Afghanistan
- India
Russian Foreign Minister to visit India from March 31 to April 1
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to New Delhi from March 31 to April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. This visit…
- Afghanistan
Taliban shuts Afghan girls’ schools just hours after reopening
Kabul: The Taliban has ordered the secondary girl’s schools in Afghanistan to shut just hours after they reopened, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with…
- World
Former Afghan finance minister now drives Uber in Washington
Washington: Khalid Payenda, who was once Afghanistan’s finance minister, now makes a living in Washington as an Uber driver. A week before the Taliban seized Kabul, Payenda had resigned from his position…
- World
Taliban official wanted by US makes rare public appearance
Kabul: The Taliban acting interior minister designated a terrorist by the US said in a rare public appearance Saturday that security police guilty of misconduct in Afghanistan were being penalised after a…
- World
Taliban’s Sirajuddin Haqqani shows face for the first time
New Delhi: Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan and a longtime leader of the so-called Haqqani network with a US terrorist bounty on his head, has appeared…
- Middle East
Doha hosts discussion on Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation
Doha: Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Doha hosted a round-table discussion on the current and future of the war-ravaged country. The talks were organised in co-operation between the International Federation of Red Cross and…
- World
Ashraf Ghani removed from UN Heads of State List
Kabul: The names of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and former Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar have been removed from the UN Heads of State List. Meanwhile, Naseer Ahmad Faiq has been…
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India sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Attari: A truck driver gestures as he drives his truck loaded with goods bound for Afghanistan, at Integrated Check-Post (ICP) Attari, near Amritsar, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo) Attari: An Afghanistan-bound…
- India
India to send 50,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan overland through Pakistan
Amritsar: India will send 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat to Afghanistan overland through Pakistan on Tuesday. The consignment will be flagged off by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. This comes a…
- World
Unicef mulls payment for nearly 200k Afghan teachers: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the Unicef is considering paying an amount of $100 per month for nearly 200,000 public school teachers. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Afghan Sikhs & Hindus delegation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with members of a delegation comprising of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, during their meeting at his residence, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Prime Minister…
- World
Afghanistan: Protest held against Biden’s decision on frozen assets
Kabul: A number of Afghans, including businessmen and money exchangers, held protests in Kabul and other parts of the country against the Biden administration’s decision to divert a part of the frozen…
- World
US should retreat on decision over Afghanistan’s assets: Karzai
New Delhi: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has attacked US president Joe Biden’s decision over allocating $3.5 billion to the victims of 9/11 and added that he must retreat his decision and…
- World
Afghans protest US order to give $3.5 B to 9/11 victims
Kabul: Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up 3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the US for families of America’s 9/11 victims saying the money belongs…
- World
Taliban delegation in Geneva calls for international talks
Kabul: A Taliban delegation currently on a five-day visit to Geneva has called for talks with the international community over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to media reports. “We call on…
