Taliban bans Nowruz celebration in Afghanistan
Mar 22, 2023, at 01:08 am
Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have banned celebration of Nowruz in the central Daikundi province.
Afghanistan: Parents once again urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls
Mar 21, 2023, at 06:26 am
Kabul: Several Afghanistani parents and students have urged the Taliban authorities, the group which has been forcefully ruling the country since August 2021, to reopen secondary schools for girls, media reports said.
Former Taliban leader reveals Pakistan's funding of terror activities
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:37 am
Kabul: A former Taliban leader has said terror group Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) has received funding from Pakistan and IS central from Syria and Iraq for terrorist activities.
Afghanistan diaspora members protest in Vienna against Taliban atrocities against women, children
Mar 13, 2023, at 02:19 am
Vienna: Austrian city of Vienna recently witnessed Afghanistan diaspora members, including women associated with Afghan diaspora organizations AKIS (Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidaritat), staging a protest against the Taliban rulers of the South Asian country.
Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand for education, work
Mar 10, 2023, at 09:26 pm
Kabul: Women in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday protested to demand access to education for women, which has been curtailed ever since Taliban forces snatched power in the country in 2021.
Afghanistan: Taliban governor killed in Balkh, ISIS claims responsibility
Mar 10, 2023, at 02:35 pm
Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.
ILO says female employment levels in Afghanistan dropped sharply since Taliban came to power in 2021
Mar 07, 2023, at 11:26 pm
Kabul: Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since the Taliban administration took over in 2021, according to new figures released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Afghanistan: Women students protest outside Kabul University as males return to classrooms
Mar 07, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Kabul: Women gathered outside Kabul University to protest against the Taliban's ban on female education in the war-torn nation and urged male students to reject attending the new academic session which commenced on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban announce elimination of 2 IS militants in Kabul
Feb 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have eliminated two ISIS terrorists, including its key member, in an operation in the ccapital city Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
Afghanistan Conflict: Taliban kills two ISIS terrorists during overnight raid in Kabul
Feb 27, 2023, at 09:01 pm
Kabul: Taliban security forces killed two Islamic State terrorists during an overnight raid in the capital Kabul city on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down shops in Uruzgan for taking Pakistani currency
Feb 24, 2023, at 11:28 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities recently shut down shops in the Uruzgan region of Afghanistan for using Pakistani currency.
Afghanistan: 500 youths join national army
Feb 20, 2023, at 01:54 am
Jalalabad: A total of 500 Afghan youths joined the Afghan Nation Army in the eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of the country's Defense Ministry released here Saturday.
Taliban to turn former U.S. military bases into economic zones: Reports
Feb 20, 2023, at 01:42 am
Kabul: Taliban militia has decided to change former U.S. military bases into "economic zones" to bolster economic activities, the Bakhtar news agency reported on Sunday.
500 Afghan men join national army
Feb 19, 2023, at 07:54 am
Jalalabad (Afghanistan): A total of 500 Afghan youths joined Afghan Nation Army in the eastern Nangarhar province, a statement of the country's Defense Ministry said here on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban flogs 11 people, including women, in Faizabad
Feb 18, 2023, at 03:13 pm
Kabul: The supreme court of the Taliban said that eleven people, including two women, were publicly flogged at a sports ground in Afghanistan's Faizabad city on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans people from celebrating Valentine's Day
Feb 16, 2023, at 12:24 am
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan had banned people in the country from celebrating Valentine's Day which was observed globally on Tuesday.
Pakistan: One security personnel dies in North Waziristan terror attack, TTP claims responsibility
Feb 12, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Islamabad: At least one security personnel died and 12 others, including civilians, were hurt when a blast rocked a convoy in Pakistan's North Waziristan district on Sunday, media reports said.
Saudi ‘exit’ from Kabul sparks fears of exodus, Taliban denies
Feb 10, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Kabul; The Saudi diplomats' decision to exit Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
2 hurt in car explosion in central Kabul: Police
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:05 am
Kabul: At least two people were injured in a car explosion in Kabul's second district on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
TTP can’t be eliminated without Kabul’s support, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the support of the Afghanistan government.
Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack Mianwali police station
Feb 01, 2023, at 02:45 pm
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists attacked a police station in Mianwali on Tuesday, a day after a suicide blast in Peshawar left 96 people dead.
Peshawar mosque blast leaves 32 dead, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
Jan 31, 2023, at 12:37 am
Peshawar: At least 32 people died as a blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from taking university entrance examinations
Jan 30, 2023, at 12:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have issued a new decree by which they banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities, media reports said on Sunday.
UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:29 pm
New York: The UN must present “a united front” in the fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said after returning from a two-week country visit spanning several continents.
Afghanistan: Taliban says Chinese nationals arrested over smuggling precious stones
Jan 24, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, over alleged smuggling of lithium-bearing stones out of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Jan 22, 2023, at 07:47 am
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi as both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation and vowed to combat terrorism.
Twitter's verified checkmarks bought by Taliban leaders appear to have been removed: Reports
Jan 18, 2023, at 03:31 pm
Kabul: Twitter account verifications bought by the Taliban appear to have been removed after several netizens expressed anger following the micro-blogging site's decision to give the special 'Blue Tick' mark to the Islamist rulers of the South Asian country.
Afghanistan: Taliban publicly chops off hands of four people in Kandahar stadium
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Kandahar: Former Policy Advisor to Minister for Afghan Resettlement & Minister for Refugees in the UK, Shabnam Nasimi, has said the Taliban chopped off the hands of four people at a stadium in Kandahar region of Afghanistan recently.
Afghanistan: Taliban authorities flog nine people in public
Jan 18, 2023, at 12:33 am
Kabul: The Taliban authorities of Afghanistan recently flogged in public nine people who were allegedly accused of committing “adultery and theft” in Kandahar.
New aid package of 40 mn USD in cash reaches Afghanistan
Jan 16, 2023, at 12:08 am
Kabul: A new package of 40 million US dollars in cash as humanitarian aid has been delivered to Afghanistan and deposited in one of the commercial banks in Kabul, said a statement from Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, released here on Sunday.