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.
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.
Sep 05, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: About 200 of the 30,000 Afghan refugees processed at the US Ramstein base in Germany are now under further background checks, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Fox News.
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.
‘Major’ humanitarian crisis looms in Afghanistan, as UN convenes fundraising conference
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New York: A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned again on Friday, amid ongoing uncertainty about the situation for vulnerable Afghans seeking shelter across the country's borders. To address the crisis, the UN announced a major fundraising conference to take place in Geneva on 13 September.
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.
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 crisis: Food supply for millions could run out this month
Sep 04, 2021, at 12:40 am
New York: Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step up support for the country.
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.
EU Ministers discuss developments in Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2021, at 09:58 pm
The EU Ministers of Home Affairs met recently for an extraordinary Council meeting to discuss developments in Afghanistan, more specifically in relation to potential implications in the areas of international protection, migration and security.
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami celebrates withdrawal of US troop from Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chairman Siraj-ul Haq has announced to celebrate the withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan, media reports said.
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.
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.
Kabul's acting Mayor says corrupt elements will be dealt as per Sharia Law
Sep 01, 2021, at 01:49 am
Kabul: The acting Mayor of Kabul has warned that corrupt entities will be dealt with as per Sharia law.
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.