AT News KABUL – In Khost province, Afghanistan, more than ten individuals were publicly subjected to corporal punishment, the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced recently. According to a press release on Thursday, May 30, each person received 39 lashes for various accusations, including theft and so-called moral corruption. Additionally, six of …
Read More »Taliban Spokesman Rejects Reports of Nighttime Curfew
AT Kabul: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has dismissed reports of a nighttime curfew, labeling the circulated document on the matter as “false” and “fake” in a message to media. Mujahid emphasized that the “imposition of a nighttime curfew falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense.” Earlier a letter …
Read More »First Afghan Transit Train Arrives in Turkey
AT Kabul: The first transit train from Afghanistan has arrived in Van, Turkey, after a 40-day journey, according to Iranian media reports. The train entered Iran about a month ago, as reported by the Iranian news agency ISNA. It traveled through Iran via the “Razinak” route. The month-long delay of …
Read More »Russia Invites Afghanistan to Major Economic Forum
AT Kabul: Russia has invited Afghanistan’s Taliban to its largest annual economic forum, signaling a potential shift in its stance towards the Islamist movement, a senior Russian diplomat revealed on Monday. Since the Taliban’s takeover in August 2021, following the US-led withdrawal after two decades of conflict, Russia has been …
Read More »Afghan Tourism Shaken by IS Attack
AT Kabul: An attack by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, which killed six foreign tourists in central Afghanistan, has severely impacted the country’s emerging tourism sector. Joe Sheffer, founder of the Safarat tourism agency, warned that another attack could devastate Afghanistan’s tourism industry. Last Friday, gunmen killed six people, …
Read More »Afghanistan: Floods Devastate 10,000 Homes Across Five Provinces
AT Kabul: From May 10 to 26, floods in Afghanistan damaged or destroyed 10,100 homes and displaced over 5,000 families in the northern provinces, according to a UNICEF report. Heavy rainfall and flash floods struck northeastern Afghanistan on May 10 and 11, affecting 21 districts, including five in Badakhshan, 10 …
Read More »UNICEF: Floods in Afghanistan Devastate Water Systems
AT Kabul: The recent floods in Afghanistan have destroyed numerous water systems, as reported by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF Afghanistan announced on X that many families are facing difficulties in accessing sufficient clean water for drinking, cooking, and bathing. In response, UNICEF is delivering water …
Read More »Girls’ education hangs in balance as university entrance exam looms
AT News KABUL – As the countdown to this year’s university entrance examination ticks away, a cloud of uncertainty hovers over the fate of female students in Afghanistan. With less than two weeks remaining, the Taliban’s silence on whether girls will be permitted to participate intensifies the anguish of aspiring …
Read More »Pakistan blames Afghanistan for TTP attack on Chinese nationals
AT News KABUL – Pakistan has asked the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan hand over Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists involved in the Besham terror attack on Chinese nationals. The attack, which occurred in March this year, resulted in the deaths of six people, including five Chinese nationals, when a suicide …
Read More »Amid global fears, Taliban deny presence of terrorist groups
AT News KABUL – Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has firmly denied the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, responding to security concerns raised by Kamchybek Tashiev, chief of Kyrgyzstan’s National Security Committee. Tashiev had pointed to a concentration of terrorists in Afghanistan’s northern provinces as a significant threat. Mujahid assured …
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