Taliban not ready for dialogue till Ashraf Ghani is Afghanistan Prez : Imran Khan
Aug 12, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Islamabad: As Taliban continues to make giant strides into Afghanistan and Pakistan is blamed for its role in supporting the insurgents with which it has a long nexus, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the group is not ready to negotiate as long as Ashraf Ghani is the president of the war-torn country.
Afghanistan security forces repel Taliban attack on Mazar-e-Sharif
Aug 12, 2021, at 12:19 am
Mazar-e-Sharif: Balkh governor Mohammad Farhad Azimi on Tuesday confirmed that the country's security forces have pushed back a Taliban offensive on Mazar-e-Sharif city and retook Nahr-e-Shahi district in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Thousands of Afghanistanis demonstrate against Taliban in California
Aug 12, 2021, at 12:08 am
Washington: Thousands of Afghans living in Fremont and other US cities in California recently gathered to protest against Taliban violence back home.
Afghanistan: Taliban forcefully marrying young women, teens to their fighters as 'war booty'
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Kabul: The Taliban terrorists are not only torturing civilians in the regions they are capturing in Afghanistan but also forcefully marrying young women and teens of the area with their fighters, media reports said.
China will rule Afghanistan, says geopolitical expert
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:25 pm
A geo-political expert feels that as the deadline for withdrawal of US forces is drawing closer, China might significantly get the chance to increase activity in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Updates: Taliban terrorists take control of Faizabad city
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Kabul: Taliban fighters have taken over the control of major areas of another city in northern Afghanistan, Badakhshan province’s capital Faizabad, and are on the way to capture it.
Afghanistan: Taliban fighters capture Badakhshan province
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Kabul: The Taliban said its fighters have captured the province of Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan.
Aug 11, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/UNI: With the Taliban taking control of the length of Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) must be prepared against the threat of drug smugglers and terrorists infiltrating their territories, the Russian Defence Minister has said.
UN rights chief condemns Afghanistan abuses as Taliban advance continues
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New York: Disturbing reports of Taliban violence against communities now under their control in Afghanistan have been condemned by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who on Tuesday backed a return to peace negotiations in Doha.
Amid Taliban aggression, Afghanistan people launch social media campaign against Pakistan
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan people have launched a social media campaign on Monday against Pakistan to protest against Islamabad's meddling in the affairs of the country.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani arrives in Mazar-i-Sharif to discuss security issues
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, to discuss security issues, a presidential spokesperson told Sputnik.
US President Joe Biden says Afghan forces must fight for themselves
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: US President Joe Biden said that the Afghan troops must fight for themselves as multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days.
Afghanistan: Acting finance minister leaves the country
Aug 11, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's acting finance minister has left the country amid pressure by the Presidential Palace, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 12 Taliban terrorists, including Pakistan nationals, killed in airstrike
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 12 Taliban terrorists, including two Pakistan terrorists, were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US air force in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Tuesday, officials said.
Taliban attack repulsed in Dehdadi: Reports
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Mazar-e-Sharif: Afghanistan security forces pushed back Taliban terrorists from Kod Barq area of Dehdadi district in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Geneva: Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk as fighting intensifies in and around Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, Kandahar, and other Afghan cities.
Shocking’ escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan: UNICEF
Aug 10, 2021, at 06:07 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed shock on Monday at the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan, following the deaths of 27 children in the country in the past 72 hours, and 136 who were injured.
Taliban atrocities: Displaced families are now sleeping in open-air in Kabul
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Kabul: In an episode showing the helplessness of the people in distress amid Taliban insurgence, dozens of families from Kunduz, Takhar, and Badakhshan provinces sought refuge in Kabul after fleeing the fighting in the three northern provinces.
Pentagon secretary, Pakistani Army Chief discuss Afghanistan situation: Spokesperson
Aug 10, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US and Pakistan's top defense officials during a phone conversation discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan as well as regional security, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said in a readout.
US envoy Khalilzad leaves for Doha for talks on Afghanistan: State Department
Aug 10, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has left for Qatari capital Doha to hold talks on Afghanistan and urge the Taliban to stop offensive, the State Department said in a statement.
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:39 am
Peshawar: A jirga involving veteran Pakhtun leaders has asked the Pakistan government to review its foreign policy amid a volatile situation in war-torn Afghanistan.
Afghanistan security forces arrest Pakistani terrorist
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:36 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces on Saturday arrested a Pakistani terrorist from Ghazni province, officials said.
Pakistan intends to use suppressed and subjugated Afghanistan for geopolitical gains: Baussart
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:19 am
Kabul: Fabien Baussart, President of Center of Political and Foreign Affairs, has said Pakistan wants to keep Afghanistan feeble, debilitated and divided.
US govt condemns Taliban offensive against Afghanistan cities
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kabul: The US government on Sunday condemned the Taliban atrocities and violence committed in different cities captured by them across Afghanistan.
Airstrikes destroy clinic, school in Afghanistan's Helmand region: Reports
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: Airstrikes, rocket attacks, and ongoing fighting have killed 20 civilians and destroyed a health clinic and a school in Lashkargah, the capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand, in the last 48 hours, TOLO News reported.
Afghanistan: AGO prosecutor shot dead in Kabul
Aug 09, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Kabul: The Attorney General Office (AGO) prosecutor Tofan Umari died in a terror attack in Deh Sabz district of Kabul province on Sunday, media reports said.
Iran closes border with Afghanistan in Nimroz amid spike in conflicts
Aug 09, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Kabul: Iran has closed the border with Afghanistan in Nimroz province amid rising conflicts in the war-torn country.
Afghanistan: Taliban shadow governor for Nimruz killed during airstrike
Aug 09, 2021, at 05:05 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces recently killed the Taliban shadow governor for Nimruz province as Afghanistan Air Force targeted a gathering of the terrorists in Zaranj city recently, officials said on Saturday.
Afghan women demonstrate against Taliban atrocities in Los Angeles
Aug 09, 2021, at 04:54 am
Los Angeles: Afghan women in Los Angeles demonstrated against Taliban's atrocities against humanity in Afghanistan ever since the foreign forces started leaving the country.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists capture Kunduz city
Aug 08, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Kunduz: The Taliban terrorists have captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz following a fierce battle with the country's security forces.