AT News KABUL: The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has named former President Ashraf Ghani as one of the most corrupt persons of the year. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz are also on the final list of the …
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AT News KABUL: At least 7,000 development projects aimed at reducing poverty, improving socio-economic conditions for communities and stopping migrations have remained at doldrums across Afghanistan since the previous government crumbled after the Taliban resurgence in August. The projects were being run by the Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program (CCNPP). The …
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AT News KABUL: A group of women staged a protest in Kabul on Tuesday, urging the Taliban government to allow girls in school and women to work. The women marched in downtown Kabul and chanted slogans and messages, demanding their rights to work, educate and food be reinstated by the …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai on Monday urged the US to not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, saying they are capable of making independent decisions. Addressing a gathering on Sunday, Stanikzai said that American soldiers fled from Afghanistan in the dark of the night, …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has signed a new contract with Tajikistan to extend the import of electricity from the neighboring country for the next year, Afghanistan’s national power company announced on Monday. “Hafiz Mohammad Amin, CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and his accompanying delegation have signed a contract …
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AT News KABUL: Around 100 criminal suspects were arrested over the past week in Kabul province, Taliban authorities said on Sunday. The Taliban forces have arrested as many as 100 criminals who were involved in multiple armed robberies, while an investigation has started, General Mobin, a Taliban official in charge …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban have dissolved election commission and its subsidiary complaints panel which both supervised polls during the previous administrations, says a Taliban spokesman. Spokesman Bilal Karimi said on Saturday that “there is no need for these commissions to exist and operate” referring to the Independent Election Commission …
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AT News KABUL: A top military commander of the Taliban-led government has warned Pakistan against firing artillery towards Afghanistan, adding that Kabul was ready to respond if Islamabad did not stop, the media reported. Abu Dojana, commander of the 201 Khalid Bin Walid Corps, said that despite the Taliban seeking good ties with the …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban officials have said they had discussed plans with a joint Turkey and Qatar delegation for firms from the two countries to run airports in Kabul and other Afghan cities. The talks came as the international community looks for ways to scale up delivery of urgently needed …
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AT News KABUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Afghanistan needs economic assistance and the US and NATO with their 20-year involvement in the country should provide aid to the war-ravaged country to prevent famine. At his annual press conference, Putin said, “Now, it is necessary to provide assistance …
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