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Taliban grant Afghan passports to Al-Qaeda, IS fighters: Afghan diplomat

Dec 29, 2021, at 03:44 pm

Dushanbe/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban are granting Afghan passports to members of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS, ISIS, both banned in Russia), Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammad Zahir Agbar has told Sputnik.

Afghanistan: Taliban torturing former military officer video goes viral

Dec 29, 2021, at 03:34 pm

Kabul/UNI: A video showing a Afghan military officer of former government being tortured by Taliban has gone viral on social media.

Afghanistan: 7,000 CCNPP projects remains incomplete

Dec 29, 2021, at 04:23 am

Kabul: The Ministry of Finance of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has said seven thousand Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program (CCNPP) projects have remained unfinished across the south Asian country so far.

Taliban bans long-distance road trips for solo women in Afghanistan

Dec 28, 2021, at 09:21 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced yet another stricter rule for women as they have been barred from travelling long distances by road alone and should only be offered transport if accompanied by a male relative.

Afghanistan: Taliban minister says US should not interfere in Kabul's internal affairs

Dec 27, 2021, at 11:56 pm

Kabul: Key Taliban minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has said the United States should not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs as it is an independent country and it is making decisions independently.

Afghanistan: Hundreds protest against Taliban in Panjshir over murder of a young man

Dec 27, 2021, at 11:12 pm

Kabul: Hundreds of people in Annaba district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province came out on the street on Sunday over the killing of  a young man whom they claimed to be shot dead by the Taliban affiliates, media reports said.

Co-education is reason behind closure of universities: Afghanistan Minister

Dec 27, 2021, at 03:16 pm

Acting minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Abdul Baqi Haqqani has said the co-education system in the country's  universities along with economic woes is a major reason behind the closure of universities.

Kabul Passport office attack: ISIS-K claims responsibility

Dec 26, 2021, at 09:12 pm

Kabul: Terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan Branch (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the General Directorate of Passport in Afghanistan capital Kabul that was thwarted by the Taliban affiliates.

Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban reach agreement on contentious border fencing issue

Dec 25, 2021, at 09:13 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have reached an understanding to resolve the contentious issue of border fencing through talks, after Taliban soldiers last week tried to disrupt the fencing along the eastern province of Nangarhar, a senior Pakistani official said.

Attack on passport department in Kabul thwarted: Afghanistan govt

Dec 25, 2021, at 03:56 am

Kabul: The Taliban government on Friday said an attack in front of the passport department in the Afghan capital of Kabul was thwarted on Thursday, according to media reports.

Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans

Dec 24, 2021, at 10:38 pm

New York; The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” decision that will save lives.

Pakistan's JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman extends support to Taliban govt in Afghanistan

Dec 24, 2021, at 10:29 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said his outfit will extend political support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

Over 200 media outlets shut down in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: Survey

Dec 24, 2021, at 10:16 pm

Kabul: A survey by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban seized power.

Afghanistan: Kabul municipality forbids images of women in advertising

Dec 23, 2021, at 01:15 am

Kabul: The Kabul municipality has imposed a new rule to remove photos of women on storefronts in the Afghan capital.

Afghanistan: Taliban destroys Pakistan’s barbed-wire erected on Durand Line

Dec 21, 2021, at 09:09 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan recently destroyed the barbed wire erected by Pakistani forces on Durand Line in Nangarhar province, media reports said.

Afghan children with heart diseases failing to get treatment due to lack of funds

Dec 21, 2021, at 03:22 am

Kabul/IBNS: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said the treatment of children in Afghanistan with congenital heart defects — either at domestic medical centers or abroad — has been suspended for the last four months due to a lack of funds.

Stop interfering in Afghanistan's affairs, ex-President Hamid Karzai chides Imran Khan

Dec 20, 2021, at 09:37 pm

Kabul/UNI: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Monday lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remarks at the OIC session, and asked him not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it

Dec 20, 2021, at 03:05 pm

New York: Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may “pull the entire population with it”.

Doha led to collapse of Ashraf Ghani govt: Ex-Official

Dec 20, 2021, at 04:40 am

Kabul:  Hamdullah Mohib, the former national security advisor for ex-president Ashraf Ghani, has said the signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal in February 2020 paved the way for the fall of Afghanistan into the Taliban’s hands.

Afghanistan: Government employees demonstrate against unpaid salaries in Kabul

Dec 19, 2021, at 11:55 pm

A large number of Afghanistan government employees, belonging to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan Hospital and Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL) recently staged protests to criticize their long-awaited unpaid wage in Afghanistan capital city Kabul city, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Religious scholar hurt as blast targets his vehicle in Kabul

Dec 18, 2021, at 03:48 am

Kabul: A blast targeted the vehicle of a religious scholar in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left him injured on Friday.

Afghanistan: Kabul residents facing trouble with rising food, fuel prices

Dec 17, 2021, at 09:17 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A number of people from Kabul city have expressed concerns over the rising prices of food and fuel and other basic items amid the winter's cold weather.

Counterfeit Afghani bills increasing in Afghanistan market: Merchants

Dec 16, 2021, at 12:15 am

Kabul: Shopkeepers in Afghanistan capital Kabul are complaining that counterfeit currency is spreading in the markets as the value of Afghani is sharply declining against the US dollar.

Taliban asks China to help them get internationally recognized

Dec 15, 2021, at 10:46 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has asked China to help in gaining international recognition.

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights

Dec 15, 2021, at 10:40 pm

New York: Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday in Geneva.

Afghanistan: Mine explosion in Kabul leaves civilian dead

Dec 14, 2021, at 10:56 pm

Kabul: A roadside mine explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least one person dead on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pentagon says that no US troops will be punished for Afghan drone strike

Dec 14, 2021, at 02:56 pm

Washington/UNI: US officials have said that they will not punish any of the American troops or officials involved in the drone strike that killed 10 people in Afghanistan in August earlier this year, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Afghanistan now receives second batch of China-donated winter supplies

Dec 14, 2021, at 02:29 pm

Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: The second batch of winter supplies donated by China has arrived in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Ruling Taliban forces beat up journalist

Dec 13, 2021, at 07:55 pm

Kabul: An Afghanistani reporter has claimed that he was beaten up and detained for six hours by ruling Taliban forces.

Afghanistan: Unidentified armed men gun down religious scholar in Farah

Dec 12, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Farah, Afghanistan/UNI/Xinhua: Unidentified armed men have shot dead a religious scholar in Afghanistan's western Farah province, a provincial official said Sunday.