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Taliban now orders working women in Afghanistan to stay at home

Aug 26, 2021, at 03:29 am

Kabul: Issuing a diktat that is reflective of the real intention of the Taliban, the spokesperson of the group has directed working women to stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety.

In Taliban's Afghanistan artists' fate to be decided as per Islamic law

Aug 26, 2021, at 12:01 am

Kabul/IBNS: Taliban has made it clear that the singers, actors, filmmakers will have to switch to other professions if what they do doesn't comply with Sharia law.

Afghanistan's 12-member council to include ex-President Hamid Karzai, Abdullah, Baradar: Source

Aug 25, 2021, at 10:33 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghanistan will be led by a 12-member council, and the seven candidates that have been already agreed on include ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the High Council for National Reconciliation chief Abdullah Abdullah and Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Taliban, a source close to senior Taliban circles told Sputnik on Tuesday.

American weapons seized by Taliban from Afghanistan forces will be first used to create havoc in Pakistan before reaching India: Indian Army officials

Aug 25, 2021, at 10:17 pm

Lahore: Indian Army officials have warned that American weapons seized by Talibans from the Afghanistan Army will be first used to create havoc in Pakistan before they are smuggled to India, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Negotiations to bring 500 tonnes of urgent medical supplies ongoing, says WHO

Aug 25, 2021, at 10:12 pm

New York: Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said during an online briefing on Tuesday.

Pakistan is behind empowering Taliban: Afghanistan singer Aryana Sayeed

Aug 25, 2021, at 10:06 pm

Kabul: Afghani pop star Aryana Sayeed, who escaped from her nation after Taliban overran Kabul on Aug 15, blamed Pakistan for empowering the insurgent group.

We are currently on a pace to finish evacuation from Afghanistan by Aug 31: Joe Biden

Aug 25, 2021, at 03:34 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the United States is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan, which has been witnessing conflict ever since Taliban overran the nation, by Aug 31.

Taliban leaders will be held accountable for their actions, says G7 on Afghanistan situation

Aug 25, 2021, at 03:09 pm

Washington: G7 leaders, who met on Tuesday, said the Taliban leaders will be held accountable for their actions on preventing terrorism, on human rights, especially of women and girls and minorities, and on pursuing an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan.

Antony Blinken, Turkish leader Mevlut Çavusoglu discuss Afghanistan conflict

Aug 25, 2021, at 02:48 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss America's continuing cooperation in Afghanistan.

Antony Blinken, Turkish leader Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu discuss Afghanistan conflict

Aug 25, 2021, at 02:48 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss America's continuing cooperation in Afghanistan.

Future Afghanistan govt will not be complete without women: ex-Parliamentarian

Aug 25, 2021, at 05:33 am

Kabul: A former female Afghani Parliamentarian has batted for the presence of women in the future government of the country, giving a strong message to Taliban insurgents who have overrun the nation.

Taliban tells US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans

Aug 25, 2021, at 05:18 am

Kabul: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said the Islamist militant group will not tolerate the extension of evacuation by US-led NATO forces and also told the US to stop evacuating the skilled Afghans.

Afghanistan women’s rights are ‘red line’, UN rights chief tells States

Aug 25, 2021, at 04:41 am

New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet led calls on Tuesday for Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders to respect the rights of all Afghans and warned that the treatment of women and girls is a “fundamental red line” that should not be crossed.

Religious scholars to lead upcoming Afghanistan government: Taliban

Aug 25, 2021, at 04:04 am

Kabul: Taliban members have said religious scholars should take the lead and be the core of the upcoming government in Afghanistan.

More deadly war might be starting any time now: Pakistani author warns as Taliban overruns Afghanistan

Aug 25, 2021, at 03:56 am

Islamabad: A Pakistani author has warned that the victory of Taliban in Afghanistan may have a hidden fear that a  more deadly war might be starting any time now.

