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AT News KABUL:  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said that more than 318 media organizations have been shut since the fall of the Western-backed government in 33 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan. The IFJ in a recent report expressed concerns over the condition of the Afghan media family, saying …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Mursal Ayar, a member of Junbish-e-Zanan, has been detained by the Islamic Emirate in Kabul, her colleagues claimed, saying that she was taken to an unknown location.   A second female activist has allegedly gone missing in the last day, but confirmed information is not yet …

AT News KABUL: US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary LIoyd Austin are summoned by congress for a hearing on Afghanistan, a US lawmaker said. “We still face a lot of real challenges in Afghanistan even though our troop presence is gone,” Senator Jim Inhofe said on Wednesday. …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban-led government on Tuesday gave its approval for a railway link between Afghanistan and Pakistan, greenlighting rail links between the cities of Peshawar and Kabul and Peshawar and Jalalabad. Approval for a rail link with Uzbekistan was also given. The cabinet of the new government, during …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. has appointed two women diplomats to senior posts representing Washington in Afghanistan, as the country is seeing women’s rights deteriorate under the new Taliban rule. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appointed Rina Amiri as a special envoy for Afghan women, girls and …

AT News Kabul: Russia has supplied weapons and equipment to Tajikistan recently to strengthen its border defence capability as fears are growing Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the shipments were aimed at helping Tajikistan effectively counter threats coming from outside. Since the Taliban rode to power in Afghanistan, Russia and its Central …

AT News KABUL: Cancer patients are increasing by the day in Afghanistan as the health system is crumbling because of lack of aid after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Ministry of public health has said the number of patients diagnosed with cancer has increased in state hospitals, adding that 13,500 patients …

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 …

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 …

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 …