Taliban kill young doctor in Afghanistan's Herat province
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban security members killed a 33-year-old physician in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, the country's largest online news service Khaama Press reported citing local sources.
Afghanistan's security situation deteriorated in 100 days since Taliban takeover
Nov 26, 2021, at 12:42 am
Kabul: The security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in 100 days since the Taliban returned to power, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban crackdown on media worsens, warns HRW
Nov 25, 2021, at 07:03 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are threatening journalists and imposing strict new media guidelines that especially harm women, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said recently.
Taliban confirm meeting with US, EU representatives in Doha from Nov 27-29
Nov 25, 2021, at 01:23 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A Taliban delegation will meet with US and EU representatives in the Qatari capital of Doha from Nov 27-29, Taliban spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said.
Taliban complete 100 days: 257 media outlets closed
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Kabul: At least 257 media outlets have closed in 100 days since the Taliban took over government.
China calls international community to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets frozen abroad
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Beijing: China has urged the international community to ensure release of Afghanistan's assets frozen abroad as the south Asian country is still struggling to fight against the growing poverty.
Afghanistan: Armed men claiming to be Taliban members harass Kandahar residents
Nov 23, 2021, at 02:16 am
Kandahar: Some residents of Kandahar city in Afghanistan have complained that armed men, who are claiming themselves to be Taliban members, are harassing them.
Urgent measures needed to restore Afghanistan's chaotic financial system, says UN
Nov 23, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The problem of financial and bank payment systems in Afghanistan, which are currently "in disarray", must be resolved quickly to minimise negative impacts on the population, according to a new situation report published by the United Nations Development Program on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from appearing in television dramas
Nov 22, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed new restrictions in the war-torn south Asian country by which women will not be allowed to appear in television dramas.
UNESCO world heritage site Minaret of Jam is now on brink of collapsing: Afghan Officials
Nov 22, 2021, at 05:01 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has said the Minaret of Jam, which is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-declared world heritage site, is on the brink of collapse, media reports said.
TTP demands political office in third country, Pakistan govt calls it 'unacceptable'
Nov 22, 2021, at 04:48 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has asked the Pakistan government during the recently held talks to allow it to open a political office in a third country, and the 'demand' has been rejected by Islamabad as 'unacceptable', according to media reports.
Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New York: Despite a crisis of trust both within the country and abroad, three months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is taking halting steps to pursue international legitimacy, a senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Pakistan, Taliban violators of religious freedom: US Secretary of State
Nov 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Washington, DC/IBNS: United States Secretary of State Antony John Blinken on Wednesday redesignated Pakistan as a country of particular concern (CPC) for the violations of religious freedom and rebranded the Taliban as an entity of particular concern (EPC), according to a statement issued by Blinken's office.
Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users during former govt collapse
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Social media giant Facebook said hackers from Pakistan used the platform to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the country.
Taliban will be invited to high-level meeting of Afghan neighbors: Pakistan's top diplomat
Nov 17, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Islamabad: The Afghan cabinet appointed by the Taliban will be invited to attend the third ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring states, Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.
Afghanistan: Taliban arrest 11 IS-K members from Daikundi province
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Kabul: The Taliban have arrested 11 suspected members of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, from Afghanistan's Daikundi province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban launches large-scale ops against IS-KP in Kandahar
Nov 16, 2021, at 04:13 am
Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have conducted operations against the fighters of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, in four districts of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, media reports said on Monday.
Taliban conducts military parade in Kabul with US-made armored vehicles
Nov 16, 2021, at 12:05 am
Kabul: Taliban fighters, who were boarding US-made armored vehicles and supported by Russian helicopters, paraded in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, showcasing their attempt to build a regular army.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves two people hurt
Nov 15, 2021, at 08:05 pm
At least two people were hurt as a magnetic bomb blast hit Kabul city of Afghanistan on Monday, sources told Pajhwok Afghan News.
ISIS-K takes responsibility for Kabul blast
Nov 15, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Kabul: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the blast which took place in Kabul city on Saturday.
Kabul mediating between TTP, Pakistan govt: Amir Khan Muttaqi
Nov 14, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Foreign Minister and Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi has said Kabul is mediating between the Pakistan government and the banned group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Afghanistan: Taliban replace statue of Hazara leader in Koran
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:19 pm
Kabul: Bamiyan residents have complained that the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have replaced the statue of a Hazara leader, who was declared a national martyr by the former government, with a replica of the Koran.
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday told an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi that Islamabad would “favourably consider” the request by the Afghan Taliban to allow trucks carrying Indian wheat through Pakistan “on exceptional basis”.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt announces to form military court
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government, which is now ruled by Taliban, has said they would form a military court within the structure of the current government.
Kabul's Afghan-Japan Hospital medical staff start protesting as they remain unpaid for months
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: The Afghan-Japan Hospital, the only active center treating COVID-19 patients in Kabul, might soon shut down if medical staff do not receive their five months' worth of unpaid wages within the week, media reports said.
'Optimistic' about Delhi Dialogue, says Taliban spokesperson
Nov 10, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Kabul/UNI: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the Islamic Emirate “is optimistic” about the Delhi Security Dialogue on Afghanistan being held in India.
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit Pakistan today
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Wednesday.
Taliban say US support of Afghan resistance would violate Doha agreement
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Support for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) by the United States would constitute a breach of the 2020 Doha agreement between Washington and the Taliban, the movement's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Tuesday.
China-Afghanistan resumes trade despite no rush in recognizing Taliban govt
Nov 09, 2021, at 01:34 am
China and Afghanistan, a country now ruled by Taliban forces, seem to be resuming trade relationships and it is evident after the arrival of 45 tonnes of Afghan pine nuts at Shanghai’s international airport on Monday, media reports said.
Taliban sets up commission to begin reform in military in northern Afghanistan
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Pakistan has set up a commission to purge the ranks and bring reforms within the military in northern Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.