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Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves 9 people dead

Sep 24, 2022, at 02:31 pm

Kabul: At least nine people died and 41 others, including children, were hurt as a blast occurred in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Uzbek community leader slams Hazara leader over secret ties with Pakistan

Sep 24, 2022, at 05:24 am

Kabul: An Uzbek community leader in Afghanistan has accused Mohammad Karim Khalili, a Hazara leader, of having secret ties with Pakistan.

Afghanistan: Explosion occurs close to Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque

Sep 23, 2022, at 10:46 pm

Casualties are feared as an explosion rocked close to Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan to auction $12m to stabilize currency

Sep 21, 2022, at 10:59 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Wednesday that it has put in auction 12 million US dollars as part of efforts to keep the local currency afghani stable.

Afghanistan: Man shot dead in Shindand

Sep 20, 2022, at 02:31 pm

Kabul: Unidentified men have shot dead a youth in Afghanistan's Shindand district, media reports said on Tuesday.

US releases top Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap

Sep 20, 2022, at 12:23 am

Washington: The United States released a powerful Afghan drug lord after two decades of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in return for an American held prisoner by the Taliban, Afghan officials said.

Taliban govt to ban Pubg, Tiktok in Afghanistan in 3 months

Sep 19, 2022, at 11:55 pm

The Taliban government has decided to ban Pub G and TikTok apps in the next three months.

UN Mission urges Taliban govt of Afghanistan to allow high school education for girls

Sep 18, 2022, at 11:33 pm

Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high school education for girls.

Afghanistan: One person dies as blast rocks Takhar

Sep 18, 2022, at 02:22 am

Kabul: One person died and three others were injured when a blast rocked the provincial capital of Takhar in Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff

Sep 15, 2022, at 09:46 pm

New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning on Monday.

Afghanistan: Taliban minister says people do not want their girls students to attend school

Sep 12, 2022, at 11:37 pm

Kabul: Taliban Education Minister Noorullah Munir has said people do not want their girls to attend school in the current situation.

Afghanistan: Fruit sellers, growers criticize Pakistan's decision to increase customs tariffs

Sep 12, 2022, at 03:20 am

Kabul: Fruit sellers and growers in Afghanistan are certainly angry with Pakistan after it increased customs tariffs.

Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kabul leaves 16 hurt

Sep 11, 2022, at 11:07 pm

Kabul: At least 16 people were hurt as twin explosions rocked Kabul on Saturday.

Afghanistan: 3 killed as Taliban attempt to fly chopper left behind by US

Sep 11, 2022, at 05:14 am

Kabul: A helicopter crashed Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three people, during a Taliban training exercise, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban closes girl school after days of reopening in Paktia

Sep 10, 2022, at 11:53 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down a girl's school and sent the tearful students back home in   Paktia province in the southeast region of the country, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban govt still unable to announce formal cabinet after one year in power

Sep 10, 2022, at 01:05 am

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has not been able to name a formal Cabinet even a year after it came to power in the country.

Afghanistan: Religious scholar, who is believed to be Taliban member, abducts minor girl with intention of marrying her

Sep 07, 2022, at 11:42 pm

Kabul: A 40-year-old religious scholar, who is suspected to be a Taliban member, has abducted a minor girl with the intention of marrying her in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves 2 Russian Embassy workers dead

Sep 05, 2022, at 09:36 pm

Kabul: A blast has hit Darul Aman area of PD7 in Afghanistan capital Kabul city which left two Russian Embassy workers dead, media reports said on Monday.

Blast kills 3 children in Afghanistan

Sep 04, 2022, at 04:28 pm

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan/UNI: Three children lost their lives and three others sustained injuries as an explosive device went off in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jan said.

Afghanistan: Suicide blast inside mosque leaves pro-Taliban cleric dead

Sep 02, 2022, at 10:46 pm

Herat: A suicide blast inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat province on Friday left  a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric as well as civilians dead, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Explosion in Helmand leaves two children dead

Sep 02, 2022, at 03:10 pm

Helmand: An explosion rocked the Helmand province of Afghanistan which left at least two children,who are brothers, dead on Wednesday, media reports said.

China supports travel ban exemptions for Taliban leaders of Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2022, at 05:00 am

Kabul: China hopes that the UN Security Council will extend the travel ban exemption for the Taliban leaders of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban declare Aug 31 holiday to mark one year since US withdrawal

Aug 30, 2022, at 11:41 pm

Kabul: The Taliban have declared Aug 31, the day when US troops withdrew from Afghanistan last year, a public holiday, according to a document at Sputnik's disposal.

Suicide bombers are our pride, part of our security forces: Taliban

Aug 30, 2022, at 01:54 am

Kabul: Taliban's deputy interior minister  Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali has said “martyrdom brigades,” aka suicide bomber units, are a part of the country's security forces and the group’s “pride”.

Cinema to reopen in Afghanistan, role of women limited amid Taliban rule 

Aug 30, 2022, at 12:34 am

After a gap of one-year, cinema halls are going to open in Afghanistan for the first time ever since Taliban forces captured power in the country, media reports said.

Oil-gas import: Taliban seal deal with Russia

Aug 29, 2022, at 11:39 pm

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have  struck a deal with their counterparts in Moscow over business matters and the import of Russian oil and gas, media reports said.

Roadside explosion in Afghanistan's Kunar leaves one Taliban member dead

Aug 29, 2022, at 12:01 am

Kunar: A roadside mine explosion in the northeastern Afghan province of Kunar left one Taliban member dead and six others hurt, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Kabul residents struggle due to lack of drinking water

Aug 28, 2022, at 05:39 am

People of Kabul city in Afghanistan and  some residents of Bala Koh of Bagrami district are currently facing a new trouble due to lack of drinking water availability.

Taliban forces conduct house-to house searches in Mazar-e-Sharif

Aug 28, 2022, at 05:35 am

Kabul: The Taliban forces have started house-to house searches in Mazar-e-Sharif city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban bars female students from leaving Kabul for studies

Aug 28, 2022, at 04:01 am

Kabul: The Taliban has refused to allow female students to leave the Afghan capital to go to study in Kazakhstan and Qatar, an informed source told Sputnik.