Taliban government of Afghanistan asks Pakistan to avoid ‘provocative statements’
Jan 07, 2023, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked Pakistan government to refrain from issuing “provocative and baseless” statements.
Retired people in Afghanistan protest in Kabul over unpaid pensions
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:07 am
Kabul: Dozens of retired officials on Monday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan over unpaid pensions, media reports said.
China willing to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:39 am
Kabul: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, said Chinese investors have expressed their desire to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Several Afghanistan refugees detained in Pakistan: Report
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:26 am
Rawalpindi: Pakistani Police have arrested several Afghan refugees in the country's Rawalpindi city and accused them of carrying weapons and military equipment, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Several feared dead in Kabul airport blast
Jan 01, 2023, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: An explosion occurred on Sunday at a military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Nafi Takoor said, adding that several people were killed or injured in the incident.
UN and top aid officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women
Jan 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
New York: Top UN agency officials and civil society organization heads joined forces on Thursday to urge Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to reverse their ban on women working for NGOs that provide aid relief.
EU and 12 other nations urge Taliban to lift ban on women working for NGOs
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Moscow/UNI: The European Union and 12 other countries have urged the Taliban to reverse their decision to prohibit Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the US State Department said on Wednesday.
‘Unfathomable restrictions’ on women’s rights risk destabilizing Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2022, at 02:43 pm
New York: The UN rights chief, Volker Türk, called on Tuesday for the Taliban de facto authorities to revoke immediately a raft of policies that target the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, saying that they cause “terrible, cascading effects” on their lives and risk destabilizing the nation.
Afghan police arrest two drug smugglers in northern province
Dec 27, 2022, at 08:23 pm
Mazari-I-Sharif/UNI: The Afghan police have arrested two drug smugglers in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban administration shuts down two educational institutions in Kabul, Herat
Dec 27, 2022, at 03:03 pm
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have shut down two educational institutions in Kabul and Herat which accommodate over 1200 female students.
Dec 27, 2022, at 12:20 am
New York: Amid reports on Saturday that the Taliban had barred women from working for local and international NGOs, the United Nations said the decision would undermine the efforts of numerous organizations working throughout Afghanistan to help the most vulnerable, especially women and girls.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Badakhshan province, casualties feared
Dec 26, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Faizabad, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked Faizabad, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Monday, with casualties feared, an official said.
Afghanistan: After restriction on education, Taliban now bans women from working for NGOs
Dec 25, 2022, at 09:03 pm
Suspension of women’s education in Afghanistan is against Islamic values: Prominent Islamic Scholar
Dec 24, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Kabul: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar University, has described the recent decision taken by the Taliban government in Afghanistan to ban women from studying in universities as against Islamic principles.
Dec 24, 2022, at 03:09 pm
Quetta: Political activists and students demonstrated in the Pakistani city of Quetta against the Taliban-led Afghan government’s decision to impose a ban on women’s university education.
Afghanistan reaffirms commitment to combating cross-border terrorism, says Pakistan
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:37 pm
Kabul: The current Afghan government has reaffirmed its commitments to Pakistan in terms of security and fight against cross-border terrorism, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said on Thursday.
Dec 22, 2022, at 01:23 am
Kabul: Afghan authorities have stopped letting female students attend universities following the decision of the Taliban (sanctioned by the UN for terrorism) to suspend higher education for women in the country, a female Afghan student told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from attending universities
Dec 21, 2022, at 03:04 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have banned women from going to universities.
No compromise in engagement with world: Taliban Minister of Afghanistan
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:56 am
Kabul: Taliban Acting Minister of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, on Sunday, said the Afghanistan government is ready to engage with the international community, but the world should not seek any compromise with the caretaker government.
Pakistani agents robbing Afghanistan's cultural heritage: Reports
Dec 19, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Kabul: Pakistani agents are robbing the cultural heritage of Afghanistan by smuggling ancient idols and other artifacts from the nation which is currently ruled by the Taliban, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Salang tunnel fire leaves 19 people dead
Dec 19, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kabul: At least 19 people died and 30 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Afghanistan's Salang Pass, media reports said on Monday.
Dec 19, 2022, at 02:58 am
Quetta: A Balochistan Assembly member has said Afghanistan's cross-border aggression is a result of Pakistan's long-held policy of supporting extremism.
Afghanistan: Fire breaks out at Salang Tunnel, 12 die
Dec 18, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Kabul: At least 12 people died and 37 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Salang Pass in Afghanistan's Parwan province, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban urged to halt public floggings and executions
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:05 pm
New York: The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday in an appeal to the ruling Taliban leadership.
China directs nationals to leave Afghanistan after recent attack on Kabul hotel
Dec 17, 2022, at 12:17 am
Kabul: The Chinese government has asked its citizens to leave Afghanistan after a terror attack in a Chinese-owned hotel in the country this week left three people dead.
Afghanistan: Gunmen attack Kabul hotel which is popular among Chinese travellers
Dec 13, 2022, at 12:50 am
Kabul: Gunmen attacked a hotel, which is popular among Chinese travellers, in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul hotel which is popular among Chinese visitors, casualties feared
Dec 12, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Kabul: Casualties are feared as a blast occurred in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday,local media reports said.
Pakistan says six civilians die due to 'indiscriminate' firing from Afghanistan
Dec 12, 2022, at 03:31 pm
Quetta: Pakistan on Sunday said at least six civilians died due to "unprovoked" and "indiscriminate" firing by Afghan forces near the Chaman border crossing in southwestern Balochistan province.
Afghanistan: Taliban conducts first public execution since returning to power last year
Dec 08, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Kabul: The Taliban ruled Afghanistan government has conducted the first public execution since coming to power in the country last year.
Afghanistan: Blast close to Jalalabad money exchange leaves several hurt
Dec 07, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Jalalabad: Several people were hurt when a blast occurred close to the money exchange market in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.