AT News KABUL – Following a warning by US congressman Michael McCaul against travels to Afghanistan as it could legitimize Taliban’s de facto rule, the Department of State has stated that no U.S. officials have any intentions of traveling to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. U.S. State Department’s spokesperson Vedant Patel in a …

AT News KABUL – A senior Taliban official stated that neckties, worn by men, symbolize the Christian cross, and must be eliminated. Mohammad Hashim Shaheed Wror, head of the Invitation and Guidance Directorate, a department promoting Islamic principles, highlighted the perceived Islamic implications of neckties in a speech aired on …

AT News KABUL – With dire malnutrition and hunger crisis in Afghanistan reaching alarming levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced aid to 8 million food-insecure people due to a lack of funding. According to a recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …

AT News KABUL – Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan are shutting down permanently to abide by a new order of Taliban authorities that outlaws salons – a major blowback to one of the few revenue streams available to women in the war-battered country. A bleak future looms for women …

AT News KABUL – A top U.S. official has opposed the normalization of the Taliban and their de-facto governance of Afghanistan. In a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul expressed deep concerns about U.S. government officials traveling to meet with the …

AT News KABUL – A confidential report prepared for the U.S. government reveals that the Taliban have “effectively infiltrated” United Nations aid deliveries in Afghanistan, using foreign charity as a revenue stream. The country’s ongoing reliance on international assistance, with approximately half of the population depending on aid to survive, …

The influential Persian poet, Vasef Bakhtari who passed away on Friday, has left behind a legacy of poetic brilliance, but his family has now shed light on his private life during his exile, especially his health condition during his last days. Maryam Hotaki, Vasef Bakhtari’s granddaughter, shared a glimpse of …

AT News KABUL – In a recent report by the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general, alarming revelations have surfaced regarding the lack of oversight in distribution of Western weapons sent to Ukraine. Similar to the situation in Afghanistan, these weapons have reportedly fallen into the hands of Russian forces, criminal …

AT News KABUL – In a recent interview with an Arabic news channel, the Taliban’s defense minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, expressed his frustration with the United States, claiming Washington hampers Taliban’s recognition on the global stage. According to Mujahid, the Taliban have fulfilled all the necessary requirements for recognition …

AT News KABUL – In a developing crisis for Afghanistan’s economy, farmers are facing immense challenges as the Taliban’s opium ban enters its second year. The ban imposed in early 2022 encompasses all narcotics, including opium poppy cultivation, and has left farmers struggling to adapt to alternative crops that prove …