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Zelensky adviser resigns over Dnipro missile remarks

AT News Kabul: Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych has tendered his resignation after a public outcry erupted over comments he made suggesting that Ukrainian forces downed a Russian missile that fell on an apartment building in the central city of Dnipro and killed dozens of people. Arestovych announced his resignation …

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Senior Pakistani lawyer Latif Afridi assassinated

AT Kabul: Former Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association President and senior lawyer Latif Afridi was killed after an assailant opened fire on him outside the Peshawar High Court on Monday, Geo News reported. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Kashif Abbasi, Adnan Afridi has been identified as …

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Pakistan to send massive weapons consignment to Ukraine

AT Kabul: Even as millions of people across Pakistan continue to struggle in dire misery due to a severe food shortage and worsening economic crisis, the country is all set to send another consignment of weapons and ammunition to help Ukraine fight the ongoing invasion by Russia. According to a …

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TTP, IS-K major actors of violence in Pakistan during 2022

AT Kabul: According to Pakistani media, this country has seen an increase in the number of terrorist attacks in various cities, especially along its borders with Afghanistan, for the second year in a row. The wave of these attacks even spread to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan in recent weeks. …

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TTP leader says ‘Still open’ to ceasefire with Pakistan government

AT News Kabul: The chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that his group is “still open” to a ceasefire agreement with the Pakistan government, according to media reports.  “We held talks with Pakistan mediated by Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan. We are still open to the ceasefire agreement,” the …

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Russia says 89 killed in Makiivka, blames mobile phone use

AT Kabul: Russia says Ukrainian forces have killed 89 Russian troops in a missile strike in the Donetsk region, blaming the deadly attack on the illegal use of mobile phones by its soldiers. Lieutenant General Sergey Sevryukov made the remarks in a video statement released by Russia’s Defense Ministry on …

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UN seeks ICJ opinion on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories

AT Kabul: The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. The 193-member assembly voted on the resolution on Friday. Eighty-seven countries voted in favor of the resolution …

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US warns of possible attack in Islamabad amid security fears

AT Kabul: The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad has warned its staff of a possible attack on Americans at a top hotel in Pakistan’s capital as the city was already on high alert following a suicide bombing earlier in the week. The U.S. government is aware of information that “unknown individuals …

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US Senate passes $1.7t spending bill without Afghan refugee law

AT Kabul: The United States Senate has passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that includes hundreds of billions of dollars for military spending but fails to include a bill seen as crucial for Afghan refugees stuck in legal limbo. The Senate passed the enormous 4,155-page bill with bipartisan support on …

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Russia launches another major missile attack across Ukraine

AT Kabul: Ukraine’s capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia’s forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air raid sirens as …

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