Time to hold Pakistan accountable: US geopolitical expert Danielle Pletka
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:03 pm
Kabul: A geo-political expert has said Pakistan is responsible for destabilizing Afghanistan and delivering it into the hands of Islamist extremists.
Afghanistan intel had informed US about Kabul airport blasts and role of ISIS: Reports
Aug 28, 2021, at 06:30 am
Kabul: Top sources in the National Directorate of Security in Afghanistan, the country’s national intelligence and security service, have said that the agency had forewarned the United States about the twin blasts that took place in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport which left over 100 people dead and disrupted further the peace in a nation already battered by conflict and Taliban takeover.
Afghanistan: Antonio Guterres condemns Kabul blasts
Aug 28, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kabul: United Nations Secretary of State Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the blasts in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left over 100 people dead.
Afghanistan: Death toll in ISIS-led Kabul attacks reaches 103
Aug 27, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The death toll from a series of terrorist attacks, led by the Islamic State, in the Afghan capital of Kabul has reached 103 people, media reported Friday.
Taliban say 28 members died in Kabul blasts
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:59 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: At least 28 Afghan citizens, who were killed by a series of explosions in Kabul, were members of the Taliban Islamist movement, the Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing a Taliban official.
Osama Bin Laden’s involvement in 9/11 attacks were never proven: Taliban
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:50 pm
Washington/UNI: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that Osama bin Laden's role in the September 11, 2001 attacks were never proven and hence there was no justification for the US led invasion of Afghanistan to take place the same year, Dawn reported on Friday.
Kabul blasts: Antony Blinken, Dominic Raab discuss Afghanistan situation
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Washington/London: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab discussed the situation in Afghanistan following the twin blasts which rocked Kabul airport and left over 60 people dead.
Afghanistan: Over 60 die in Kabul airport blasts
Aug 27, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: More than 60 people died as twin blasts rocked Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday, targeting those people who are attempting to flee the war-torn nation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Taliban will be judged by their deeds: Boris Johnson
Aug 24, 2021, at 10:16 pm
London: UK PM Boris Johnson has said the Taliban insurgents will be judged by their deeds.
Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacked in Kabul, diverted to Iran: Report
Aug 24, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Kabul: A Ukrainian plane in Kabul to evacuate its stranded citizens from Afghanistan has been hijacked and diverted to Iran, a Ukraine Minister was quoted as saying in media reports.
People in Afghanistan stare uncertain future as banks remain closed after Taliban takeover
Aug 24, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: People in Kabul are suffering at the hands of the Taliban regime as prices of goods are increasing and the continuous closure of banks has further escalated the crisis.
Key Al-Qaeda terrorist reappears in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kabul: Al-Qaeda terrorist Khalil Haqqani, who is one of the most wanted terrorists in America, has appeared in Kabul as Taliban leaders gather to decide the future of the war-torn nation.
Bangladeshi nationals stranded in Afghanistan will be brought back: Shahriar Alam
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Dhaka/UNI: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said the government is taking measures to bring back Bangladeshis stranded in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Civil Aviation Authority suspends all flights in Kabul airport until further notice
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Afghan Civil Aviation Authority announced on Monday a suspension of all flights in the Kabul airport until further notice.
Afghanistan: Taliban say evacuation deadline will not be extended
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents will not allow the current evacuation from Afghanistan by foreign forces beyond Aug 31.
Our first priority is getting American citizens out of Afghanistan: Joe Biden
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday said the first priority of his government is to ensure the safe evacuation of more Americans who are currently present in war-torn Afghanistan where Taliban insurgents have taken control.
Taliban says Ashraf Ghani, Saleh can return to Afghanistan if they want
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:31 am
Kabul: The Afghan Taliban have extended their amnesty to president and vice president Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh respectively, and allowed them to return to Afghanistan if they wished to do so.
Anti-Taliban protest held in Rome
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:45 am
Rome: A large number of people demonstrated in Rome recently against Taliban atrocities in Afghanistan.
London witnesses anti-Taliban demonstration
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:36 am
London: A large number of people demonstrated against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in London on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban sets up committee on media relations
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban said on Saturday that they are setting up a committee that will deal with the media in Afghanistan.
Seven killed in crowd outside Kabul airport: Reports
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:35 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The chaos near Kabul airport resulted in seven deaths on Sunday, as Afghans try to flee the Taliban-controlled South Asian country, Sky News reported, citing the UK Defense Ministry.
Amid Afghanistan crisis, US VP Kamala Harris begins her Asia trip
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Singapore/IBNS: US Vice President Kamala Harris began a trip to Asia on Sunday in an attempt to offer reassurances of Washington's commitment to the region after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Taliban issues first fatwa: No co-ed classes can be held in Herat universities anymore
Aug 22, 2021, at 12:07 am
Kabul: Nearly a week after coming to power in Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents have issued their first fatwa where they have directed that in Herat province girls will not be allowed to sit in the same classrooms with boys both in government and private universities, media reports said.
Joe Biden says evacuation from Kabul was among the most difficult in history
Aug 21, 2021, at 03:28 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden has described the airlift evacuation from Afghanistan, a nation captured by Taliban forces, as the ' most difficult' episode in history.