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Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan: Source

Nov 08, 2021, at 03:58 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi from the Taliban government plans to visit Pakistan, a source in the foreign ministry told Sputnik.

TLP chief Saad Rizvi insisted on closure of French embassy in talks, says Pakistan Interior Minister

Nov 05, 2021, at 11:33 pm

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said proscribed  Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group chief Saad Rizvi insisted on the closure of the French embassy in his talks with the interior minister.

Six killed in separate explosions in Afghanistan

Nov 04, 2021, at 12:57 am

Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least two Taliban security force members and four civilians were killed and nine people wounded in two separate explosions in Afghanistan on Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed.

Senior Taliban commander killed during ISIS-K claimed attack on Kabul hospital

Nov 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm

Kabul:  Hamdullah Mukhles, a key and senior commander of the Taliban and one who entered the Presidential Palace on Aug 15, has died during the attack on a hospital in Kabul on Tuesday.

Afghanistan Islamic State group claims responsibility for Kabul  hospital attack

Nov 03, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a hospital in Kabul city which left seven people dead.

Taliban govt bans use of foreign currency in Afghanistan

Nov 03, 2021, at 10:14 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has banned use of any foreign currency in any internal trade deals, marking yet another bizarre diktat issued by the regime.

Several members of Afghanistan's previous government now joining ISIS-K to fight Taliban: Report

Nov 02, 2021, at 11:48 pm

Kabul: Several previous members of the intelligence body of the previous government in Afghanistan are now affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) to combat the current Taliban government in the country.

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance, negates death claims

Nov 01, 2021, at 06:15 am

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada recently addressed his supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, negating all headlines about his death, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Wedding attackers used Taliban's name for personal purposes, says Zabihullah Mujahid

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:54 am

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Those who attacked a wedding in the Afghan province of Nangarhar over the issue of playing music used the name of the Taliban for personal purposes, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of the group and the Afghan deputy culture and information minister, said.

World must recognize Taliban if they don’t want to be threatened from Afghanistan: Spokesperson

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:14 am

Kabul: The Taliban government spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said  the international community must recognize the Taliban if they do not want to receive any threat from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar

Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Afghanistan: Taliban govt sends diplomatic envoys to Pakistan

Oct 30, 2021, at 02:55 pm

Kabul: The Afghanistan government sent four diplomatic envoys to run the Islamabad-based embassy and three consulates in Peshawar, Karachi, and Quetta, media reports said.

More than 40 business persons kidnapped in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

Oct 29, 2021, at 11:50 pm

Kabul/UNI: Within a span of two months since the Taliban takeover, over 40 traders and business people have been abducted in Afghanistan, including capital Kabul, with many of the abducted persons being killed, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) has said.

Afghanistan: Women protest on streets of Kabul against Taliban over closure of schools for girls

Oct 26, 2021, at 10:55 pm

Several women assembled on the streets of Kabul on Tuesday to demonstrate against closure of school for girls in Afghanistan.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Taliban delegation in Doha

Oct 26, 2021, at 09:30 pm

Doha/Kabul/UNI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi  met Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s acting Deputy Prime Minister, in Doha, in the latest high level contact between the two sides since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Islamist militia group.

Pakistan denies any deal to allow US to use its airspace

Oct 24, 2021, at 02:36 am

Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Foreign Office on Saturday denied a media report claiming that the US is "nearing" a formalised agreement with Islamabad to allow Washington to use Pakistani airspace to conduct military and intelligence operations against Afghanistan.

Taliban rule: Musicians facing uncertain future in Afghanistan

Oct 24, 2021, at 12:48 am

Kabul: A large section of Afghanistan musicians are now saying they are facing the threat under the Taliban rule and they might not be able to continue with their profession.

Displaced families in Afghanistan facing troubles amid harsh weather

Oct 22, 2021, at 04:40 am

Internally displaced families in Afghanistan are facing troubles amid approaching winter conditions as the camps are also lacking food supplies.

Afghanistan leaders slam ex-US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad as he exits, say he was involved in country's collapse

Oct 21, 2021, at 05:45 am

A number of Afghan politicians and citizens have described ex-US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s mission in Afghanistan as a "failure" and slammed him as he quit his position.

Afghanistan: Taliban pay families of past two decades' suicide bombers

Oct 21, 2021, at 05:26 am

Afghanistan’s acting minister of interior affairs Sarajudin Haqqani met with the families of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in the past two decades in Afghanistan targeting foreign and Afghan troops and handed over money to them, media reports said on Wednesday.

US top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad resigns, Tom West to take over

Oct 19, 2021, at 11:24 pm

Washington/UNI: The US’ top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has stepped down from his role, less than two months after the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Kabul.

Afghanistan: Malala Yousufzai urges Taliban to allow girls' education

Oct 19, 2021, at 11:13 pm

Islamabad/Kabul/London:  Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged the Taliban government of Afghanistan to lift their ban on girls' education in the country.

Afghanistan: E-ID card back in Kabul

Oct 18, 2021, at 03:30 am

Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: Authorities in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, have resumed the electronic national identity card issuance service, the local television channel Tolonews reported Sunday.

Turkey asks Taliban delegation to form inclusive govt in Afghanistan

Oct 17, 2021, at 02:50 am

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked a delegation of Afghanistan's Taliban regime to form an inclusive government in the country.

Taliban hold PIA country manager hostage for 2 hours in Kabul

Oct 17, 2021, at 02:29 am

Kabul: Taliban insurgents had held Pakistan International Airline (PIA) country manager as a hostage for two hours on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Islamic State-Khorasan claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts

Oct 16, 2021, at 11:45 pm

Kabul/UNI: The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar that killed 62 worshippers and left 75 others injured, many of them critically, during Friday prayers.

Afghanistan-Pakistan border emerging as 'number one' terror hub since Taliban takeover: Expert

Oct 16, 2021, at 03:43 am

A geo-political expert has said the rugged terrain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has once again emerged as the 'number one' terror hub in the world.

Afghanistan: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in Shiite mosque blast in Kandahar

Oct 16, 2021, at 12:43 am

Kabul: A powerful explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during prayers on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 50 others wounded, AFP reported citing local health officials.

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices

Oct 15, 2021, at 04:30 pm

Kabul:  Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Administration, which is now controlled by Taliban, said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned to conduct flights from Kabul to Islamabad if they do not charge the same price as they did prior to their takeover, media reports said.

Afghanistan: US,UK govts ask citizens to stay away from Serena hotel in Kabul

Oct 12, 2021, at 03:14 pm

London/Washington: The US and UK governments have issued advisories to its citizens where they have asked them to stay away from the Serena hotel in Kabul amid security threats.