AT News KABUL – In a chilling revelation, rival people-smuggling groups from Afghanistan, Morocco, and Syria have been arming themselves in northern Serbia, leading to a dangerous and deadly escalation of violence in a bid to smuggle hordes of refugees from dangerous Serbian borders. This alarming situation, as reported by …
Read More »Afghanistan to establish railway link with Iranian Chabahar Port
AT News KABUL – In a recent development, the Head of Taliban interim government’s railway department, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, has revealed plans to connect Afghanistan with Iran’s Chabahar port. This announcement follows his meeting with Iranian officials, where he shared this significant update on his social media account. The proposed railway …
Read More »Women activists in Germany launch hunger strike to protest Taliban restrictions
AT News KABUL – A group of Afghan women activists residing in Germany has initiated a hunger strike, marking its third day today, to protest the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The activists, who have taken to social media to raise awareness about …
Read More »Tajikistan resumes border relations with Afghanistan, signaling thaw in tensions
AT News KABUL – After a three-year period of border closures, Tajikistan has decided to reopen border cooperation with Afghanistan, specifically in several districts of its Gorno-Badakhshan region, in a move that is seen as a step towards the normalization of relations between the two neighboring nations. President Emomali Rahmon …
Read More »Chinese cargo shipment reaches Afghanistan in landmark transit
AT News KABUL – In a momentous event, the very first cargo shipment from China bound for Afghanistan, having entered Pakistan through the Sost border at Khunjerab on August 28, 2023, has successfully crossed the Torkham border en route to its ultimate destination, Kabul. This historic shipment was granted permission …
Read More »OIC delegation presses Taliban on girls education
AT News KABUL – Renowned scholars representing Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have urged the Taliban to rethink their policy regarding girls’ education in Afghanistan during a Sunday meeting with high-ranking Taliban officials in Kabul. The dialogue encompassed a range of critical topics, with a primary focus on the resumption …
Read More »Over 840,000 Afghans awaiting special U.S. visas amidst delays
AT News KABUL – An estimated 840,000 Afghan nationals who supported the U.S. war effort and have applied for special U.S. visas as part of a State Department resettlement program are still awaiting their visas within Afghanistan. This revelation comes from a State Department inspector general report released on Thursday. …
Read More »UN envoy urges release of journalists under Taliban custody
AT News KABUL – UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has called for the immediate release of journalists who are currently in Taliban custody. He emphasized that these media professionals should have never been detained in the first place. According to the Afghanistan Journalists Center, there …
Read More »3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant killed in separate border shootouts
AT News KABUL – In a series of overnight military operations conducted in Pakistan’s border areas, three Pakistani soldiers and one militant were killed on Friday. These operations were carried out in response to increasing militant activity in the northwest region adjacent to the Afghanistan border. A statement from the …
Read More »Tehran calls on Taliban to fulfill international duties
AT News KABUL – Iran’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Rasoul Mousavi, has called on the Taliban to avoid escaping their international responsibilities including establishing an inclusive government, in rebuke of Taliban Foreign Minister’s recent comments regarding the same issue. Mousavi emphasized the critical need for peace, stability, security, and sustainable development …
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