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AT News KABUL – A group of Afghan women activists residing in Germany has initiated a hunger strike, marking its third day today, to protest the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The activists, who have taken to social media to raise awareness about …

AT News KABUL – After a three-year period of border closures, Tajikistan has decided to reopen border cooperation with Afghanistan, specifically in several districts of its Gorno-Badakhshan region, in a move that is seen as a step towards the normalization of relations between the two neighboring nations. President Emomali Rahmon …

AT News KABUL – In a momentous event, the very first cargo shipment from China bound for Afghanistan, having entered Pakistan through the Sost border at Khunjerab on August 28, 2023, has successfully crossed the Torkham border en route to its ultimate destination, Kabul. This historic shipment was granted permission …

AT News KABUL – Renowned scholars representing Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have urged the Taliban to rethink their policy regarding girls’ education in Afghanistan during a Sunday meeting with high-ranking Taliban officials in Kabul. The dialogue encompassed a range of critical topics, with a primary focus on the resumption …

AT News KABUL – An estimated 840,000 Afghan nationals who supported the U.S. war effort and have applied for special U.S. visas as part of a State Department resettlement program are still awaiting their visas within Afghanistan. This revelation comes from a State Department inspector general report released on Thursday. …

AT News KABUL – UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has called for the immediate release of journalists who are currently in Taliban custody. He emphasized that these media professionals should have never been detained in the first place. According to the Afghanistan Journalists Center, there …

AT News KABUL – In a series of overnight military operations conducted in Pakistan’s border areas, three Pakistani soldiers and one militant were killed on Friday. These operations were carried out in response to increasing militant activity in the northwest region adjacent to the Afghanistan border. A statement from the …

AT News KABUL – Iran’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Rasoul Mousavi, has called on the Taliban to avoid escaping their international responsibilities including establishing an inclusive government, in rebuke of Taliban Foreign Minister’s recent comments regarding the same issue. Mousavi emphasized the critical need for peace, stability, security, and sustainable development …

AT News KABUL: Despite recent adjustments to tariffs for Afghanistan’s coal exports to Pakistan, the interest in coal among Pakistani businesses has waned. Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced a slight reduction in the tariff, but the already exorbitant taxes, often double the production costs, are burdening the procurement …

AT News KABUL – Domestic, Asian, and European companies on Thursday signed seven substantial mining contracts with the Taliban administration worth a staggering $6.5 billion. The signing ceremony took place in Kabul, orchestrated by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in collaboration with private firms from Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran, and …