AT News KABUL – Amnesty International has called on countries to prosecute those Taliban members accused of committing crimes under international law. It urged application of universal jurisdiction which would grant any nation the authority to prosecute Taliban members. Amnesty International sought action by pinpointing a recent UN report about …
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AT News KABUL – Former President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday congratulated India and its nation on the successful and historic mission to the moon after India landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, making it the first country to do so. “This is the result of the great achievements …
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AT News KABUL – Former senior UN official, Mark Malloch-Brown, has called on Western powers to shift their focus from “Great Game” politics to the welfare of the Afghan people. Malloch-Brown, President of the Open Society Foundation, in an opinion piece for the Financial Times, stated that the ongoing international …
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AT News KABUL – The Taliban rulers have prevented scores of Afghan female students from traveling to the United Arab Emirates for higher education, says the chairman of a scholarship group that had extended offers to them. Expressing his disappointment, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, chairman of the Al Habtoor group, …
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AT News KABUL – A recent study by Care International has revealed a shocking reality in Afghanistan, where a staggering 80% of school-aged girls and young women are being deprived of education. This alarming statistic makes Afghanistan the only country in the world to enforce a ban on the education …
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AT News KABUL – Save the Children has warned that children in Afghanistan are facing an imminent risk of starvation and death as the country grapples with its worst drought in 30 years – a crisis that has exacerbated the prevailing poverty and hunger in the country, particularly since the …
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AT News KABUL – Angelina Jolie has stepped forward to advocate for the imprisoned Afghan education activist, Matiullah Wesa, who was arrested by the Taliban on March 27 and had been a vocal supporter of girls’ education in Afghanistan. Wesa co-founded a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting education in rural …
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AT News KABUL: More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over, the UN mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, despite a “general amnesty” for old enemies. This is as the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected the report …
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AT News KABUL: Pakistani officials said 11 soldiers were killed and three others injured in an armed attack by religious militants early on Tuesday in the South Waziristan tribal district of Barah. Tehrek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement — also known as the Pakistani Taliban — claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming …
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AT Kabul: Abdul Ahmad Khaksar, the popular actor and comedian of Afghanistan, died in Kabul at the age of 67 due to his illness. The family members of Mr. Khaksar have confirmed to the media that he was sick a week ago and died this morning (Monday) due to the …
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