Afghanistan

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…
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…

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…

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…
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…
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…
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…
A new dynamic in the Af-Pak Great Game

Kabul: Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan has changed drastically ever since takeover of the Taliban in Kabul. The nature of engagement from the initial days of the Taliban government when one witnessed the…
Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul survives assassination bid

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Head of Mission to Kabul, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani has survived an assassination bid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed. In a statement, the Ministry said the Embassy’s compound in Kabul…
Taliban reveals burial site of Mullah Omar

Kabul: The Taliban has disclosed the burial site of Mullah Omar, the elusive and reclusive one-eyed founder of the terror group, in Afghansitan’s Zabul province, chief spokesman of the government in Kabul…
Road accident kills 7, injures 9 in Afghanistan

Kabul: Seven passengers were killed and nine others sustained injuries as a mini-bus plunged into a ravine in Afghanistan’s central Daykundi province. The accident took place in the mountainous Miramor district late…