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AT News KABUL – The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on two Taliban officials, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi and Fariduddin Mahmood, citing their involvement in severe human rights violations, particularly the suppression of women and girls in Afghanistan. The move, announced on Friday, aligns with broader sanctions against individuals implicated in …

AT News KABUL – In a recent recent interview, Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, made several claims regarding Western countries’ exploitation and destabilization efforts worldwide. Zhirnov accused Western nations, led by the United States, of parasitically living off the rest of the world and engaging in plunder. He …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban have vowed to complete the disputed Qosh Tepa irrigation canal in Afghanistan at “any cost,” raising concerns among neighboring countries over the potential impact on a river crucial to their agricultural economies. The fundamentalist Afghan regime, in control of the project since retaking the …

AT News KABUL – Pakistan has reported that nearly half a million Afghans residing in the country without valid documents have returned home in a span of just over two months. The announcement came from caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti during a news conference in Islamabad on Friday. Bugti revealed …

AT News KABUL – In a recent address in Brussels, Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, expressed unease over the situation in Afghanistan, characterizing the Taliban’s rule as an “awful dictatorship” and drawing attention to the issue of “gender apartheid” in …

AT News KABUL – US President Joe Biden reassured Congress on Thursday about the readiness of American forces to address potential threats emerging from Afghanistan. In a letter, President Biden emphasized the continued presence of US military personnel strategically positioned outside Afghanistan to tackle any threats to the United States …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban government announced on Thursday that the World Bank is poised to reopen its office in Afghanistan in the near future, signaling a resumption of dozens of development projects in the country. This development unfolds against the backdrop of a severe economic and social crisis …

AT Kabul: Thomas West, the United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan, has initiated a diplomatic tour encompassing Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The trip, announced through social media on December 6th, is scheduled to continue until the fifteenth of the month. The primary objective of Mr. …

AT Kabul: The Ministry of Education in Afghanistan has declared the construction of 200 schools in the past two years under the current government. Additionally, the ministry spokesperson mentioned that nearly 1,000 other school buildings have been established across the country during this period. Mansoor Ahmad Hamza, an official of …

AT Kabul: The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been closed due to a dispute over the construction of a new gate, according to a Pakistani official. The closure is a result of a verbal clash between border security forces from both countries. The disagreement arose as Pakistan …