AT News KABUL – Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Afghanistan has witnessed a devastating decline in press freedom and the plight of journalists. According to the Afghanistan Journalists’ Center (AFJC), the situation has reached alarming proportions as 84% of women journalists lost their jobs facing the harshest consequences …
Read More »UN food agency halts aid to another 2 million Afghans
AT News KABUL – In a dire turn of events, the United Nations’ food agency announced on Tuesday that it will drop its food assistance to an additional 2 million people in Afghanistan this month due to a severe lack of funding. The decision means that a staggering 10 million …
Read More »Pakistani PM warns of TTP’s access to US military gear abandoned in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL – Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has expressed concern over the acquisition of advanced US military equipment by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which had been abandoned in Afghanistan following the American withdrawal. Kakar revealed that this high-tech arsenal, encompassing night vision goggles, firearms, military aircraft, vehicles, …
Read More »“British scholars’ visit to Afghanistan, an attempt to whitewash Taliban”
AT News KABUL – A coalition of 50 activists has issued a stern call to the British government, urging an investigation into the recent visit of a group of religious scholars to Afghanistan and meetings with the Taliban leaders. The activists are concerned that this delegation, with ties primarily to …
Read More »Taliban engaged in 50 border clashes since takeover
AT News KABUL – In the two years since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan, tensions along the country’s borders and clashes have reached a concerning level, as Taliban fought at least 50 clashes. The Taliban’s interior ministry spokesman, Abdul Matin Qani, said Sunday that there have been at least …
Read More »Afghan, Syrian armed smugglers spark violence in northern Serbia
AT News KABUL – In a chilling revelation, rival people-smuggling groups from Afghanistan, Morocco, and Syria have been arming themselves in northern Serbia, leading to a dangerous and deadly escalation of violence in a bid to smuggle hordes of refugees from dangerous Serbian borders. This alarming situation, as reported by …
Read More »Afghanistan to establish railway link with Iranian Chabahar Port
AT News KABUL – In a recent development, the Head of Taliban interim government’s railway department, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, has revealed plans to connect Afghanistan with Iran’s Chabahar port. This announcement follows his meeting with Iranian officials, where he shared this significant update on his social media account. The proposed railway …
Read More »Women activists in Germany launch hunger strike to protest Taliban restrictions
AT News KABUL – A group of Afghan women activists residing in Germany has initiated a hunger strike, marking its third day today, to protest the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The activists, who have taken to social media to raise awareness about …
Read More »Tajikistan resumes border relations with Afghanistan, signaling thaw in tensions
AT News KABUL – After a three-year period of border closures, Tajikistan has decided to reopen border cooperation with Afghanistan, specifically in several districts of its Gorno-Badakhshan region, in a move that is seen as a step towards the normalization of relations between the two neighboring nations. President Emomali Rahmon …
Read More »Chinese cargo shipment reaches Afghanistan in landmark transit
AT News KABUL – In a momentous event, the very first cargo shipment from China bound for Afghanistan, having entered Pakistan through the Sost border at Khunjerab on August 28, 2023, has successfully crossed the Torkham border en route to its ultimate destination, Kabul. This historic shipment was granted permission …
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