US Senator to demand strikes in Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2022, at 02:11 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jim Inhofe, promised to press US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a classified briefing scheduled for Wednesday on any plans to carry out over-the-horizon strikes against terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
European Parliament to host “Afghan Women Days”
Jan 31, 2022, at 12:40 am
Brussels: The European Parliament will organise a series of events to shine a light on the dire situation faced by women in Afghanistan this week.
WFP chief says situation in Afghanistan is 'horrific'
Jan 29, 2022, at 10:54 pm
Kabul: A top official of the UN's World Food Program (WFP) has termed the condition in Afghanistan as ' catastrophic' where women are even forced to sell their children to survive.
‘We cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan’ Guterres tells Security Council
Jan 27, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Kabul: With Afghanistan “hanging by a thread” six months after the Taliban takeover, the world cannot abandon the country now – for the sake of its people and overall global security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Ex-Tywarah district police chief assassinated
Jan 26, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Kabul: Former police chief of Taywarah district in Ghor province Habib-ur-Rahman Malikzada has been assassinated in Herat city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: NGO women ‘threatened with shooting’ for not wearing burqa
Jan 24, 2022, at 01:23 am
Kabul: Two international NGO workers have claimed that Taliban religious police have threatened to shoot the women NGO workers if they are found not wearing burqa in Badghis province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast leaves 6 people dead
Jan 23, 2022, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday which left six people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents storm Kabul apartment, arrest female activist
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Kabul: An eye-witness has said Taliban insurgents stormed an apartment in Kabul, smashing the door in and arresting a woman rights activist and her three sisters.
Canada welcomes over 200 Afghan refugees to Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:47 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Sean Fraser, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Wednesday announced that over 200 Afghan refugees landed in Vancouver last night, marking the largest flight to date of Afghan nationals arriving in BC.
Afghan acting PM urges Islamic countries to recognise Taliban regime
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban’s Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund on Wednesday claimed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has met the conditions for recognition and called on Islamic nations to take the lead in recognising the IEA.
Pak NSA Moeed Yusuf cancels Afghanistan visit amid anti-Pakistan protests
Jan 19, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Kabul/Islamabad: Pakistan National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has canceled his scheduled visit to Afghanistan after a large number of protesters were expected to turn up at the Kabul airport for an anti-Pakistan demonstration, media reports said.
Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.
Afghanistan: Women demonstrate in Kabul over restriction imposed on their rights
Jan 17, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kabul: Women protesters took to the streets of Kabul on Sunday to agitate against restrictions on the rights of women, as well as to call attention to the recent killing of two women, media reports said.
No need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai negates Imran Khan's proposal
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of sending qualified and trained manpower to Afghanistan and said “there is no need for it”.
Afghanistan: Jobless ex-soldier commits suicide, seven children find themselves in trouble
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Kabul: Hayat Gul, a resident of Ismail Khail Manozai district in Khost province and a member of the previous government's army, left seven children in trouble after he commited suicide around 20 days ago due to unemployment and poverty.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Pul-e-Khumri/UNI/Xinhua: An explosive device, remnants of previous war in Afghanistan's Baghlan province went off on Sunday, claiming two lives and injuring two others, locals said on Monday.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Kabul: Data provided by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has shown trade volume between Afghanistan and three Central Asian republics – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan – has increased in the current year, amid decline in business with Pakistan, media reports said.
Jan 17, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Afghanistan’s Journalists has said they do not have any legal document and guideline for media coverage by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is making things more difficult for journalists.
Nepal sends 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2022, at 02:14 am
Kabul/Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Sunday handed over 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance comprising medicine, clothes, and utensils among others, to UN representatives based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Child killed, 4 wounded in roadside bomb blast east of Kabul
Jan 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least a child was killed and four security personnel were wounded after a roadside bomb blast hit a security forces pick-up truck in Bagrami district, east of the capital Kabul on Sunday, the capital police said.
Taliban burns down musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan, video goes viral
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Kabul: A video has gone viral which showed Taliban insurgents burning down the musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan's Paktia province.
Afghanistan: Displaced families selling children, organs to survive
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:00 pm
Kabul: Several displaced families, which are currently living in camps in Afghanistan's Balkh province, are currently selling children and their kidneys for funds to survive, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan declined by 25 pct: Official
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Khyber, Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief collector (customs) Ahmad Raza Khan has said the trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reduced significantly ever since the Taliban took over the neighbouring nation on Aug 15.
Afghanistan envoy to Pakistan describes Durand Line as national issue
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Islamabad: Afghanistan's ambassador to Islamabad has described the Durand Line development, a factor which had triggered a dispute with Pakistan, as a national issue.
Afghanistan: Girl shot dead in Taliban check post
Jan 15, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan family from Dasht-e-Barchi area has claimed their 25-year-old daughter was shot dead in a check-post controlled by Taliban, media reports said.
UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:59 am
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to help the Afghan people.”
Afghanistan: 50 pct factories have stopped functioning as market drops
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Chamber of Industry and Mines as said nearly 50 percent of factories have halted operations due to banking problems and the lack of raw materials as well as the drop in market demand.
Nearly 80 percent Afghanistan journalists lost their job, changed profession to survive
Jan 13, 2022, at 01:28 am
Kabul: Journalists’ Foundation of Afghanistan has said nearly 79 percent of journalists in the country have lost their jobs and resorted to new professions to survive.
Afghanistan envoy to China resigns
Jan 13, 2022, at 01:20 am
Kabul: Without disclosing the proper reason, Afghanistan’s ambassador to China, Jawed Ahmad Qaim, stepped down from his post on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan's Taliban regime says troops will be stationed along Durand Line
Jan 13, 2022, at 12:49 am
Kabul: The commander of border forces in the eastern zone of Afghanistan, Sanaullah Sangin, has said troops will be stationed in 32 newly established outposts along the Durand Line that serves as the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.