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Afghanistan: Pakistan Air Force drones bombed Panjshir which fell to Taliban, claim reports

Sep 06, 2021, at 06:08 pm

Bazarak/IBNS: Pakistan Air Force drones were used to bomb on Sunday Afghanistan's Panjshir province, which was the last bastion of the National Resistance Force before it fell to the Taliban finally,  several media reports claimed.

Afghanistan: Taliban declares victory in Panjshir

Sep 06, 2021, at 04:03 pm

Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Monday declared victory of the Taliban over the resistance forces in the northeastern province of Panjshir.

Taliban insurgents kill pregnant policewoman in Afghanistan: Reports

Sep 06, 2021, at 03:04 pm

Kabul: Taliban insurgents have allegedly shot dead a pregnant policewoman in front of her family in Ghor province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Afghan resistance leader says he is open to peace talks with Taliban

Sep 06, 2021, at 02:41 pm

Kabul:  Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley, on Sunday he is ready for peace talks to end the ongoing fighting.

Attacks on Afghanistan-Pakistan border increased following Taliban takeover

Sep 06, 2021, at 04:53 am

Islamabad: Attacks on Pakistan's security post along the Afghanistan border has spiked in recent times ever since the Taliban captured the neighbouring nation, media reports said.

Amrullah Saleh urges UN to prevent 'Taliban's onslaught into Panjshir'

Sep 06, 2021, at 01:40 am

Afghanistan's caretaker president Amrullah Saleh has urged the United Nations to do everything in its power to prevent the Taliban from running over the resistance stronghold in Panjshir valley.

Afghanistan: Resistance forces leader says ISI chief visiting Kabul to oversee Taliban's war in Panjshir

Sep 06, 2021, at 01:36 am

Kabul: As fighting continues to rage in Panjshir, the Resistance forces said Pakistan’s spy agency ISI's chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was in Kabul primarily to oversee the Taliban’s war against the holdout Afghanistan province and support the Taliban with drone-fired rockets and drone eyes in the sky.

Afghan woman activist thrashed by Taliban for seeking political rights: Report

Sep 05, 2021, at 02:14 am

Kabul: A woman activist, who was taking part in a protest demonstration in Kabul seeking political rights under the Taliban rule, was beaten leaving her with head injuries.

Taliban fighters resort to celebratory gunfire, 70 feared dead or hurt in Afghanistan

Sep 05, 2021, at 12:19 am

Kabul: Over 70 people died or were injured in Afghanistan on Friday night as Taliban fighters  opened gunshots in the air as part of their celebration, media reports said.

Taliban members use tear gas to disperse women rights rally in Kabul

Sep 04, 2021, at 10:36 pm

Kabul/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Taliban have shot in the air and fired tear gas at female activists in the Afghan capital to disperse a demonstration in support of women's rights, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban claims to have taken control of Panjshir province

Sep 04, 2021, at 07:00 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A strategically important area of the defiant Panjshir province, Khenj, and the Anaba district of Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban, the insurgent group's spokesman Bilal Karimi said Saturday.

Afghanistan: Women demonstrate against Taliban over right to work under new regime

Sep 04, 2021, at 05:13 pm

Kabul: A large number of women in Herat demonstrated for their right to work under a new regime as the Taliban is all set to form a government in the war-torn country.

Taliban senior official discusses issue of reconstructing Afghanistan with Pakistani diplomat

Sep 04, 2021, at 03:50 pm

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Deputy Director of the Political Office of the Taliban movement Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has discussed the reconstruction of Afghanistan among other issues with the Pakistani ambassador to Qatar, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said.

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban spokesman says woman in Hijab will be able to get education, work

Sep 04, 2021, at 03:18 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan women in hijab will have access to education and work, Taliban (banned in Russia) spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, adding that the United States should not try to change the culture of the country.

Have not fled Panjshir, says Afghanistan’s caretaker president Saleh

Sep 04, 2021, at 02:39 pm

Kabul/UNI: Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker president and has joined the Resistance forces in Panjshir valley, on Friday said that he has not fled the country, and squarely blamed Pakistan for backing the Taliban and terrorist groups like Al Qaeda that have surrounded the province.

