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AT News KABUL – Last year, Afghanistan endured its worst drought in three decades and is now in its third consecutive year of ‘drought-like conditions’, which have placed Afghanistan among nations with highest levels of food insecurity, according to a new report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination …

AT News KABUL – At least 6 Pakistani police officers were killed and 10 other people injured after a roadside bomb exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in a polio immunization campaign in north-western Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The bombing happened …

AT News KABUL – The chief of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has arrived in Kabul for discussions with the Taliban leaders, marking his first visit to Afghanistan since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. Accompanied by a high-level delegation, including party leaders Maulana Abdul Wasi, Maulana Salahuddin, Maulana …

AT News KABUL – A bomb explosion targeted a minibus in western Kabul on Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and leaving 14 others wounded. The incident unfolded in Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, known for its Shiite Muslim population. Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Kabul police under Taliban leadership, confirmed the …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban have again called on the international community for flexibility in recognizing their interim administration as the legitimate ruling government of Afghanistan, despite a recent global backlash after arrests of several women over ‘bad hijab’. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban, told a …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban are actively establishing jihadi madrassas, or seminaries, across Afghanistan. Last year, they pledged to open “three to 10” madrasas in each province. With a cloud of uncertainty about the system of these religious education hubs, this calculated move could radicalize and inject extremism into the minds …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban have arrested women in Kabul for what they deem as “bad hijab,” marking the first instance of such actions against Afghan women. This move is seen as a further effort by the group to restrict women’s rights and exclude them from public life, drawing …

AT News KABUL – US intelligence has confirmed that the Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), is responsible for the twin bombings in Iran, killing nearly 100 people, according to sources familiar with the matter. Communications intercepts, collected by the United States, provided clear-cut and indisputable evidence of ISIS-K’s involvement …

AT News KABUL – In an unprecedented move, the Taliban have arrested women in Kabul for not adhering to the prescribed dress code, particularly for wearing “bad hijab.” This marks the first instance of a crackdown on women’s attire since the Taliban regained power in 2021. Taliban’s vice and virtue …

AT News KABUL – The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bombings in southern Iran that killed at least 84 people. The attack targeted a crowd commemorating the anniversary of the death of Qassem Suleimani, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander killed by a US drone strike in …