist ahead of the saffron products and business in the country. Karzai …

AT News KABUL: Save the Children in a recent report voiced concern about the Afghan children’s status and warned that hunger is threatening the life of 14 million children in Afghanistan. The organization called on the international community to boost up efforts to provide support to the people of Afghanistan. …

AT News KABUL: Dozens of Islamic Scholars in a gathering in Kabul urged the Islamic Emirate to reopen the schools for girls above sixth. They stressed that there is no Islamic (Sharia) justification for depriving girls of education if an Islamic environment is facilitated with females’ respecting Hijab.  “If the …