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Afghanistan: Taliban converts private news channel complex to religious seminary

Jun 06, 2022, at 03:16 am

Kabul: The Taliban have converted the complex of Afghanistan news channel Metra to a religious seminary, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill four NRF members

Jun 01, 2022, at 02:50 pm

Kabul: Taliban insurgents of Afghanistan have killed four members of  National Resistance Front during a clearing operation in Badakhshan province’s Tagab district, media reports said on Wednesday.

UN report says Afghanistan-based TTP terrorists pose threat To Pakistan

May 30, 2022, at 11:05 pm

A United Nations report has unveiled that Afghanistan-based Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) still possesses a major threat on Islamabad.

Afghanistan: Taliban dismisses UN concern

May 28, 2022, at 08:49 pm

Kabul: The Taliban dismissed a United Nations Security Council call to lift stringent restrictions on Afghan women, calling the world body’s concerns “unfounded”.

Afghanistan: Taliban suppresses women's protest in Kabul

May 27, 2022, at 02:35 pm

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan on Thursday suppressed a demonstration by women in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Over 60 girls graduate from professional centre in Kabul

May 22, 2022, at 10:15 pm

Kabul: Over 60 girl students have graduated from a professional centre in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans wheat export

May 20, 2022, at 08:13 pm

Kabul: The Taliban on Friday banned the wheat exports from Afghanistan with immediate effect in order to meet domestic demand.

Afghanistan: Taliban issues diktat, directs female TV presenters to wear masks while going live

May 20, 2022, at 03:17 pm

Kabul:  The Taliban’s Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prohibition of Vice has issued yet another bizarre diktat by which female TV presenters are directed to wear masks while going live.

Afghanistan: Taliban clash with Tajik border guards close to Sher Khan Bandar

May 18, 2022, at 10:16 pm

Kabul: Tajik border guards and Taliban forces recently fought on the border between the two countries near Sher Khan Bandar, local sources in Kunduz province told Khaama Press.

Taliban authorities end Afghanistan's human rights commission

May 18, 2022, at 03:23 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has dissolved five crucial departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country's Human Rights Commission, media reports said on Wednesday.

Taliban authorities end Afghanistan's human rights commission

May 18, 2022, at 03:21 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has dissolved five crucial departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country's Human Rights Commission, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban orders female UN staff to wear hijab 

May 18, 2022, at 02:28 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban rulers issued yet another bizarre diktat as they directed female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban implements gender segregation in restaurants across Herat

May 15, 2022, at 04:02 am

Herat, Afghanistan: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have implemented a gender segregation plan in restaurants situated in Herat province.

22 Taliban members killed in Afghanistan, claims National Resistance Front

May 12, 2022, at 02:58 am

Kabul: Sebghatullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF), has claimed that 22 Taliban members had been killed in battles with the front.

UN expresses concern over Taliban's hijab order

May 10, 2022, at 02:55 pm

United Nations: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Monday voiced concern over the Taliban's new restrictions on Afghan women.

Afghanistan: Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public

May 08, 2022, at 11:46 pm

New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de facto authorities saying that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity and then, with their faces covered in public.

Antonio Guterres expresses concern over Taliban's latest decree on Afghanistan women needing to cover their faces in public

May 08, 2022, at 08:54 pm

New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban's latest decree by which women in Afghanistan need to cover their faces in public.

Taliban administration stopped Shia mosques in Afghanistan from holding Eid prayers this year: Reports

May 06, 2022, at 02:57 pm

Kabul: The Eid seemed to be without joy for certain sections of Afghanistan society as the Taliban administration prevented hundreds of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women

May 06, 2022, at 02:33 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Taliban separates weekdays for male, female university students

Apr 25, 2022, at 11:42 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has separated weekdays of male and female students of Kabul University and Kabul Polytechnic University in a bid to further end co-education in the country, media reports said on Monday.

Taliban bans PUBG, Tiktok

Apr 23, 2022, at 09:50 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government has directed the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) to ban access to online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and the video-sharing app TikTok, stating that the younger generation is going astray due to them.

Afghanistan: Pakistani scholar urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Apr 23, 2022, at 03:14 pm

Kabul/Islamabad: Mufti Taqi Usman, a prominent Pakistani scholar, has written a letter to the Taliban government of Afghanistan and asked it to reopen girls’ schools for Afghan girls.

Afghanistan: Taliban govt warns Pakistan of dire implications if airstrikes are repeated

Apr 18, 2022, at 11:38 pm

Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and Chief Spokesperson of Taliban government Zabiullah Mujahid has condemned Pakistan's recent airstrikes   on Khost and Kunar provinces and warned a repetition of similar episodes will  have dire implications.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans students, teachers from wearing neckties in schools

Apr 16, 2022, at 05:27 am

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has banned students and teachers in the country from wearing neckties in schools.

European Parliamentary condemns Taliban govts decision to ban girl education

Apr 09, 2022, at 11:51 pm

Kabul: The European Parliament recently condemned the recent ban imposed by the Taliban government on girl education in the country.

Beijing hints it may recognise Taliban as legitimate Afghanistan government ‘when conditions are ripe’

Apr 04, 2022, at 08:49 pm

Kabul/Beijing: Beijing has given a strong backing to the Taliban government in Afghanistan and stated that recognition of the group as the legitimate government of the war-torn nation would come “when conditions are ripe”.

Afghanistan: Taliban government bans poppy cultivation

Apr 03, 2022, at 11:06 pm

Kabul: Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada on Sunday issued a decree where he banned poppy cultivation as well as the use and trafficking of all types of illicit drugs.

I deeply regret that girls’ education above 6th grade remains suspended in Afghanistan: Antonio Guterres

Apr 02, 2022, at 02:31 pm

New York: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has regretted that girls’ education above 6th grade still remains suspended in Taliban ruled Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban stops broadcast of VOA, BBC

Mar 30, 2022, at 02:28 am

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has directed private television stations in Afghanistan not to telecast Voice of America (VOA) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) news programmes in the country, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to Ministry of Finance office

Mar 30, 2022, at 02:16 am

Kabul: The Taliban members recently prevented beardless government employees from entering the Ministry of Finance building, media reports said.