Taliban leader says no other nation will be allowed to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Kaul: Amid rising people's protests against Pakistan and chants of freedom, Taliban leader has said no country will be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan.
UN warns of 'urgent imperative' to avoid acute Afghan food insecurity
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New York: With food aid running out, Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services, said UN agencies on Tuesday, releasing a flash appeal for more than $600 million to support around 11 million across the crisis-wracked country to the end of the year.
Afghanistan: Kabul airport receives 5th plane with humanitarian aid from UAE, says source
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Kabul/Doha/UNI/Sputnik: A fifth plane carrying humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates landed in Kabul on Wednesday, a source at the airport told Sputnik.
Mohammad Hassan Akhund to head Taliban's 'acting' govt in Afghanistan
Sep 08, 2021, at 02:58 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban on Tuesday announced that UN-sanctioned leader Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund will head their new government in Afghanistan while key positions will be held by the movement's top officials.
Afghanistan: Women demonstrate in Mazar-e-sharif, demand their representation in Taliban govt
Sep 08, 2021, at 02:35 am
Mazar-e-sharif: A group of women on Monday demonstrated in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-sharif city and demanded for their participation at all levels of the incoming government, media reports said.
Thousands of Afghans wait in Spin Boldak for two weeks to enter Pakistan
Sep 08, 2021, at 01:39 am
Kabul: A large number of people have been stranded in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan for the past two weeks with the intention to enter Pakistan.
Turkey says 'no need to rush' in recognising the Taliban's rule
Sep 08, 2021, at 12:03 am
Ankara/IBNS: Turkey on Tuesday advised the international community not to rush in recognising the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan and added that it was still holding discussions about operating the strategic Kabul airport, according to media reports.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents detain Tolo News cameraperson, later released
Sep 07, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents on Tuesday 'detained' and then released TOLOnews cameraperson Wahid Ahmadi.
Afghanistan: Thousands protest in Kabul against Taliban, Pakistan
Sep 07, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: Thousands of people demonstrated on the streets of Kabul on Tuesday against the Taliban rule, weeks after the insurgents captured power in the country by entering the national capital.
Afghanistan: Taliban fires at people protesting against Pakistan in Kabul
Sep 07, 2021, at 08:12 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban fired at people, who were protesting against Pakistan in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul Monday night, as media reports said, indicating a hobnobbing between the insurgent group and Islamabad.
Afghanistan: Multiple protests against Pakistan take place in Kabul
Sep 07, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Kabul/IBNS: In what appears like a people's backlash in Afghanistan, multiple protests against Pakistan were reported in the capital city of Kabul late night Monday.
Taliban members are executing Afghans who were US partners, says Republican leader
Sep 07, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Washington/UNI: The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, has said that executions of Afghans who were US partners are now taking place in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Iran blasts Pakistan after holdout Valley Panjshir falls to Taliban backed by Pak air power
Sep 07, 2021, at 05:06 am
Tehran: The Iranian government on Monday gave a strong message to Pakistan over the fall of Afghanistan's Panjshir by condemning Taliban’s military offensive against holdout fighters in the Valley backed by Pakistan's air power.
Pakistan's Punjab may soon face wheat shortage
Sep 07, 2021, at 01:53 am
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab Flour Mills Association Chairman Asim Raza has warned that the region may soon witness shortage of the commodity as its stocks in the private sector were depleting fast.
Drug trafficking: Sri Lankan Navy officials arrest seven Pakistani nationals, seize 336 kg heroin
Sep 07, 2021, at 01:26 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy officials recently apprehended a trawler, allegedly involved in drug trafficking, in the high seas off Male, and brought it to Colombo city besides arresting even Pakistani nationals, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud says he is alive and resistance will continue
Sep 06, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul/UNI: Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the Resistance forces in Panjshir, on Monday released an audio message saying that he is alive and in the northeastern province and called on all Afghans to begin a national uprising against the Taliban.
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit South Korea next week: Reports
Sep 06, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi plans to visit South Korea early next week for talks on bilateral relations and North Korea, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.
Sep 06, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Kabul: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have now issued a diktat by which women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya and niqab to cover most of their faces.
Sep 06, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Kabul/UNI: With the rebellion in Panjshir ended, the Taliban on Monday said that they have intensified the process for government formation which would be done in the next few days, and have invited Turkey, China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar to participate in the announcement ceremony.
Egypt: Seven Pakistanis sentenced to death for smuggling heroin
Sep 06, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Cairo: An Egyptian court on Sunday awarded death sentences to seven Pakistanis, two Egyptians and an Iranian citizen on charges of smuggling in over two tonnes of heroin by sea, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN humanitarian chief calls for ‘rights…well-being’ of women
Sep 06, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New York: Women in Afghanistan play a “critical role” in delivering aid, the UN Humanitarian told the leadership of the Taliban in Kabul on Sunday, calling on all parties to “ensure their rights, safety and well-being”.
Afghanistan Women: Where are they now?
Sep 06, 2021, at 08:17 pm
As the remarkable two-decades-long journey of the women of Afghanistan comes to a rude halt, Jayalakshmi Sengupta recalls her time in the war-torn country with Miriam and Marzia, Zulia and Zainab- story makers and storytellers, those who created history and those who chronicled them.
Pakistan will be affected by regrouping of terror outfits in Afghanistan: Mohsin Dawar
Sep 06, 2021, at 07:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani lawmaker Mohsin Dawar has said people of Pakistan will be the first to be affected by the regrouping of terrorist outfits in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Pakistan Air Force drones bombed Panjshir which fell to Taliban, claim reports
Sep 06, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Bazarak/IBNS: Pakistan Air Force drones were used to bomb on Sunday Afghanistan's Panjshir province, which was the last bastion of the National Resistance Force before it fell to the Taliban finally, several media reports claimed.
Afghanistan: Taliban declares victory in Panjshir
Sep 06, 2021, at 04:03 pm
Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Monday declared victory of the Taliban over the resistance forces in the northeastern province of Panjshir.
Taliban insurgents kill pregnant policewoman in Afghanistan: Reports
Sep 06, 2021, at 03:04 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents have allegedly shot dead a pregnant policewoman in front of her family in Ghor province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghan resistance leader says he is open to peace talks with Taliban
Sep 06, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Kabul: Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley, on Sunday he is ready for peace talks to end the ongoing fighting.
Attacks on Afghanistan-Pakistan border increased following Taliban takeover
Sep 06, 2021, at 04:53 am
Islamabad: Attacks on Pakistan's security post along the Afghanistan border has spiked in recent times ever since the Taliban captured the neighbouring nation, media reports said.
BBC anchor 'shuts down' US scholar exposing Taliban-Pakistan nexus, Twitterati expresses anger
Sep 06, 2021, at 02:59 am
London: BBC recently drew flak on social media when its presenter Philippa Thomas, “shut down” US scholar Christine Fair, a guest on her show, as she was exposing the link between Pakistan and Taliban in the sorry state of Afghanistan affairs.
Amrullah Saleh urges UN to prevent 'Taliban's onslaught into Panjshir'
Sep 06, 2021, at 01:40 am
Afghanistan's caretaker president Amrullah Saleh has urged the United Nations to do everything in its power to prevent the Taliban from running over the resistance stronghold in Panjshir valley.