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Afghanistan: Humanitarians call for greater support as winter approaches

Oct 08, 2021, at 05:08 pm

New York: UN humanitarian agencies and their partners on Wednesday urged countries to honour their pledges to Afghanistan, as they rush to scale-up delivery of lifesaving aid ahead of the coming winter season there.

Afghanistan: SGPC condemns attack on Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita

Oct 06, 2021, at 11:32 pm

Amritsar/UNI: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Jagir Kaur has strongly condemned the ransacking of the Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita, Karta-E-Parwan at Kabul, capital 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.

Half of Afghanistan’s under-5s expected to suffer acute malnutrition

Oct 06, 2021, at 09:25 pm

New York: An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five, are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, adding that without immediate treatment, at least a million are at risk of dying.

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.

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.

Afghanistan: Airspace revenue drops, airline industry struggles amid Taliban takeover

Oct 05, 2021, at 05:02 pm

Experts say the recent suspension of flights has harmed the airline industry and the closing of Afghan airspace has caused revenue to plummet.

Afghanistan: Displaced mom sells infant to treat sick daughter

Oct 05, 2021, at 04:53 pm

Kabul: A displaced Afghan mother, who is driven by poverty, was forced to sell her infant to treat her 13-year-old daughter who is sick.

Taliban takeover with alleged help of Pakistan is big military, terrorist and security threat to us: Belgian Senator

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.

Afghanistan: Blast hits near Kabul mosque, many casualties feared

Oct 04, 2021, at 12:35 am

Kabul: Many people are feared to have died as a blast occurred close to the gate of Eid Gah Mosque in Afghanistan capital city Kabul on Sunday afternoon, said deputy minister for Taliban government's culture and information ministry Zabihullah Mujahid.

Afghanistan: Targeted attack leaves four dead in Nangarhar

Oct 03, 2021, at 10:07 pm

Nangarhar: At least four people were killed in a target attack incident in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.

Taliban to deploy suicide bombers along Afghanistan’s borders: Reports

Oct 03, 2021, at 05:42 am

The Taliban have created an exclusive battalion of suicide bombers that will be deployed along the borders of Afghanistan, particularly in Badakhshan province.

Afghanistan: Journalist loses job as Taliban captures country, now makes bricks to feed family

Oct 03, 2021, at 05:39 am

An Afghanistan journalist is now forced to make bricks to feed his ten-member family after he lost his job as the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Taliban leader Baradar urges countries to reopen embassies in Kabul

Oct 02, 2021, at 03:18 pm

Kabul/UNI: Senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the first deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, urged countries around the world to reopen their embassies in Kabul.

US generals express concern over Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal amid Taliban taking control over Afghanistan

Oct 01, 2021, at 10:41 pm

Top US generals are claiming that they had warned US President Joe Biden administration that the rush in withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan might increase risks to Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and the country’s security.

US is 'very honest' about concerns on terrorist safe havens in Pakistan: Pentagon

Oct 01, 2021, at 10:24 pm

Washington: A top US official has said it has been 'very honest' about its concerns with Pakistan for a long time about the terrorist safe havens along the Afghanistan border.

Afghanistan women demonstrate in Kabul against closure of schools, universities for female students

Oct 01, 2021, at 10:13 pm

Kabul: A group of Afghanistan women demonstrated in Kabul city on Friday to protest against the closure of schools and universities for female students.

Afghan Hindus, Sikhs meet Taliban-appointed Kabul Mayor, urge for upkeep of gurdwara

Oct 01, 2021, at 01:13 am

Kabul/UNI: A group of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Thursday met Hamdullah Nomani, the Taliban-appointed Kabul Mayor and head of the Kabul municipality commission, to discuss issues related to the city and also about upkeep of the gurdwara in Kabul.

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.

Countering Taliban: Former Afghan officials form govt in exile

Sep 29, 2021, at 11:12 pm

Kabul: A number of former Afghan officials who have fled the country along with President Ashraf Ghani have now announced the formation of a government in exile, media reports 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.

Afghanistan: Draconian media rules set to further strangle media, condemns IFJ

Sep 29, 2021, at 07:05 pm

Kabul:  On September 19, the interim director of the so-called Government Media and Information Centre (GMIC) announced 11 new media regulations for Afghanistan’s media industry, which can be arbitrarily interpreted to censor broadcast content and restrict press freedom.

Socialists and Democrats Group nominates 11 Afghanistan women for 2021 Sakharov Prize

Sep 29, 2021, at 06:56 pm

Kabul: The Socialists and Democrats Group has nominated 11 Afghanistan women for the 2021 Sakharov Prize in the European Parliament.

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.

Afghanistan diplomats in Pakistan receive letter on appointment in Afghan embassy in Islamabad, Peshawar consulate

Sep 29, 2021, at 12:33 am

Kabul: Afghanistan diplomats in Pakistan have confirmed they have received  a letter signed by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi about the appointments of diplomats in the Afghan embassy in Islamabad and the Peshawar consulate, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Girls deeply concerned over not being allowed to return to school

Sep 29, 2021, at 12:03 am

Kabul: Many girls in Afghanistan are deeply concerned over whether the Taliban will allow girls and young women to return to secondary schools.