Afghanistan-Pakistan trade spikes by 50 pct after Taliban took over Kabul

Aug 25, 2021, at 03:46 am

Kabul: Despite transit troubles, Afghanistan’s chamber of commerce and industry has claimed  trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has risen by 50 percent in the past week ever since the Taliban started controlling the  borders and dry ports.

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq asks Pakistan govt to recognise Taliban govt in Afghanistan

Aug 25, 2021, at 03:22 am

Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq has asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government to  accept the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

CIA head held meeting with Taliban as US grapples to finish evacuation by Aug 31: Report

Aug 25, 2021, at 12:55 am

The head of US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Taliban not allowing food into Andarab, using children and elderly as shields, says Amrullah Saleh

Aug 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm

Kabul: The Taliban are not allowing food and fuel into Andarab valley adjoining Panjshir in northeastern Afghanistan and the humanitarian situation there is dire, Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself the caretaker President of Afghanistan, said on Tuesday.

Ireland to send elite forces, diplomats to Kabul to help evacuate Irish citizens, says official

Aug 24, 2021, at 11:40 pm

London/UNI/Sputnik: Dublin will send a group of diplomats and members of the Army Ranger Wing, the Irish defense forces' special operations branch, to the militant-controlled Afghan capital to help evacuate Irish citizens, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.

Australia, New Zealand governments evacuate 650 people from Afghanistan: Prime Minister Morrison

Aug 24, 2021, at 10:53 pm

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Australia and New Zealand’s joint evacuation flights were able to move out 650 people from Afghanistan on Monday night, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacked in Kabul, diverted to Iran: Report

Aug 24, 2021, at 08:21 pm

Kabul: A Ukrainian plane in Kabul to evacuate its stranded citizens from Afghanistan has been hijacked and diverted to Iran, a Ukraine Minister was quoted as saying in media reports.

Afghanistan: UN agencies sound alarm over emergency aid supply logjam

Aug 24, 2021, at 05:50 pm

New York: UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are calling for a “humanitarian airbridge” to be set up immediately, to allow the unimpeded delivery of medicines and other aid supplies to the country.

People in Afghanistan stare uncertain future as banks remain closed after Taliban takeover

Aug 24, 2021, at 05:33 pm

Kabul: People in Kabul are suffering at the hands of the Taliban regime as prices of goods are increasing and the continuous closure of banks has further escalated the crisis.

Pakistan hands over list of 'wanted' TTP men to Afghanistan Taliban

Aug 24, 2021, at 04:58 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has handed over to the Afghan Taliban a list of “most wanted terrorists” affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from the war-torn neighbouring country.

‘Lifesaving’ protection for children in conflict must be central to pandemic recovery: UN official

Aug 24, 2021, at 04:50 pm

New York: Protection for children caught up in war must be at the heart of the international agenda, including COVID-19 response, a senior UN official said on Monday.

Taliban blame US for chaos in Kabul airport

Aug 24, 2021, at 02:21 pm

Kabul: Taliban insurgents have blamed the US to be the main cause behind the chaos in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul where a large number of people are attempting to board flights to escape Afghanistan.

16000 people evacuated in last 24 hours from Kabul airport: Pentagon

Aug 24, 2021, at 05:35 am

Washington/IBNS: Around 16,000 people have been evacuated over the past 24 hours from Afghanistan through the Kabul airport, the Pentagon said Monday.

Pakistan must refrain from ‘adventurism’ in Afghanistan, politician warns Imran Khan govt

Aug 24, 2021, at 12:14 am

Islamabad: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Mustafa Kamal has warned PM Imran Khan-led government that it should refrain from “adventurism” in their policy towards Afghanistan post-Taliban takeover.

Afghanistan leaders visiting Pakistan oppose Taliban govt

Aug 24, 2021, at 12:07 am

Islamabad: Afghanistan political leaders, who are currently visiting Pakistan, have opposed what they called “the single-party government” in Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban declared the formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, media reports said.