US Treasury approves humanitarian aid to Afghanistan despite Taliban sanctions: Reports
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:58 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Treasury has given its consent to aid groups and banks for participation in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan despite the existing anti-terrorism sanctions on the Taliban, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter.
Pentagon warns of a Islamic State offshoot targeting evacuation plane from Kabul
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:01 am
Washington: Pentagon officials have alerted that an Afghan-based Islamic State-offshoot called ISIS-K are 'targeting' evacuation planes flying out of Kabul.
As Taliban overruns Afghanistan, World Bank halts aid
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kabul: The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan as Taliban overran the country on Aug 15, giving a jolt to the insurgent group.
Geopolitical expert Fabien Baussarat says women have no place in Taliban's Afghanistan
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Tel Aviv: Fabien Baussarat, the President of Center of Political and Foreign Affairs (CPFA), has said that Taliban's attitude towards women has not changed.
Missing Uyghur businessman confirmed to be detained in Xinjiang camp
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Xinjiang: A leading Uyghur entrepreneur who returned from a visit to the United States in 2016 and vanished without a trace has now been found to be detained by authorities in an internment camp in Xinjiang.
Challenge China's bullying: Kamala Harris tells international community
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Hanoi: US Vice President Kamala Harris has asked Vietnamese authorities that there is a need to put pressure on Beijing on its actions in the South China Sea.
Human Rights Watch asks Europe to lead efforts to protect Afghans
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:55 pm
The European Union, the United Kingdom, and other European countries should lead global efforts to urgently facilitate safe passage from Afghanistan of civilians at risk from the Taliban, Human Rights Watch has said.
Afghanistan's first woman Mayor blames Pakistan for Taliban control over war-torn nation
Aug 26, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan Mayor of Maidan Shahr Zarifa Ghafari has blamed Pakistan for Taliban taking control over Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Tolo News reporter alleges he was beaten by Taliban in Kabul
Aug 26, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Kabul/UNI: A reporter of Tolo News in Afghanistan was allegedly beaten by the Taliban while reporting on poverty and unemployment at Haji Yaqub Square in Kabul on Thursday.
Pakistan: PM's aide on finance quits, FBR gets 6th head in three years
Aug 26, 2021, at 03:45 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Tuesday removed the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), marking yet another reshuffle in the administration.
Afghanistan: Shia clerics ask Taliban to ensure equal role for all
Aug 26, 2021, at 03:41 am
Kabul: The Shia Ulema Council on Tuesday asked Taliban insurgents, who overran Kabul on Aug 15, to ensure that they will treat all faiths and ethnicities with equality and justice.
Taliban now orders working women in Afghanistan to stay at home
Aug 26, 2021, at 03:29 am
Kabul: Issuing a diktat that is reflective of the real intention of the Taliban, the spokesperson of the group has directed working women to stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety.
Tajiks make up 46% of Afghan population, should play major role in Afghan govt: Tajikistan Prez
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:51 am
Dushanbe/Kabul/UNI: Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has firmly conveyed to Pakistan that Tajiks make up more than 46 percent of Afghanistan's population and should play a major role in the future government there, and Tajikistan will not recognize any government to be formed in Kabul through oppression.
In Taliban's Afghanistan artists' fate to be decided as per Islamic law
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban has made it clear that the singers, actors, filmmakers will have to switch to other professions if what they do doesn't comply with Sharia law.
Pakistan: Gunmen kill three coal miners in Balochistan
Aug 25, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Quetta: Unknown gunmen gunned down three coal miners working in the Marwar coalfield area on Monday night, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan's 12-member council to include ex-President Hamid Karzai, Abdullah, Baradar: Source
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghanistan will be led by a 12-member council, and the seven candidates that have been already agreed on include ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the High Council for National Reconciliation chief Abdullah Abdullah and Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Taliban, a source close to senior Taliban circles told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Lahore: Indian Army officials have warned that American weapons seized by Talibans from the Afghanistan Army will be first used to create havoc in Pakistan before they are smuggled to India, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Negotiations to bring 500 tonnes of urgent medical supplies ongoing, says WHO
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New York: Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said during an online briefing on Tuesday.
Pakistan is behind empowering Taliban: Afghanistan singer Aryana Sayeed
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul: Afghani pop star Aryana Sayeed, who escaped from her nation after Taliban overran Kabul on Aug 15, blamed Pakistan for empowering the insurgent group.
We are currently on a pace to finish evacuation from Afghanistan by Aug 31: Joe Biden
Aug 25, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the United States is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan, which has been witnessing conflict ever since Taliban overran the nation, by Aug 31.
Taliban leaders will be held accountable for their actions, says G7 on Afghanistan situation
Aug 25, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington: G7 leaders, who met on Tuesday, said the Taliban leaders will be held accountable for their actions on preventing terrorism, on human rights, especially of women and girls and minorities, and on pursuing an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Senior Taliban leader meets Chinese Ambassador in Kabul
Aug 25, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Kabul, /UNI/SPUTNIK: Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, met with Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul on Tuesday, a Taliban spokesperson said.
Antony Blinken, Turkish leader Mevlut Çavusoglu discuss Afghanistan conflict
Aug 25, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss America's continuing cooperation in Afghanistan.
Antony Blinken, Turkish leader Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu discuss Afghanistan conflict
Aug 25, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss America's continuing cooperation in Afghanistan.
Future Afghanistan govt will not be complete without women: ex-Parliamentarian
Aug 25, 2021, at 05:33 am
Kabul: A former female Afghani Parliamentarian has batted for the presence of women in the future government of the country, giving a strong message to Taliban insurgents who have overrun the nation.
Taliban tells US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans
Aug 25, 2021, at 05:18 am
Kabul: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said the Islamist militant group will not tolerate the extension of evacuation by US-led NATO forces and also told the US to stop evacuating the skilled Afghans.
Shelter needs soar for displaced in Yemen’s Marib region
Aug 25, 2021, at 05:06 am
New York: Humanitarian needs, including a lack of shelter, are soaring among displaced communities, as fighting continues in Yemen’s Marib governorate, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday.
Afghanistan women’s rights are ‘red line’, UN rights chief tells States
Aug 25, 2021, at 04:41 am
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet led calls on Tuesday for Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders to respect the rights of all Afghans and warned that the treatment of women and girls is a “fundamental red line” that should not be crossed.
Religious scholars to lead upcoming Afghanistan government: Taliban
Aug 25, 2021, at 04:04 am
Kabul: Taliban members have said religious scholars should take the lead and be the core of the upcoming government in Afghanistan.
Aug 25, 2021, at 03:56 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani author has warned that the victory of Taliban in Afghanistan may have a hidden fear that a more deadly war might be starting any time now.