AT News KABUL: Fifty Afghan businessmen, accompanied by a delegation from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, joined the 7th South Asia-China Import and Export Exhibition. The event showcased Afghan products and services through booths set up by these entrepreneurs. According to Khan Mohammad Sarfraz, a representative of the …
Read More »13 labourers killed in blast in northwest Pakistan
AT News KABUL: At least 13 labourers were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack in the restive North Waziristan tribal district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, police said on Sunday. “Terrorists detonated explosives near Gul Mir Kot in Shawal tehsil late Saturday night and blew …
Read More »Taliban accuse Pakistan of blame game over security incidents
AT News Kabul: Following reports of two attacks by Pakistan against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan, Fasihuddin Fitrat, the chief of the Taliban’s army, criticized Islamabad’s security capabilities. He suggested that Pakistan tends to shift blame onto Afghanistan whenever security incidents occur. Pakistani officials, including Gen. Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, …
Read More »Opium trade persists in Afghanistan despite Taliban ban
AT News KABUL – Despite the Taliban’s ban on illicit narcotics, opium markets thrive in regions like Kandahar and Helmand. The Taliban outlawed the cultivation, production, and trafficking of drugs in April 2022, but locals in these provinces claim opium sales continue uninterrupted. According to a report by RFE/RL’s Radio …
Read More »Karzai urges education for girls on Independence Day
AT News KABUL – In commemoration of Afghanistan’s Independence Day on 19th of August, former President Hamid Karzai has appealed to the ruling Taliban government to allow the education of girls at all levels, including schools and universities. “Afghans should educate all their children, both boys and girls,” he said …
Read More »Former Iranian lawmaker warns about influx of Afghan refugees
AT News KABUL – Former chairman of Iran’s parliamentary national security and foreign policy committee has raised concerns over the growing number of Afghan refugees in Iran. Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said one in five Afghans now live in Iran, with around 10,000 Afghans entering the country daily as illegal immigrants. …
Read More »Dostum vows to fight Taliban from exile
AT News KABUL – Abdul Rashid Dostum, a prominent warlord and former Afghan politician has announced that his forces are ready to take action against the Taliban. Dostum conveyed this stance during a virtual meeting of the council on August 17, marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s assumption of …
Read More »Controversy surrounds British ulema’s visit to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL – A delegation of British ulema are facing backlash after visiting Afghanistan on a fact-finding mission and holding several meetings with Taliban rulers, with many critics expressing skepticism and outrage. The ulema’s trip aimed at assessing the humanitarian condition in Afghanistan, a nation that has been plagued …
Read More »Taliban say women lose value if their faces are seen in public
AT News KABUL – A spokesperson from a prominent ministry within Afghanistan’s Taliban government has proclaimed that women lose their value if their faces are uncovered and seen by men in public spaces. Mawlawi Mohammad Sadiq Akif, a spokesman for Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue, stated during an interview …
Read More »WHO again raises alarm over Afghanistan’s humanitarian Crisis
AT News KABUL – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a concerning alert regarding the escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan with an estimated 28.8 million individuals now in need of immediate assistance – a significant increase from 18.4 million reported two years ago. The crisis, exacerbated by the Taliban’s …
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