AT News KABUL – In a significant development, Russia has taken over the helm of the Eurasia Economic Council in 2023. The responsibilities of the Council, which includes the Eurasian Economic Supreme Council, the Intergovernmental Council of Eurasia, and the Economic Commission Council of Eurasia, have been transferred to the …
Read More »China ponders $10m investment in Afghan pharmaceuticals
AT News KABUL – The National Food and Drug Authority (NFDA) has announced that a Chinese company called TNA has displayed a strong inclination to invest $10 million in the production of medicine within Afghanistan. In a statement released by the NFDA, it was emphasized that the Chinese firm has …
Read More »Azerbaijan arrests Afghan suspect for plot to attack Israel embassy
AT News KABUL – An Afghan national, identified as Fawzan Mosa Khan, was arrested by Azerbaijani security forces on Monday for his suspected involvement in planning a terrorist attack on the Israeli embassy in Baku. Khan was observed near the embassy premises at the Hyatt Regency hotel and is currently …
Read More »Australian veteran appeals defamation ruling over killing of Afghans
AT News KABUL – An Australian war veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lodged an appeal against a defamation ruling that held him responsible for the unlawful killing of four Afghans. Roberts-Smith, the recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in Afghanistan, retired from the Special Air Service Regiment ten years ago. …
Read More »Taliban government starts extracting oil in north
AT News KABUL – In a significant development, the Taliban government has taken a major step by initiating oil extraction in the Qashqari oilfield situated in the northern province of Sar-e-Pul. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, under Taliban authority, has revealed that the Qashqari basin comprises ten wells, with …
Read More »Taliban leader slams Prince Harry for killing 25 Taliban
AT News KABUL – A senior Taliban leader, Anas Haqqani, has strongly condemned Prince Harry for his claims of killing 25 Afghans during his deployment as an Apache helicopter co-pilot in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013. Haqqani rebuked the Prince for treating human lives as “mere pawns on a chessboard” …
Read More »23 Afghans rescued from migrant traffickers in Peru
AT News KABUL – Peruvian authorities have successfully rescued 23 Afghan migrants who had fallen victim to migrant traffickers along the border with Brazil, according to a statement released by the attorney general’s office. The migrants had paid a significant amount of money to smugglers in the hope of reaching …
Read More »China opens new land cargo route to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL – China has recently established a new cargo route to Afghanistan, enhancing trade connections between the two nations. The inaugural journey commenced on July 5th, with a freight train departing from Lanzhou city in northwest China’s Gansu province. The train, carrying 39 containers filled with a variety …
Read More »Over 16,000 people arrested in the country last year for criminal charges
AT Kabul: Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, told the media that the level of criminal crimes has decreased significantly across the country compared to previous years, because in the past year, nearly 12,000 criminal incidents have occurred across the country, and more than 16 thousand people …
Read More »Journalists: Access restricted to timely information
AT Kabul: Journalists complained about the lack of access to information, saying that the Taliban’s spokespersons are not providing information to them on time. “When we want to contact the spokesperson, they first do not answer and if they answer they say that they are not aware about it. Thus, …
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