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AT News KABUL: The Taliban have released five British citizens from their custody months after they had been caught up in a crackdown on foreigners and Afghan civil society activists by the Taliban last August, British authorities announced on Monday. After the release, the United Kingdom government issued a statement of regret to the …

AT News Kabul: The United States may allow Tajikistan to hold on to a fleet of Afghanistan’s military aircraft that sought shelter there after the U.S. withdrew from Kabul and Taliban rode to power last August, a U.S. military commander said. US-trained Afghan pilots flew dozens of military planes and …

AT News Faizabad: Floodwaters inundated several districts in Bangladesh on Monday, officials said, destroying dozens of houses, gardens and farms after two days of floods. Floods in four districts of northern Badakhshan province have impacted hundreds of villagers and destroyed tens of houses, agricultural lands and two main roads in …

AT News Kabul: Former President Hamid Karzai has met with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahadur Aminian in Kabul and exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest including peace and stability in Afghanistan. The meeting focused on the situation in Afghanistan and the region, and the former president welcomed Iran’s …

News Monitoring KABUL: The US is considering whether to extend a Trump-era waiver that would allow certain Islamic Emirate officials to continue to travel abroad, according to Foreign Policy. According to the Doha agreement signed between the US and the Islamic Emirate’s Political office of Qatar, the extension of the …

AT News KABUL: More than 60 girls’ students graduated after learning craft skills as the schools for girls students in grades 7-12 have yet to reopen.  “The Islamic Emirate closed schools for the girls. We call on the Islamic Emirate to reopen the schools as soon as possible,” said Najiba, …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Vice and Virtue insisted on its decree which demands female TV presenters cover their faces with masks. According to the ministry spokesperson, women presenters are obliged to use masks during television programs starting tomorrow, Sunday.  The ministry spokesperson also told TOLOnews that the decision …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said that the Burqa is not the Afghan culture and it has come to Afghanistan probably 200-300 years ago, and countryside women don’t wear” it.  In an interview with CNN, Karzai said that covering faces is not Hijab and the use of the …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai reiterated his call for girls’ access to school and said that the people of Afghanistan want their girls to return to school. The former president cited the remarks on a BBC program of Best of Today. “There is no way… that the country …

AT News KABUL: The bodies of the victims of the blast at the mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province were buried on Friday.   One of the victims was a street vendor.   Shir Ahmad, 55, was working on the streets of the city of Mazar-e-Sharif as a vendor to feed his …