AT News KABUL – There are now dire consequences facing drivers for carrying women without full-body coverings across Afghanistan. There are reports that drivers are beaten and harassed and their vehicles confiscated for transporting uncovered women. The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, responsible for …

AT News KABUL – In a display of their strict interpretation of Islam, Taliban authorities in western Herat province set fire to a collection of musical instruments and equipment over the weekend, claiming that music encourages immorality. Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, the head of the Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and …

AT News KABUL – A powerful bomb exploded at a rally organized by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader on Sunday in the northwestern Bajaur district of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, killing at least 35 people, with more than 100 individuals sustaining severe injuries, according to reports from local police …

AT News KABUL – US envoys Thomas West and Rina Amiri have reiterated their call for the establishment of an inclusive government in Kabul, currently under the rule of the Taliban. The Taliban’s takeover has resulted in the restriction of women’s rights across the nation. During discussions with various stakeholders, …

AT News KABUL – The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official said …

AT News KABUL – US envoys for Afghanistan Thomas West and Rina Amri have once again called for an inclusive government in Kabul which, at present is under Taliban rule. Thomas West, a US special envoy, and Rina Amiri, a US special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, …

AT News KABUL – Taliban’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, heading a delegation, left Kabul for Qatar on Saturday afternoon to meet with US officials on a range of issues, said MoFA deputy spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal. Takal said on Twitter that Muttaqi will discuss ending sanctions and …

AT News KABUL – The US State Department said that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in separate phone calls with his Qatari and Pakistani counterparts discussed the humanitarian and political situation in Afghanistan. In a phone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday they discussed “the …

AT News KABUL – US officials are set to meet with Taliban representatives in Doha, as announced by the US Department of State. Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, and Rina Amiri, the US special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, will travel to Doha, Qatar, …

AT News KABUL – Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations to renew their commitment to human rights and rights of women and girls in its independent assessment of Afghanistan crisis. The watchdog urged the UN body to address the growing abuses against women’s rights and hold accountable …