Afghanistan: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in Shiite mosque blast in Kandahar
Oct 16, 2021, at 12:43 am
Kabul: A powerful explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during prayers on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 50 others wounded, AFP reported citing local health officials.
Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices
Oct 15, 2021, at 04:30 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Administration, which is now controlled by Taliban, said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned to conduct flights from Kabul to Islamabad if they do not charge the same price as they did prior to their takeover, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US,UK govts ask citizens to stay away from Serena hotel in Kabul
Oct 12, 2021, at 03:14 pm
London/Washington: The US and UK governments have issued advisories to its citizens where they have asked them to stay away from the Serena hotel in Kabul amid security threats.
US says talks with Taliban in Doha remained 'candid'
Oct 11, 2021, at 03:21 pm
Washington: The US Statedepartment on Sunday said talks between the American delegation and Taliban in Doha was 'candid and professional'.
Former Taliban commander charged with killing American troops in 2008: US Secretary of State
Oct 11, 2021, at 05:25 am
A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment today charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 and stemming from his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, US State Department has said.
Afghanistan: Only sports channel stops operation
Oct 11, 2021, at 05:19 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's only sports channel 3Sport has stopped operating due to the economic crisis and imposition of restrictions, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: US, Taliban representatives hold first talks since withdrawal
Oct 10, 2021, at 04:13 am
Doha: US officials on Saturday met members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government in Qatar for the first time ever since the foreign forces left the nation in August.
Afghanistan Development: US, Taliban officials to hold talks in Doha over weekend
Oct 09, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: A U.S. delegation will travel to Doha, Qatar, over the weekend to meet with senior Afghan Taliban representatives, the State Department said.
Oct 08, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Qatar's Deputy Foreign Minister Lolwah Rashid al-Khater has said the international community should not be in a hurry to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
School graduates of 2000-2020 are of no use: Taliban
Oct 06, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government issued yet another bizarre diktat by which those who have graduated from high schools during the past twenty years are of no use.
Afghanistan: Taliban take control over Radio Khyber Nawekht
Oct 06, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Kabul: The heads of Radio Khyber Nawekht, a local radio station in Laghman province in Afghanistan, has claimed the Taliban insurgents entered the radio compound and took control of it after the fall of the former government.
Afghanistan: ISIS-K terror group claims responsibility for Eidgah mosque blast in Kabul
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:15 pm
Kabul: Terror group ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion on the Eidgah mosque in Kabul on Sunday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Heavily armed men vandalise Kabul gurdwara, tie up guards
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:36 am
Kabul/New Delhi/UNI: A group of heavily armed people vandalised the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Taliban-ruled Kabul and took three guards there into custody before smashing the CCTV cameras and leaving the premises, an Afghan Sikh gentleman told UNI from Kabul.
Kabul: Unidentified men vandalize Karte Parwan Gurdwara
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:22 am
Kabul: President Indian World Forum Puneet Singh Chandhok on Tuesday claimed that unidentified armed men entered Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Afghanistan capital Kabul and vandalized the Gurdwara.
Afghanistan: UK diplomats hold talks with Taliban in Kabul
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two senior British diplomats travelled to Afghanistan on Tuesday to hold talks with the Taliban, in the first such interaction since the UK’s withdrawal from Kabul.
Afghanistan: Taliban to begin issuance of NIDs, Passport
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has said that they will sooner begin issuance of the National IDs and passports in the country.
70 percent media outlets stopped working in Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover: Reports
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: National Association of Journalists (NAJ) in Kabul has said in Afghanistan 70 percent of media outlets have stopped working due to financial problems as the Taliban took over the country on Aug 15.
Oct 05, 2021, at 04:40 pm
Brussels: Belgian senator Philip Dewinter recently said the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan allegedly with the help of Pakistan is a 'big military and security threat' to the world.
Trump's security advisor says Taliban could amass 150 nuclear warheads from Pakistan
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Taliban insurgents could even arm themselves with 150 nuclear warheads as they take control over Afghanistan, an ex-security advisor said.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents kill child as his father is suspected to be a member of resistance
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents have reportedly killed a child after his father was suspected to be a part of the Afghan Resistance Forces.
Taliban govt protests against US Drones operating in Afghan airspace
Sep 29, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Kabul/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Taliban said on Tuesday that US drones operating in Afghan airspace are a breach of national sovereignty.
Sep 29, 2021, at 12:38 am
Kabul: Taliban-appointed chancellor Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat on Monday said women will not be allowed to study or teach in Kabul University until an Islamic environment is created.
Taliban to implement a constitution in Afghanistan from the era of Muhammad Zahir Shah
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Kabul: Taliban’s acting minister of Justice Abdul Hakim Sharaee said his government will implement a constitution from the era of Muhammad Zahir Shah which was ratified 57 years ago.
Italian FM says impossible for his nation to recognise Taliban govt of Afghanistan
Sep 28, 2021, at 02:29 am
Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said it is impossible for his nation to recognize the Taliban government.
Sep 28, 2021, at 01:38 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have issued yet another bizarre diktat to hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province by which they are asked not to shave or trim beards as it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law.
Taliban regime may alter current national IDs and passports
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban regime of Afghanistan has announced that the national identity cards and the passports that were issued by the previous Afghan government are valid for the time being but they might be changed soon.
Afghanistan: US condemns Taliban govt's decision to reinstate executions, amputations
Sep 26, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Washington: The US government has condemned the Taliban administration's recent announcement to restore the use of amputations and executions as punishment in Afghanistan.
Taliban's recognition not under considerations, says Russia: Report
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: International recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders here for the UN General Assembly.
Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:55 am
Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.
At UN, Pakistan Prime Minister urges ‘bold steps’ to prevent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New York: Against the backdrop of what he called “a critical time” in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Friday that if the situation there is neglected, “a huge humanitarian crisis” lies ahead.