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Rescue efforts wind down in Herat as quake death toll exceeds 4,000

AT News KABUL – Rescue efforts in the earthquake-ravaged Herat province have been scaled back as hopes of finding survivors wane, following the deadliest earthquakes the country has witnessed in years. Villagers in the affected area are now holding mass funerals for the victims. These devastating earthquakes, which struck western …

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Afghanistan’s exports surge to $6b unnerves Pakistan

AT News KABUL – Afghanistan’s export numbers have surged to a staggering $6 billion, raising concerns in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce revealed this information during a session with Pakistani senators in the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Monday. While Pakistan exports have reached approximately $1 …

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Four British prisoners, accused of espionage, freed by Taliban

AT News KABUL – Four British men, who had faced allegations of espionage, have been released by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Among them is Miles Routledge, a 23-year-old YouTube sensation known as ‘Lord Miles,’ who garnered attention for his unconventional stay with the Taliban. Routledge, who had spent several months …

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St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum 2023 to be held this winter

AT News KABUL – The Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov, has announced that the 9th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, also known as the “Common Cultures Assembly,” will take place from November 16th to 18th, 2023. According to a statement issued by the Russian envoy, participants in the cultural …

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British forces killed fighting-age males in Afghanistan, probe finds

AT News KABUL – In a disturbing revelation, an independent inquiry has uncovered allegations of British special forces implementing a policy of executing Afghan males of “fighting age” in circumstances where they posed no apparent threat. The inquiry, which focuses on alleged illegal activities that occurred in Afghanistan between 2010 …

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Rescuers continue to dig out the dead as Herat quake victims rise

AT News KABUL – Emergency response teams in Afghanistan are in a race against time to save lives and retrieve victims trapped beneath the debris following a powerful earthquake that struck the western region of the country. The earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck villages in Herat Province …

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Taliban ask female doctors to return to hospitals following deadly Herat quake

AT News KABUL – Local Taliban officials in Herat city are making a desperate plea for female doctors to immediately return to the district’s hospital in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the province yesterday. The seismic event has not only caused widespread devastation but has also led …

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Karzai calls for relief for quake victims in Herat

AT News KABUL – Former Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai, has called on Sunday for global efforts to provide relief for earthquake victims in western provinces impacted by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that left 2,000 people dead and 9,000 others injured. In a message on X, he called charitable organizations and …

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Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London

AT News KABUL – The Taliban have announced the suspension of consular services at two Afghan embassies, located in London and Vienna. This decision comes as a result of their concerns regarding the lack of transparency and cooperation with the authorities in Kabul. A spokesperson for the Afghan foreign ministry …

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Death toll from Herat devastating quakes surpasses 2,000

AT News KABUL – The death toll from a series of powerful earthquakes that rocked western Afghanistan has surged to over 2,000, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the Taliban government on Sunday. This seismic catastrophe ranks among the deadliest to strike the nation in the past two decades. The …

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