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AT News KABUL – The United Nations Security Council has announced plans to hold a meeting on Afghanistan, according to its monthly report. The session will feature speeches by Roza Otunbayeva, head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and a member of Afghan civil society. Martin Griffiths, U.N. Under-Secretary-General …

AT News KABUL – The risk of penetration of radical ideology from Afghanistan into the member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is increasing, said Rustam Emomali, chairman of Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament. Addressing the Council of the Parliament Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in …

AT News KABUL – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Opens in new window has rushed to support tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan who are being affected by ongoing flash floods, mainly in Baghlan, Badakhshan and Ghor. Afghanistan’s most recent floods killed about 350 people, including dozens of children, and damaged more …

Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, emphasized the situation in Afghanistan during his discussions with participants at a Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) meeting, as reported by the Kazinform News Agency correspondent. The President of Kazakhstan stated that a key strategic objective currently is …

AT News KABUL – Taliban forces have apprehended several key members of ISIS in Herat province. The arrests, carried out by the Taliban’s Special Forces over the past few days, were reported by Al-Marsad, a Taliban-affiliated media outlet, on June 2nd. According to Al-Marsad, those detained played crucial roles in …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban government on Friday rejected findings from a Pakistani investigation that blamed a recent deadly attack on Chinese workers on militants operating from Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman, told an Afghan television station that Afghanistan was not involved in the March 26 attack …

AT News KABUL – In a controversial move, Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada on May 28 dismissed Health Minister Qalandar Ebad, a trained doctor, and replaced him with Noor Jalal, a hard-line cleric and former deputy interior minister. This decision has drawn significant criticism and heightened concerns about the already …

AT News KABUL – At least 20 people have died after a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday morning, according to Taliban officials. Quraishi Badlon, the provincial director of the information and culture department in Nangarhar province, reported that the incident occurred in the Mohmand …

AT News KABUL – The Russian Defense Minister, Andrey Belousov, has emphasized the urgent need to fortify Tajikistan’s borders in response to the escalating terrorism threat from Afghanistan. Speaking at a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Belousov underscored …

AT News KABUL – Turkey has announced the suspension of its visa exemption agreement with Afghanistan for holders of diplomatic passports, according to a report by Daily Sabah. The Turkish presidential office stated that the agreement, which was approved by the Turkish government in 2008, will be suspended starting June …