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Azerbaijan arrests Afghan suspect for plot to attack Israel embassy

AT News KABUL – An Afghan national, identified as Fawzan Mosa Khan, was arrested by Azerbaijani security forces on Monday for his suspected involvement in planning a terrorist attack on the Israeli embassy in Baku. Khan was observed near the embassy premises at the Hyatt Regency hotel and is currently …

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Australian veteran appeals defamation ruling over killing of Afghans

AT News KABUL – An Australian war veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lodged an appeal against a defamation ruling that held him responsible for the unlawful killing of four Afghans. Roberts-Smith, the recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in Afghanistan, retired from the Special Air Service Regiment ten years ago. …

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Taliban government starts extracting oil in north

AT News KABUL – In a significant development, the Taliban government has taken a major step by initiating oil extraction in the Qashqari oilfield situated in the northern province of Sar-e-Pul. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, under Taliban authority, has revealed that the Qashqari basin comprises ten wells, with …

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Taliban leader slams Prince Harry for killing 25 Taliban

AT News KABUL – A senior Taliban leader, Anas Haqqani, has strongly condemned Prince Harry for his claims of killing 25 Afghans during his deployment as an Apache helicopter co-pilot in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013. Haqqani rebuked the Prince for treating human lives as “mere pawns on a chessboard” …

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23 Afghans rescued from migrant traffickers in Peru

AT News KABUL – Peruvian authorities have successfully rescued 23 Afghan migrants who had fallen victim to migrant traffickers along the border with Brazil, according to a statement released by the attorney general’s office. The migrants had paid a significant amount of money to smugglers in the hope of reaching …

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China opens new land cargo route to Afghanistan

AT News KABUL – China has recently established a new cargo route to Afghanistan, enhancing trade connections between the two nations. The inaugural journey commenced on July 5th, with a freight train departing from Lanzhou city in northwest China’s Gansu province. The train, carrying 39 containers filled with a variety …

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Over 16,000 people arrested in the country last year for criminal charges

AT Kabul: Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, told the media that the level of criminal crimes has decreased significantly across the country compared to previous years, because in the past year, nearly 12,000 criminal incidents have occurred across the country, and more than 16 thousand people …

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Journalists: Access restricted to timely information

AT Kabul: Journalists complained about the lack of access to information, saying that the Taliban’s spokespersons are not providing information to them on time. “When we want to contact the spokesperson, they first do not answer and if they answer they say that they are not aware about it. Thus, …

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Germany opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

AT Kabul: Germany opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Friday, a day after U.S. officials said Washington was planning to provide Kyiv with the weapons, widely denounced for killing and maiming civilians. Human rights organisations oppose such a move and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock …

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UNICEF reports 60% of primary school girls, 40% of boys deprived of education

AT News KABUL – A recent report by UNICEF reveals that a significant number of children in Afghanistan are being deprived of education. The report states that 60 percent of primary-school-age girls and 46 percent of boys in the same age group are not receiving any form of education. Recognizing …

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