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AT Kabul: Germany opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Friday, a day after U.S. officials said Washington was planning to provide Kyiv with the weapons, widely denounced for killing and maiming civilians. Human rights organisations oppose such a move and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock …

AT News KABUL – A recent report by UNICEF reveals that a significant number of children in Afghanistan are being deprived of education. The report states that 60 percent of primary-school-age girls and 46 percent of boys in the same age group are not receiving any form of education. Recognizing …

AT News KABUL – Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a 31-year-old Afghan man who had spent several years assisting the US military in Afghanistan, was tragically shot and killed in Washington. Ahmad Yar had relocated to the United States with the hope of providing a better life for his wife and four …

AT News KABUL – The US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has strongly criticized President Biden’s recent statements regarding al Qaeda, describing them as “divorced from reality.” McCaul’s response comes in light of Biden’s assertion that al Qaeda no longer exists in Afghanistan and that the U.S. is …

AT News KABUL – Japan has generously donated $10 million to address the critical education crisis faced by children in Afghanistan. This substantial funding is aimed at supporting the education of 71,500 children in Afghanistan. The contribution comes from the government of Japan, facilitated through the Japan International Cooperation Agency …

AT News KABUL – Iran has publicly executed two Afghans for their involvement in a deadly attack on a shrine in the city of Shiraz. The attack, which took place last year, was claimed by ISIL. The executed men, Mohammed Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hashem Qatali, were hanged early on …

AT News KABUL – Russian President Vladimir Putin has emphasized that Afghanistan should be at the center of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) attention due to its turbulent situation. Addressing the virtual SCO summit on Tuesday, President Putin expressed regret over the lack of improvement in the country’s condition. He …

AT News KABUL – UN has condemned a Taliban’s new diktat to close beauty salons for women in Afghanistan, emphasizing its potential impact on the country’s economy and women-led businesses. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has urged the Taliban authorities to reconsider this edict, citing its adverse effects …

AT News KABUL – The new UK hotel rules have plunged thousands of Afghan asylum-seekers into an imminent homelessness crisis, as the Home Office moves forward with plans to evict them from their temporary accommodations. The government had previously announced that around 8,000 Afghans would be compelled to leave these …

AT News KABUL – A German parliamentary inquiry is underway to examine the lessons learned from Germany’s two-decade mission in Afghanistan, which concluded with the rapid resurgence of the Taliban. Joschka Fischer, the former German Foreign Minister in 2001, appeared before the inquiry in Berlin on Monday and emphasized the …