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Qatar Airways charter flight carries 28 Americans out of Afghanistan: State Department

Sep 19, 2021, at 10:16 pm

Washington: The US State Department on Saturday confirmed 28 Americans left Kabul city by boarding a Qatar Airways charter flight on Friday.

Al-Qaeda's re-emergence will happen due to Taliban: Blinken

Sep 18, 2021, at 02:42 am

Washington: US Secretary State Antony Blinken has said  if the terror group Al-Qaeda threatens the United States from Afghanistan, the Taliban will be responsible for it.

US Senators urge Biden govt to recognize Taliban as terrorist organization

Sep 18, 2021, at 02:04 am

Washinton: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden Administration to recognize the Taliban as a terrorist organization.

Unfreeze assets belonging to Taliban controlled Afghanistan: China tells US

Sep 17, 2021, at 02:19 pm

Beijing: China on Wednesday called on the United States to unfreeze assets belonging to Afghanistan, and thanked the Taliban-controlled government for guaranteeing the security of Chinese investments in the nation, marking the development of a new episode between the two countries.

Pakistan makes first formal contact with Afghanistan's Taliban govt

Sep 16, 2021, at 03:11 am

Islamabad; Pakistan, which has been solidly backing the Taliban insurgents since the withdrawal of US troops, has formed a formal public contact with the Taliban government of Afghanistan when its envoy  Mansoor Ahmed Khan met acting Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Mutaqi.

First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks 'turning point' in crisis: WFP

Sep 15, 2021, at 04:04 pm

New York: The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents assault woman, abduct five members of her family in Kabul

Sep 14, 2021, at 11:19 pm

Kabul: Taliban insurgents on Saturday assaulted a woman and  abducted five of her family members in Kabul city, media reports said.

Satellite images show thousands of Afghans stranded at Pak border: Reports

Sep 14, 2021, at 04:33 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid reports of desperate Afghans trying to leave their country after Kabul takeover, satellite images exclusive to NDTV channel show thousands stranded at Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.

Afghanistan: UN High Commissioner for Refugees arrives in Kabul to assess humanitarian needs

Sep 13, 2021, at 10:47 pm

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Monday that he arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul to assess Afghanistan's humanitarian needs.

No sign of banned Uyghur outfit in Afghanistan: Taliban tells China

Sep 13, 2021, at 03:51 am

Taliban insurgents have told China that the shadowy Uyghur Islamic group that Beijing has used as justification for increasingly harsh rule over the Muslim ethnic minority in its far-western Xinjiang region is not present in Afghanistan and won’t be allowed to return.

Pakistan to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan's Kabul on Monday

Sep 11, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to resume commercial flights to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, starting from Sept. 13, the airline said on Saturday.

Taliban cabinet failed to represent both gender, ethnic diversity in Afghanistan: Former Female Minister

Sep 10, 2021, at 10:30 pm

Kabul: A former female Afghanistan minister has said the Taliban cabinet, which was announced recently by the group, failed to represent both gender and ethnic diversity of Afghanistan.

First international commercial flight from Kabul after US pullout lands in Doha: Source

Sep 10, 2021, at 02:03 pm

Doha/UNI/SPUTNIK: The first commercial international flight from Kabul after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan landed in Doha on Thursday, a source at Doha airport told Sputnik.

Afghan journos beaten and tortured by Taliban for covering women's protest

Sep 10, 2021, at 05:06 am

Kabul: Shocking images of injured Afghan journalists, who had covered women's protests against Taliban-Pakistan nexus, once again proved that the global concerns over the ruthless and barbaric rule are real.

Taliban take over Norwegian embassy in Kabul, smash ambassador's wine collection, destroy children's books

Sep 09, 2021, at 11:15 pm

Kabul/UNI: Bearded, gun-toting members of the Taliban militia have taken over the Norwegian embassy in Kabul and smashed wine bottles and destroyed children’s books, the Norwegian Ambassador Sigvald Hauge has said.

'Taliban desires to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor'

Sep 09, 2021, at 01:55 am

Islamabad:  Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said the insurgent group, which is now ruling Afghanistan, desires to  join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

ISKP is a Pakistani proxy, says geo-political expert

Sep 08, 2021, at 11:25 pm

Wasington: A leading US-based magazine has called the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), the group which took responsibility for the recent blasts in Kabul airport, as a 'Pakistani proxy'.

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.

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.

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.

Taliban leaders may announce govt formation in next few days as Panjshir gets conquered by insurgents

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.  

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: 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.