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Taliban renames American University of Afghanistan

Nov 20, 2022, at 10:16 pm

Kabul:  The newly appointed Taliban Minister of Higher Education, Mawlawi Neda Mohammad Nadim has renamed the  American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) as the Afghan International University (AIU), media reports said.

Pakistan govt gives damning assessment of Taliban’s 16-month rule

Nov 20, 2022, at 05:03 am

Islamabad: Pakistan has surprisingly given a damning assessment of the Afghan Taliban regime’s 16 months in power, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan-Afghanistan: Chaman border remained closed for fifth day, people remain stranded

Nov 20, 2022, at 04:53 am

Islamabad/Kabul: A large number of people were stranded and trucks lined up on both sides as the Chaman border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for the fifth day, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill computer science student in Kabul, set body on fire

Nov 20, 2022, at 01:14 am

Kabul: Unidentified men killed a computer science student and set his body on fire in the west of Kabul region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Taliban officials publicly flog boy, girl in Bamyan for alleged pre-marital affair

Nov 19, 2022, at 03:55 pm

Kabul: The Taliban lashed in public a young girl and boy who were allegedly in love with one another were ruled guilty of having premarital affairs by a Taliban court in the central Afghan province of Bamyan, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: EU condemns Taliban's latest move of barring women from entering parks, gyms

Nov 16, 2022, at 03:08 pm

Brussels: The European Union has condemned the additional restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women’s freedom of movement, including the newly announced rules barring women from entering public parks and gyms.

Afghanistan: Taliban directs judges to impose full enforcement of Sharia Law

Nov 16, 2022, at 02:50 pm

Kabul:  Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has ordered judges in Afghanistan to impose their interpretation of the Sharia Law, a move which experts believe might further deteriorate the human rights state of the nation.

UK govt directs British nationals not to travel to Afghanistan

Nov 13, 2022, at 10:17 pm

Kabul/London: The UK government has directed its nationals not to travel to Afghanistan as the security situation in the country is 'extremely volatile'.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering parks

Nov 13, 2022, at 02:17 am

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has now restricted women’s access to public parks in the country, an episode showcasing the hardships imposed on women by the regime.

Afghanistan: Taliban detains woman activist 

Nov 11, 2022, at 02:45 pm

Kabul: The Taliban Intelligence Agency has detained a woman activist who was in charge of the movement’s social media accounts, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Seven hurt as blast hits bus carrying Taliban administration personnel

Nov 03, 2022, at 12:11 am

Kabul: At least seven people were injured when a blast hit a  bus carrying Taliban administration personnel in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban launch female-staffed security unit to disperse women's protests

Nov 02, 2022, at 12:44 am

Kabul: The Taliban have established a public security unit made up of female employees who will presumably disperse protesting women in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.

Taliban bars women students from entering Badakhshan University campus for not wearing burqa

Oct 31, 2022, at 01:18 am

Kabul: Female students at the Badakhshan University in northeastern Afghanistan have said they were sent back for not wearing burqa, the attire which has been recommended by the Taliban rulers of the country, media reports said on Sunday.

Women protest in Kabul to demand reopening of schools

Oct 30, 2022, at 08:45 pm

Kabul: Women activists in Kabul recently demonstrated as they expressed concern about the continued effective ban on female students over 6th grade, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Gunshot fired by Taliban member leaves minor girl dead in Badghis

Oct 26, 2022, at 11:52 pm

Kabul: A gunshot fired by a Taliban member has left one 12-year-old girl dead in Badghis province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan security forces, Taliban armed forces clash along Spin Boldak, woman dies

Oct 22, 2022, at 07:15 pm

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Pakistani border security forces and Taliban armed forces clashed along the border in the Spin Boldak border town in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan when an Afghan woman died during the skirmish, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Woman commits suicide before Taliban stones her to death for running away from home

Oct 15, 2022, at 08:38 pm

Ghor: A woman in Afghanistan's Ghor province committed suicide before being stoned to death by the Taliban forces for running away from home, an episode showing the persecution faced by women in the South Asian country.

Afghanistan: Taliban releases manager of a local media outlet

Oct 11, 2022, at 03:00 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)  has said The Taliban Directorate of Intelligence prison released the former owner and editor of local station Radio Aftab after he was kept in four months of detention in Afghanistan.

Pakistan: Former Afghan Police Commander assassinated in Quetta

Oct 11, 2022, at 02:19 pm

Kabul: Unidentified gunmen killed Abdul Samad Achakzai, a former commander of the Afghan police, in Pakistan's Quetta region, media reports said on Tuesday.

Unknown men assassinate Taliban leader in Afghanistan

Oct 10, 2022, at 02:59 am

Unknown armed men assassinated the Taliban Head of Economy for the northern Afghan province of Faryab Abdul Rahman Munawar, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Blast rocks MoI mosque, 4 die

Oct 06, 2022, at 04:44 am

Kabul: At least four people died and 25 others were hurt as a blast rocked the mosque of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Afghanistan capital city Kabul on Wednesday.

U.S citizen goes missing in Afghanistan, claims family member

Oct 05, 2022, at 05:52 am

An Afghan-American national, who had travelled to Afghanistan for working purpose, has been missing for the past eight weeks, his family member said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Kandahar man kills three sons driven by financial troubles

Oct 05, 2022, at 03:29 am

Kabul/Kandahar: A man, who was driven by financial troubles, has killed his three sons in Kandahar region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Taliban bans use of Pakistani Rupee

Oct 02, 2022, at 03:27 am

The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has banned the use of Pakistani Rupee in the country.

Pakistan receives hefty money for allowing US airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban

Sep 30, 2022, at 05:36 am

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of receiving hefty sums of money from the United States to allow US drones to invade Afghanistan for airstrikes through the airspace of Pakistan.

Taliban asks Pakistan not to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan

Sep 30, 2022, at 05:31 am

Kabul: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has asked Pakistan not to interfere in the internal issues of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: UN repeats call for Taliban to allow girls full access to school

Sep 20, 2022, at 02:38 pm

New York: Marking one year since Afghanistan’s de facto rulers decreed that girls should be excluded from high school, UN chief António Guterres has urged the Taliban to “let them back in” without delay.

Karzai condemns clashes between Taliban, NRF in Panjshir

Sep 20, 2022, at 12:02 am

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had reacted to the ongoing clashes between  Taliban and National Resistance Forces (NRF) in Panjshir and said the continued bloodshed must stop.

Taliban make $200m annually through criminal activities in Pakistan, claims Senator

Sep 19, 2022, at 08:25 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has claimed that a high ranking government official revealed in a meeting of the National Security Committee of the National Assembly that the Afghan Taliban have been generating around USD 200 million annually by performing different kinds of criminal activities, which included extortion, in Pakistan.

UN Mission urges Taliban govt of Afghanistan to allow high school education for girls

Sep 18, 2022, at 11:33 pm

Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high school education for girls.