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AT News KABUL – Afghanistan is facing a profound challenge with approximately 3.5 million drug users, a startling number that accounts for nearly 10 percent of the country’s total population, as revealed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power. This grim …

AT News KABUL – Torkham border crossing, now known as zero point, is bearing witness to a growing humanitarian crisis as thousands of expelled refugees are entering Afghanistan as Pakistan is ramping up its mass expulsions of undocumented Afghans. At the beginning of October, Pakistan’s interim government announced a deadline …

AT News KABUL – The economic adviser of the Iranian president’s special envoy in Afghanistan affairs revealed that Iran plays a significant role in Afghanistan’s import market, accounting for 35% of it. This substantial share underscores the strong bilateral trade ties between the two nations. Mohammad-Mehdi Javanmard-Ghassab, during an interview …

AT News KABUL – The Taliban made an appeal on Saturday to Afghanistan’s private sector to assist individuals fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation campaign. This call comes as tensions escalate between Pakistan and the Taliban over the treatment of Afghan refugees. Mohammed Yaqoob Mujahid, acting deputy defense minister of the Taliban, …

AT News KABUL – Vladimir Putin, Russia’s President, has claimed that Western-made weapons supplied to Ukraine have found their way to the Middle East and been sold to the Taliban through illegal markets. Putin asserted that these weapons, once destined for Ukraine, are now accessible to various actors. During a …

AT News KABUL – Nine militants attacked an air force training base in the central Pakistani area of Mianwali, Punjab on Saturday morning. Three militants were killed before they entered the base while the others had been cornered before the clearance operation began, the military said in a statement. It …

AT News KABUL – Thousands of Afghan have swamped Pakistan’s main northwestern border crossing seeking to cross into Afghanistan on Thursday, as Islamabad has begun a fierce mass-expulsion of undocumented refugees. The move comes after a Wednesday deadline for Afghans living in Pakistan illegally expired, resulting in thousands flocking to the northwestern border …

AT News KABUL – A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least five people and leaving 20 injured. This blast unfolded in Dera Ismail Khan, situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan. The explosive device, concealed within the …

AT News KABUL – French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a high-stakes strategic mission to Kazakhstan in the wake of losing minerals-rich Niger. Macron’s visit to this uranium-rich Kazakhstan marks the initial step of his journey through Central Asia, a region of renewed Western interest due to the Ukrainian conflict’s …

AT News KABUL – Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have signed bilateral agreements covering deals worth $1.2 billion if they come to fruition. Contracts covering agreements in agriculture, textiles, leather and footwear, electrical engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, transport and other industries have been inked, according to Uzbekistan’s investment, industry and trade ministry. The …