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Afghanistan: Entrepreneur teaches girls crucial skills in 'secrecy' amid Taliban ban

Mar 27, 2023, at 02:10 am

Kabul: An Afghan woman entrepreneur is touching hearts by trying to provide education to  500 girls on diverse subjects at a time when the Taliban imposed a ban on female education in the country.

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul, Taliban disperses them forcefully

Mar 27, 2023, at 01:42 am

Kabul: A group of women on Sunday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan against the ban imposed by the Taliban regime on female education, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban security forces destroy ISIS hideout in Kabul

Mar 22, 2023, at 08:44 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government has said their security forces have destroyed  an important ISIS hideout in the capital city of Kabul, media reports said.

Taliban bans Nowruz celebration in Afghanistan

Mar 22, 2023, at 01:08 am

Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have banned celebration of  Nowruz in the central Daikundi province.

Afghanistan: Parents once again urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Mar 21, 2023, at 06:26 am

Kabul: Several Afghanistani parents and students have urged the Taliban authorities, the group which has been forcefully ruling the country since August 2021, to reopen secondary schools for girls, media reports said.

Former Taliban leader reveals Pakistan's funding of terror activities

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:37 am

Kabul:  A former Taliban leader has said terror group  Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) has received funding from Pakistan and  IS central from Syria and Iraq for terrorist activities.

Afghanistan diaspora members protest in Vienna against Taliban atrocities against women, children

Mar 13, 2023, at 02:19 am

Vienna: Austrian city of Vienna recently witnessed Afghanistan diaspora members, including women associated with Afghan diaspora organizations AKIS (Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidaritat), staging a protest against the Taliban rulers of the South Asian country.

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand for education, work

Mar 10, 2023, at 09:26 pm

Kabul: Women in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday protested to demand access to education for women, which has been curtailed ever since Taliban forces snatched power in the country in 2021.

Afghanistan: Taliban governor killed in Balkh, ISIS claims responsibility

Mar 10, 2023, at 02:35 pm

Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.

ILO says female employment levels in Afghanistan dropped sharply since Taliban came to power in 2021

Mar 07, 2023, at 11:26 pm

Kabul: Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since the Taliban administration took over in 2021, according to new figures released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Afghanistan: Women students protest outside Kabul University as males return to classrooms

Mar 07, 2023, at 03:43 pm

Kabul: Women gathered outside Kabul University to protest against the Taliban's ban on female education in the war-torn nation and urged male students to reject attending the new academic session which commenced on Monday.

Afghanistan: Taliban announce elimination of 2 IS militants in Kabul

Feb 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have eliminated two ISIS terrorists, including its key member, in an operation in the ccapital city Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

Afghanistan Conflict: Taliban kills two ISIS terrorists during overnight raid in Kabul

Feb 27, 2023, at 09:01 pm

Kabul: Taliban security forces killed two Islamic State terrorists during an overnight raid in the capital Kabul city on Monday.

Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down shops in Uruzgan for taking Pakistani currency

Feb 24, 2023, at 11:28 pm

Kabul: Taliban authorities recently shut down shops in the Uruzgan region of Afghanistan for using Pakistani currency.

Afghanistan: 500 youths join national army

Feb 20, 2023, at 01:54 am

Jalalabad: A total of 500 Afghan youths joined the Afghan Nation Army in the eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of the country's Defense Ministry released here Saturday.

Taliban to turn former U.S. military bases into economic zones: Reports

Feb 20, 2023, at 01:42 am

Kabul: Taliban militia has decided to change former U.S. military bases into "economic zones" to bolster economic activities, the Bakhtar news agency reported on Sunday.

500 Afghan men join national army

Feb 19, 2023, at 07:54 am

Jalalabad (Afghanistan): A total of 500 Afghan youths joined Afghan Nation Army in the eastern Nangarhar province, a statement of the country's Defense Ministry said here on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban flogs 11 people, including women, in Faizabad

Feb 18, 2023, at 03:13 pm

Kabul:  The supreme court of the Taliban said that eleven people, including two women, were publicly flogged at a sports ground in Afghanistan's Faizabad city on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans people from celebrating Valentine's Day

Feb 16, 2023, at 12:24 am

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan had banned people in the country from celebrating Valentine's Day which was observed globally on Tuesday.

Pakistan: One security personnel dies in North Waziristan terror attack, TTP claims responsibility

Feb 12, 2023, at 10:37 pm

Islamabad: At least one security personnel died and 12 others, including civilians,  were hurt when a blast rocked a convoy in Pakistan's North Waziristan district on Sunday, media reports said.

Saudi ‘exit’ from Kabul sparks fears of exodus, Taliban denies

Feb 10, 2023, at 11:18 pm

Kabul; The Saudi diplomats' decision to exit Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

2 hurt in car explosion in central Kabul: Police

Feb 05, 2023, at 07:05 am

Kabul: At least two people were injured in a car explosion in Kabul's second district on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.

TTP can’t be eliminated without Kabul’s support, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry

Feb 05, 2023, at 12:05 am

Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the support of the Afghanistan government.

Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack Mianwali police station

Feb 01, 2023, at 02:45 pm

Islamabad: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) terrorists attacked a police station in Mianwali on Tuesday, a day after a suicide blast in Peshawar left 96 people dead.

Peshawar mosque blast leaves 32 dead, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility

Jan 31, 2023, at 12:37 am

Peshawar: At least 32 people died as a blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from taking university entrance examinations

Jan 30, 2023, at 12:17 am

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have issued a new decree by which they banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities, media reports said on Sunday.

UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education

Jan 27, 2023, at 08:29 pm

New York: The UN must present “a united front” in the fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said after returning from a two-week country visit spanning several continents.

Afghanistan: Taliban says Chinese nationals arrested over smuggling precious stones

Jan 24, 2023, at 09:22 pm

Kabul: Taliban authorities have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, over alleged smuggling of lithium-bearing stones out of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.

China, Taliban to deepen ties

Jan 22, 2023, at 07:47 am

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi as both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation and vowed to combat terrorism.

Twitter's verified checkmarks bought by Taliban leaders appear to have been removed: Reports

Jan 18, 2023, at 03:31 pm

Kabul: Twitter account verifications bought by the Taliban appear to have been removed after several netizens expressed anger following the micro-blogging site's decision to give the special 'Blue Tick' mark to the Islamist rulers of the South Asian country.