AT News Kabul: Russia has supplied weapons and equipment to Tajikistan recently to strengthen its border defence capability as fears are growing Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the shipments were aimed at helping Tajikistan effectively counter threats coming from outside. Since the Taliban rode to power in Afghanistan, Russia and its Central …
Read More »Cancer cases on rise amid crumbling health system
AT News KABUL: Cancer patients are increasing by the day in Afghanistan as the health system is crumbling because of lack of aid after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Ministry of public health has said the number of patients diagnosed with cancer has increased in state hospitals, adding that 13,500 patients …
Read More »Runaway Afghan president named ‘most corrupt’ person of 2021
AT News KABUL: The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has named former President Ashraf Ghani as one of the most corrupt persons of the year. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz are also on the final list of the …
Read More »7,000 construction projects at halt across Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: At least 7,000 development projects aimed at reducing poverty, improving socio-economic conditions for communities and stopping migrations have remained at doldrums across Afghanistan since the previous government crumbled after the Taliban resurgence in August. The projects were being run by the Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program (CCNPP). The …
Read More »Women protest in Kabul for rights to education, work
AT News KABUL: A group of women staged a protest in Kabul on Tuesday, urging the Taliban government to allow girls in school and women to work. The women marched in downtown Kabul and chanted slogans and messages, demanding their rights to work, educate and food be reinstated by the …
Read More »Taliban urge U.S. to stop interfering in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai on Monday urged the US to not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, saying they are capable of making independent decisions. Addressing a gathering on Sunday, Stanikzai said that American soldiers fled from Afghanistan in the dark of the night, …
Read More »Tajikistan extends power import deal with Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has signed a new contract with Tajikistan to extend the import of electricity from the neighboring country for the next year, Afghanistan’s national power company announced on Monday. “Hafiz Mohammad Amin, CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and his accompanying delegation have signed a contract …
Read More »Police arrest 100 criminals in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Around 100 criminal suspects were arrested over the past week in Kabul province, Taliban authorities said on Sunday. The Taliban forces have arrested as many as 100 criminals who were involved in multiple armed robberies, while an investigation has started, General Mobin, a Taliban official in charge …
Read More »Taliban scrap election commissions, two ministries
AT News KABUL: The Taliban have dissolved election commission and its subsidiary complaints panel which both supervised polls during the previous administrations, says a Taliban spokesman. Spokesman Bilal Karimi said on Saturday that “there is no need for these commissions to exist and operate” referring to the Independent Election Commission …
Read More »Taliban warn Pakistan to stop shelling
AT News KABUL: A top military commander of the Taliban-led government has warned Pakistan against firing artillery towards Afghanistan, adding that Kabul was ready to respond if Islamabad did not stop, the media reported. Abu Dojana, commander of the 201 Khalid Bin Walid Corps, said that despite the Taliban seeking good ties with the …
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