Afghanistan
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India invited to join regional group on Afghanistan: Lavrov
United Nations: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India has been invited to join the core group of four countries neighbouring Afghanistan that say they seek to bring stability there.…
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Taliban kills IS leader behind Kabul airport bombing
Washington: Senior Islamic State leader, who was allegedly behind the 2021 bombing at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, has been killed by the Taliban, US officials have said. The August 2021 bombing at…
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‘Looking at it positively, says Jaishankar in Afghan meeting to be hosted by UN
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India is looking “positively” at the meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan to be hosted by UN chief Antonio Guterres in…
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Political power being transferred from Kabul to Kandahar
New Delhi: Afghanistan southern city of Kandahar is the historical birthplace and the political base of the Taliban. Now, the countrys second-largest city appears to be becoming the de facto capital under…
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Taliban bans video games, music, foreign films in Afghan city
Kabul: The Taliban-led Afghan government has banned video games, foreign films and music in the western city of Herat, branding them as un-Islamic, the media reported. The ban imposed by the Ministry…
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Banned TTP still using Afghan soil to attack Pakistan: Defence Minister Asif
Islamabad: Amid a surge in attacks by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the banned militant group was still using Afghan soil to carry out attacks…
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Biden admin defends Afghan troop pullout, blames ex-Prez Trump for chaos
Washington: Joe Biden’s administration has defended its decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan and blamed former US President Donald Trump for the chaotic withdrawal from the war-torn country. The White…
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UN Women chief blasts Taliban ban on female Afghan UN staff
United Nations: Sima Bahous, UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. “We stand in…
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UN seeks clarity over Taliban ban on female staff
United Nations: The UN is seeking clarity after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan banned female staff of the world body from working in the war-torn country, said a spokesman. “Our colleagues on…
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Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan as utterly fabricated. “The statements of US officials…
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Afghan security forces discover IS weaponry in Jawzjan northern province
Kabul: The Afghan security forces have discovered a weapon cache and mine-making center of Daesh, or Islamic State (IS), in Shiberghan, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province, the provincial police chief…
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Five dead in Afghanistan, Pakistan after powerful quake
Kabul: Five people died in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which was also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey, Tuesday…
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Prince Harry killed 25 people during military service in Afghanistan
In a shocking and controversial move, British Prince Harry revealed that he killed 25 people during his military service in Afghanistan on a helicopter, describing the targets as “chess pieces excluded from…
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UAE condemns Taliban for banning women from working with NGOs
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the ban imposed on Afghan women from working in Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) by the Taliban. The UAE’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…
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UAE: Khalaf Al Habtoor to give 100 scholarships for Afghan women
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) businessman, Khalaf bin Ahmed Al Habtoor has offered to help 100 Afghan women to relocate to Dubai and complete their studies in the emirates. Khalaf Al…
