AT News KABUL – US envoys for Afghanistan Thomas West and Rina Amri have once again called for an inclusive government in Kabul which, at present is under Taliban rule. Thomas West, a US special envoy, and Rina Amiri, a US special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, …
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AT News KABUL – Taliban’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, heading a delegation, left Kabul for Qatar on Saturday afternoon to meet with US officials on a range of issues, said MoFA deputy spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal. Takal said on Twitter that Muttaqi will discuss ending sanctions and …
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AT News KABUL – The US State Department said that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in separate phone calls with his Qatari and Pakistani counterparts discussed the humanitarian and political situation in Afghanistan. In a phone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday they discussed “the …
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AT News KABUL – US officials are set to meet with Taliban representatives in Doha, as announced by the US Department of State. Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, and Rina Amiri, the US special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, will travel to Doha, Qatar, …
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AT News KABUL – Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations to renew their commitment to human rights and rights of women and girls in its independent assessment of Afghanistan crisis. The watchdog urged the UN body to address the growing abuses against women’s rights and hold accountable …
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AT News KABUL – Following a warning by US congressman Michael McCaul against travels to Afghanistan as it could legitimize Taliban’s de facto rule, the Department of State has stated that no U.S. officials have any intentions of traveling to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. U.S. State Department’s spokesperson Vedant Patel in a …
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AT News KABUL – A senior Taliban official stated that neckties, worn by men, symbolize the Christian cross, and must be eliminated. Mohammad Hashim Shaheed Wror, head of the Invitation and Guidance Directorate, a department promoting Islamic principles, highlighted the perceived Islamic implications of neckties in a speech aired on …
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AT News KABUL – With dire malnutrition and hunger crisis in Afghanistan reaching alarming levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced aid to 8 million food-insecure people due to a lack of funding. According to a recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …
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AT News KABUL – Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan are shutting down permanently to abide by a new order of Taliban authorities that outlaws salons – a major blowback to one of the few revenue streams available to women in the war-battered country. A bleak future looms for women …
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AT News KABUL – A top U.S. official has opposed the normalization of the Taliban and their de-facto governance of Afghanistan. In a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul expressed deep concerns about U.S. government officials traveling to meet with the …
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