AT News KABUL – A suicide bomber struck a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday killing two soldiers and a 10-year-old boy, Pakistani media reported. The incident took place in Miran Shah, a town situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which shares a border with Afghanistan and was previously a …
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AT News KABUL – In a scathing rebuke, former CIA senior officer Marc Polymeropoulos criticized U.S. President Joe Biden for disregarding the undeniable “facts on the ground” regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal. This comes in the wake of reports that hold the administration responsible for the disastrous pullout in Afghanistan which …
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AT News KABUL – Taliban-led government has imposed a ban on hundreds of beauty salons operated by women in Afghanistan – the latest crackdown on women’s jobs which severely limits one of the few remaining avenues for female employment in the country. Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue issued a …
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AT News KABUL – Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has unleashed a scathing critique of the Biden administration’s handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, accusing them of engaging in a cover-up through a recent report from the State Department. In an early morning tweet on Tuesday, Pompeo …
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AT News KABUL – In a dramatic turn of events, a prison break occurred in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, near the Afghan border, resulting in the escape of thirteen inmates. One prisoner was shot dead by the police during a subsequent confrontation, as reported by CNN. The incident unfolded when seventeen …
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AT News KABUL – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on China, Russia, India, Iran, Pakistan, central Asian countries to jointly fight terrorism and help Afghanistan Modi was hosting the virtual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Tuesday as the Eurasian political and security group accepted Iran as …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations in Afghanistan has revealed a new strategic framework for 2023 to 2025 aimed at providing support to millions of Afghan people with emphasis on the rights and necessities of the most vulnerable groups including women and girls, children and youth, internally displaced persons, returnees, …
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AT News KABUL: Former Vice President Mike Pence stated in a Sunday interview with CBS that he believes former President Donald Trump would have maintained a presence of several thousand American troops in Afghanistan despite reaching a deal with the Taliban. This comes in response to a U.S. State Department …
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AT News KABUL: Japan has announced a plan to provide scholarships to Afghan students pursuing master’s and doctoral programs in Japan, in a move seemingly connected with recent restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls’ education. In a tweet posted on Sunday, the Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan stated …
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AT News KABUL: British Commandos are alleged to have killed at least 80 civilians in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2013 when British Special Air Services (SAS) troops were conducting home raids as part of their operations. London-based law firm Leigh Day representing the families of the victims submitted new claims …
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