AT News KABUL: The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a memorial service near a mosque in Badakhshan province on Thursday that killed 15 people and wounded 30 others. In a statement late on Friday, the Islamic State Khorasan branch said the attacker targeted …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban on Thursday moved their military cavalries to Iran border in southwest Afghanistan and tested heavy weapons in a military exercise just a week after a clash between the forces of the two neighbors. Taliban forces conducted military exercises in Zaranj area of Nimruz province bordering …
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AT News KABUL: Following the arrest of hundreds of Afghans by Pakistani police, Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad has called on Pakistani government to stop the arbitrary and unprovoked arrest of Afghan refugees which has adversely impacts on bilateral relations. Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad in a tweet on Thursday said that the POR, ACC, and …
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AT News KABUL: In his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concerns about resurgence of terrorism from Afghanistan and stressed the need to prevent it from becoming a safe haven for terrorist groups. Speaking at a press conference, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations on Thursday said it was extremely concerned about the Taliban’s plan to ban international organizations from providing education in the country. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric called the plan “another horrendous step backward for the people of Afghanistan and especially for women and girls”. “Our …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban administration has sharply reduced opium cultivation in Afghanistan as annual opium cultivation has dropped by a whopping 80 percent compared to last year, according to new research. In April 2022 almost a year after taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban banned the cultivation, production, and …
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AT News KABUL: India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that his country is focusing on helping the Afghan people and would stay away from politics. Addressing a press conference in India, Jaishankar said an Indian technical team was sent to its Embassy in Afghanistan to monitor the situation and to see …
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AT News KABUL: In a harrowing report last week, the United Nations in a report listed Afghanistan among the nine hotspots of highest concern, revealing that at least 15.3 million people (35% of population) are estimated to face high acute food insecurity. UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World …
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AT News KABUL: Norwegian Refugee Council aid agency has resumed operations in southern Kandahar after the Taliban allowed its Afghan female staff to return to work. This is as Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Secretary General Jan Egeland said last month that key Taliban leaders in Kandahar had signaled a willingness to …
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AT News KABUL: A car bombing killed a former Taliban police official Thursday in Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony for a deputy governor who was killed in bombing two days earlier, officials said. Some local sources have said the bomb happened inside Nabawi mosque where Taliban officials and local …
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