AT News KABUL – Ever since the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowed commercial airlines to fly over Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, few carriers are choosing to do so. According to reports, the aviation industry is treading cautiously due to a litany of critical concerns including presence of anti-aircraft weaponry, absence …
Read More »Taliban ban all political parties in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL – In a move announced on Wednesday, the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has officially prohibited the activities of any political parties within Afghanistan. Minister of Justice in the Taliban government, Abdul Hakim Sharaee, told a press conference in Kabul that political parties do not align with the …
Read More »Taliban mark 2-year anniversary of return to power
AT News KABUL – The Taliban government is observing the second anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan on Tuesday, marked by celebrations and a public holiday. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, in a statement praised the “conquest of Kabul,” which occurred as American troops were departing from the …
Read More »West secretly engaged with armed groups in Afghanistan: Shoigu
AT News KABUL – Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said that Western nations are intensifying their engagement with armed groups in Afghanistan, raising security concerns for Central Asian countries due to the growing influence of international terrorist organizations there. Shoigu addressed this issue during the 11th Moscow Conference on …
Read More »“Pentagon was aware of impending Kabul airport attack”
AT News KABUL – A new military tell-all book, titled ‘Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End,’ has revealed the sequence of events that led to the suicide bombing at Kabul airport in 2021, resulting in the loss of 13 American …
Read More »Taliban warn against any sabotage of Afghanistan independence
AT News KABUL – Reiterating their commitment to the Islamic Sharia as the principle for their governance, the Taliban administration stated on Tuesday that they will not tolerate any threats to the independence and freedom of Afghanistan. Speaking on the second anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, spokesperson for the …
Read More »ISIS and al-Qaeda have reemerged in Afghanistan; UK ex-envoy
AT News KABUL – Former Britain’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, has said that ISIS and al-Qaeda have reemerged in Afghanistan following a “foreign policy failure”, a devastating blow to the Taliban who are marking the second anniversary of their rule after western troops’ withdrawal in 2021. Bristow, who …
Read More »Civil society freedom suppressed in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL – A global civil rights alliance has said that the Taliban administration has repressed civil society and right activists in Afghanistan. CIVICUS, a global alliance focused on empowering citizen action worldwide, has asserted that the Taliban government has systematically suppressed civil society and rights activism in Afghanistan, …
Read More »Governments must pressure Taliban to reverse course: Watchdog
AT News KABUL – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a fervent plea to governments engaged with the Taliban administration, urging them to exert pressure for the swift reversal of the heightened constraints on women and media that have cast a shadow for the past two years. This appeal seeks …
Read More »CPJ urges Taliban to end media crackdown
AT News KABUL – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Taliban to halt their unrelenting campaign of intimidation against the media and to honor their commitment to safeguard journalists in Afghanistan. “Two years following the ascension of the Taliban, Afghanistan’s once-thriving landscape of independent press has been …
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