AT News Kabul: Afghanistan Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday said that the recent speech of the Pakistani Interior Minister about the presence of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan and their possible attack inside Afghanistan, is considered as “provocation and baseless”. According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence, …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul airport attack
AT News Kabul: The ISIS terrorist group, by publishing a statement, claimed the responsibility for the attack on Kabul airport and added that 50 people were killed and wounded in this terrorist attack. Meanwhile international media reported that the death toll from the explosion at the entrance of the military …
Read More »Karzai stresses initiating national dialogue in meeting with UN envoy
AT New Kabul: Former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai met UN deputy representative to Afghanistan Potzel Markus on Monday to discuss pressing issues affecting the people of Afghanistan. In this meeting both sides stressed on the reopening of educational centers for women and girls across Afghanistan and the return of …
Read More »3 Iranian Universities Ready to Admit Afghan Girls
AT News Kabul: Iranian media citing the country’s Education Ministry reported that three gender-specific universities in Iran have expressed readiness to enroll hundreds of Afghan girls after the ban imposed on female students from attending private and public universities in Afghanistan. According to Iranian Deputy Science Minister for International Affairs, …
Read More »UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women NGO ban
AT Kabul: A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday Afghan deputy prime minister to discuss a ban on women working for non-governmental groups that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women’s rights. The interim Afghan administration decision to bar women from NGO work …
Read More »UN seeks ICJ opinion on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories
AT Kabul: The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. The 193-member assembly voted on the resolution on Friday. Eighty-seven countries voted in favor of the resolution …
Read More »Blast outside Kabul’s military airport, causalities feared
AT Kabul: Officials in the Ministry of Interior reported an explosion in the outer perimeter of the Kabul military airport and said that this explosion also resulted in casualties. Interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafee Takor confirmed the news, saying that a number of Afghan citizens were killed in the incident. …
Read More »Karzai condemns detention of Afghan refugees in Pakistan
AT Kabul: Following reports of mistreatments of Afghan refugees in Pakistan especially women and children former president Hamid Karzai has asked Pakistan to treat Afghan refugees humanely in accordance with universal principles of human rights. Karzai tweeted that as a good and civilized neighbor behave with Afghan refugees in accordance …
Read More »Brazilian football legend Pele dies at 82
AT Kabul: Pele, who is the only player in history to win three World Cups, passed away at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo following a battle with cancer. Pele, who is Brazil’s joint all-time top scorer with 77 goals in 92 matches, became an icon of the game …
Read More »NAI : 50 percent of visual media stopped operation in past year
AT Kabul: Afghanistan’s independent media support agency “NAI” says that hundreds of journalists and media workers have lost their jobs in the past year and 50 percent of visual media, 48 percent of audio, all print media and 80 percent of news agencies and online media have stopped their activities. …
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