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AT News Kabul: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, for allegedly trying to smuggle an estimated 1,000 metric tons of lithium-bearing rocks out of the country. The arrests and the seizure of the rocks were made in the eastern Afghan border city of Jalalabad. …

AT News Kabul: Local sources in “Badakhshan” province announced that 21 residents of “Pamir” died due to a respiratory disease that is very similar to Corona. Sources say that this disease had spread in Pamir two weeks ago and at first it took the lives of 6 residents of this …

AT News Kabul: Security officials of the Afghan interim government, in a meeting with the executive officials of the project to transfer Turkmenistan’s gas from Afghanistan to India and Pakistan (TAPI), assured the security of this project in Afghanistan. The economic deputy of the Taliban cabinet said that if needed, …

AT Kabul: Special representatives of the European Union in Central Asia held a meeting in Brussels on Friday, about the humanitarian crisis, the human rights situation and the ban on work and education of women and girls in Afghanistan. Terhi Hakala, the representative of the European Union for Central Asia, …

AT News Kabul: Pul-e-Sokhta, in the west of Kabul, has for more than 20 years been the hub for drug addicts and their dealers in the city, but this week, the area was cleared by police, officials said. Kabul Police spokesman, said that Pul-e- Sokhta has been completely cleared of …

AT News Kabul: The Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, confirmed that evidence exists of the US attempting to build ties with current Afghan authorities while secretly sponsoring (ISIS). “Yes, there is such data, they [the US authorities] do it not for good, but for harm, because they really …

AT News Kabul: Locals in Kabul have expressed their frustration over prolonged power cuts amid the freezing cold. The outages have resulted in leaving people with numerous challenges a result of which they urge the authorities to address the matter. According to the residents, electricity is supplied for four to …

AT News Kabul: The Turkish foreign minister at a conference with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday emphasized on the need to provide women and girls access to education and work, Tolo news reported. Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Tuesday that the there …

AT Kabul: The extreme cold wave of the last week, in addition to the loss of life, has also damaged animal husbandry and caused huge losses to farmers. In the Northern provinces, Samangan has the highest loss of livestock. According to the head of agriculture of this province, 10,653 sheep, …

AT News Kabul: Senior UN officials have arrived in Kabul for talks as the United Nations chief voiced concern over imposed restriction on women, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. Since returning to power 17 months ago, the Afghan interim government have imposed severe restrictions on women, keeping them out of …