China promised to maintain embassy in Kabul, increase humanitarian aid, says Taliban

Sep 04, 2021, at 04:17 am

Beijing/Kabul: China has promised to maintain its embassy in Afghanistan and also increase humanitarian aid to the war-torn country, a Taliban spokesman said Friday, according to media reports.

Afghanistan mass evacuation: US officials warn of possible threats to homeland

Sep 03, 2021, at 11:47 pm

Washington: US officials are on high alert over possible threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation of Afghanistan and devastating attack in Kabul last week.

Recent events in Afghanistan traumatised everyone: Expert

Sep 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm

Geo-political expert Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah has said the tragic events that unfolded in Afghanistan, the country which was overrun by Taliban in recent days, left everyone traumatised and sorrowful.

Afghanistan: PanjshirValley witnessing heavy conflict between Taliban, opponents

Sep 03, 2021, at 10:32 pm

Panjshir Valley: The Panjshir Valley, the region which is still under the control of the anti-Taliban forces, witnessed a bitter battle between Taliban and its opponents since Thursday night, media reports said.

Vladimir Putin describes developments in Afghanistan as 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'

Sep 03, 2021, at 10:15 pm

Vladivostok, Russia/UNI/SPUTNIK: Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation in Afghanistan after the US troops withdrawal as a humanitarian catastrophe.

Panjshir left without electricity as transmission towers destroyed in clashes: Company

Sep 03, 2021, at 09:35 pm

Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghanistan's northern province of Panjshir and parts of Kapisa province were left without electricity after at least two electricity pylons were destroyed in a shelling during the continuing clashes, local power utility company DABS said on Friday.

Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar to head the Afghan govt: Report

Sep 03, 2021, at 08:53 pm

Kabul: Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that will be announced soon, sources in the fighter group said, reported media.

UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit torture ‘in any circumstances’

Sep 03, 2021, at 06:33 pm

New York: Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “the international obligations of the State”, particularly in complying with all provisions of the Convention against Torture, outlawing the practice “in any circumstances”.

We have right to raise voice for Muslims in Kashmir: Taliban

Sep 03, 2021, at 04:44 pm

Doha/New Delhi/IBNS: Insurgent group Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, made it clear it would not stop only in the war-torn country but expand its activities in south Asian country India, which has a troubled relationship with Pakistan over Kashmir.

UN removes 'Taliban' term, still keeps group in sanctions list

Sep 03, 2021, at 04:35 pm

By omitting the word 'Taliban', the United Nations has decided to take a soft stance against Taliban, the insurgent group which overran Afghanistan triggering a mass exodus of Afghans as it set out to impose a strict Islamic law.

Pakistan minister admits Islamabad has been 'custodian' of Taliban

Sep 02, 2021, at 07:25 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has said Islamabad has long been the ‘custodian’ of the Taliban.

Hope there will not be any further ISIS-K attack in Afghanistan after foreign troops exit: Taliban

Sep 02, 2021, at 01:21 am

Kabul: The Taliban spokesperson has said once the foreign troops exit Afghanistan he hopes the Islamic State will not carry out any attack in the country.

Taliban intends to kill leader of Resistance Front in Panjshir: Afghan Ambassador

Sep 01, 2021, at 04:39 pm

Dushanbe/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban movement (terrorist group, banned in Russia) intends to kill the leader of the Resistance Front in Panjshir, Ahmad Massoud, and will not hold talks with representatives of the resistance, Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammad Zohir Agbar said in an interview with Sputnik.

Joe Biden defends US pull-out from Afghanstan, gives strong message to ISIS-K

Sep 01, 2021, at 02:43 pm

Kabul: American President Joe Biden on Tuesday defended his government's decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan and said that ending an era of major military operations will help to remake other countries.

Belgium: Afghanistan diaspora members demonstrate against Taliban, Pakistan

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:45 am

Brussels: Afghanistan diaspora members demonstrated in Schuman Circle region of Belgium capital Brussels recently to demonstrate against atrocities by Taliban in the war-torn nation and Pakistan's involvement and support to the insurgents.