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AT News KABUL – UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has called for the immediate release of journalists who are currently in Taliban custody. He emphasized that these media professionals should have never been detained in the first place. According to the Afghanistan Journalists Center, there …

AT News KABUL – In a series of overnight military operations conducted in Pakistan’s border areas, three Pakistani soldiers and one militant were killed on Friday. These operations were carried out in response to increasing militant activity in the northwest region adjacent to the Afghanistan border. A statement from the …

AT News KABUL – Iran’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Rasoul Mousavi, has called on the Taliban to avoid escaping their international responsibilities including establishing an inclusive government, in rebuke of Taliban Foreign Minister’s recent comments regarding the same issue. Mousavi emphasized the critical need for peace, stability, security, and sustainable development …

AT News KABUL: Despite recent adjustments to tariffs for Afghanistan’s coal exports to Pakistan, the interest in coal among Pakistani businesses has waned. Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced a slight reduction in the tariff, but the already exorbitant taxes, often double the production costs, are burdening the procurement …

AT News KABUL – Domestic, Asian, and European companies on Thursday signed seven substantial mining contracts with the Taliban administration worth a staggering $6.5 billion. The signing ceremony took place in Kabul, orchestrated by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in collaboration with private firms from Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran, and …

AT News KABUL – Nine soldiers were killed on Thursday in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan after a motorcycle-borne suicide bomber struck a military convoy and set off explosives. The attacker detonated explosives upon impact, causing a significant explosion that also left five soldiers injured. Some reports suggest …

AT News KABUL – Amnesty International has warned that the installation of a staggering 62,000 CCTV cameras by the Taliban in Kabul and other urban centers can risk creating a surveillance state. The Taliban announced the installation of approximately 62,000 security cameras in Kabul, a city with a population of …

AT News KABUL – Beth van Schaack, the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, said on Wednesday the State Department continues to monitor Taliban’s violations involving gender persecution against women and girls, as well as attacks on minority groups. Addressing a press conference, van Schaack highlighted that the International Criminal Court is …

AT News KABUL – Two years after the U.S.-led coalition forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the nation continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of war and U.S. sanctions. The hasty exit of the United States, marked by disregard for responsibilities and obligations, has left a trail of turmoil including a …

AT News KABUL – Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees living in the United States find themselves in a state of uncertainty two years after fleeing Afghanistan as they are lacking a permanent pathway to stay. Despite efforts by advocates to establish an “adjustment act” mirroring previous practices for wartime …