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AT News KABUL: A top Russian official is blaming the Australian authorities for attempting to downplay the war crimes its soldiers committed in Afghanistan. According to an investigation, Australian Special Forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan. As a result, Australia reported 19 active-duty and former soldiers …

AT News KABUL: The U.N. children’s agency has said it is discussing with the Taliban over possibility and timelines for a handover of UN education programmes in Afghanistan. UNICEF said that the Taliban could ban international organisations could no longer be involved in education projects, in a move criticized by the …

AT News KABUL: Canada’s Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment, which will be used to help millions of malnourished Afghans from the brink of hunger. The Criminal Code changes allow development workers to apply for exemptions from terrorism laws, which currently criminalize paying taxes …

AT News KABUL: The United States is in talks with the Philippines to seek help in temporarily hosting thousands of Afghan refugees who worked for U.S. forces and government before the Taliban took over the country, officials said on Friday. Washington is having a hard time working through the backlog …

AT News KABUL: China’s ambassador and the Taliban’s governor of the Afghan central bank met on Thursday to discuss banking relations and business, according to Reuters. Economy, banking relations, business and relevant topics were discussed in this meeting, bank’s spokesperson Hassibullah Noori told Reuters, adding the meeting took place on …

AT News KABUL: Japan, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and NGOs have discussed humanitarian aid and economic development projects in Afghanistan, a statement said on Friday. The Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet, and the coordinator of the OIC Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), …

AT News KABUL: Norwegian government has invited the Taliban administration to a meeting to be convened on Afghanistan issues with representatives and civil activists of various countries in Oslo this week. According to official sources, Norway’s foreign ministry invited a second-level Taliban delegation instead of their foreign minister Amir Khan …

AT News KABUL: Afghan farmers have been badly hit by a staggering swarm of Moroccan locusts, continuing a cycle of destruction in northern Afghanistan, according to reports. In northern Balkh province, many wheat farms have been plagued by the veracious pests and desperate farmers use nets to sweep up the …

AT News KABUL: A number of Chinese companies have already begun negotiations with the Taliban authorities regarding possible development and infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, reports said. A group of Chinese investors have traveled to Wardak province to discuss investment to build manufactories factories. In a meeting with Maidan Wardak governor, …

AT News KABUL: A group of Afghan diaspora groups, activists and international organizations with the support of Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) is organizing the London Peace Conference on Afghanistan in an attempt to urgently call attention to the humanitarian crisis in the country. The Peace Conference on Afghanistan …