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AT News KABUL – The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on two Taliban officials, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi and Fariduddin Mahmood, citing their involvement in severe human rights violations, particularly the suppression of women and girls in Afghanistan. The move, announced on Friday, aligns with broader sanctions against individuals implicated in …

AT News KABUL – In a recent recent interview, Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, made several claims regarding Western countries’ exploitation and destabilization efforts worldwide. Zhirnov accused Western nations, led by the United States, of parasitically living off the rest of the world and engaging in plunder. He …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban have vowed to complete the disputed Qosh Tepa irrigation canal in Afghanistan at “any cost,” raising concerns among neighboring countries over the potential impact on a river crucial to their agricultural economies. The fundamentalist Afghan regime, in control of the project since retaking the …

AT News KABUL – Pakistan has reported that nearly half a million Afghans residing in the country without valid documents have returned home in a span of just over two months. The announcement came from caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti during a news conference in Islamabad on Friday. Bugti revealed …

AT News KABUL – In a recent address in Brussels, Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, expressed unease over the situation in Afghanistan, characterizing the Taliban’s rule as an “awful dictatorship” and drawing attention to the issue of “gender apartheid” in …

AT News KABUL – US President Joe Biden reassured Congress on Thursday about the readiness of American forces to address potential threats emerging from Afghanistan. In a letter, President Biden emphasized the continued presence of US military personnel strategically positioned outside Afghanistan to tackle any threats to the United States …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban government announced on Thursday that the World Bank is poised to reopen its office in Afghanistan in the near future, signaling a resumption of dozens of development projects in the country. This development unfolds against the backdrop of a severe economic and social crisis …

AT Kabul: In an exclusive interview with Kyodo News, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai shared crucial insights into the current situation in Afghanistan. Addressing the international community, Karzai emphasized the importance of avoiding the forcible removal of the Taliban from power. Instead, he advocated for a diplomatic approach, encouraging inclusive …

The Media Support for Afghanistan’s Free Media (NAI) organization announced on World Television Day that over the past two years, 52% of visual media outlets in Afghanistan have ceased their operations. This organization announced on Tuesday, coinciding with World Television Day, highlighting that more than half of the visual media …

AT Kabul: Martin Griffiths, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs, has allocated a special fund of $10 million for Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan. The allocated funds have been drawn from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and comes amid a global refugee crisis. …