AT News KABUL – As the Taliban’s oppressive measures against women in Afghanistan persist, alarming reports reveal that out of the approximately 19,000 people incarcerated across the country, at least 800 are women. In an exclusive interview with RTA, the national TV network of Afghanistan, deputy head of the Office …

AT News KABUL – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has raised a red flag on the global future of girls’ education, focusing on the alarming situation in Afghanistan. A recent estimate suggests that by 2030, approximately 110 million girls worldwide, including those in Afghanistan, could face educational …

AT News KABUL – The IS-K terror group has asserted its involvement in a second deadly attack in Afghanistan, targeting a vehicle in eastern Kabul. The blast killed at least three people, marking the group’s second assault in the country in a span of seven days. According to Khalid Zadran, …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, has declined a meeting request from Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan, according to Taliban sources. The Pakistani top cleric expressed his desire to visit Kandahar on Monday to hold talks with Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, but the request …

AT News KABUL – At least three civilians were killed and four others sustained injuries following a car explosion in eastern Kabul city on Tuesday. The Taliban police spokesperson in Kabul, Khalid Zadran, confirming the grim news, stated that a car became the epicenter of the explosion, triggered by a …

AT News KABUL – The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has informed Congress that there are no specific controls in place to prevent the diversion or misuse of funds intended for Afghanistan. The watchdog’s response to a Congressional inquiry on the Switzerland-based Afghan Fund, holding $3.5 billion, …

AT News KABUL – Tajik militant commander Muhammad Sharifov, also known as Mahdi Arsalon, wanted in Dushanbe on terrorism charges, has reportedly disappeared in Afghanistan, according to RFE/RL. Sources close to his relatives and friends revealed on January 8 that Sharifov went missing several months ago. Following the Taliban’s takeover …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban authorities have intensified their crackdown against dress code violations and reportedly arrested women in several neighborhoods of Kabul. The crackdown, primarily focused on enforcing strict dress standards, has recently escalated in western Kabul, with reports emerging from the Khair Khana and Taimani areas. Sources …

AT News KABUL – Last year, Afghanistan endured its worst drought in three decades and is now in its third consecutive year of ‘drought-like conditions’, which have placed Afghanistan among nations with highest levels of food insecurity, according to a new report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination …

AT News KABUL – At least 6 Pakistani police officers were killed and 10 other people injured after a roadside bomb exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in a polio immunization campaign in north-western Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The bombing happened …