Afghanistan ranked as least positive country in world: Study
Jul 03, 2023, at 01:59 am
A survey has shown that nearly one year after the Islamic Emirate returned to power in Afghanistan, 'life was worse for Afghans than at any point in the past decade -- or for anyone else on the planet'.
Afghanistan: Helicopter crash in Samangan leaves two pilots killed
May 22, 2023, at 12:08 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence on Sunday said a helicopter of the air force crashed while patrolling in the northern Samangan province which left at least two pilots killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down shops in Uruzgan for taking Pakistani currency
Feb 24, 2023, at 11:28 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities recently shut down shops in the Uruzgan region of Afghanistan for using Pakistani currency.
Women protest in Kabul to demand reopening of schools
Oct 30, 2022, at 08:45 pm
Kabul: Women activists in Kabul recently demonstrated as they expressed concern about the continued effective ban on female students over 6th grade, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:46 pm
New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning on Monday.
Sep 07, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: A 40-year-old religious scholar, who is suspected to be a Taliban member, has abducted a minor girl with the intention of marrying her in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan.
To spare Afghanistan, world must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council
Mar 04, 2022, at 03:22 am
New York: Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new authorities and take action to prevent an irreversible economic collapse, the top UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan
Feb 26, 2022, at 04:28 am
New York: The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide immunization campaigns resumed last November.
Pakistan asks Afghanistan Taliban to take TTP as a 'test case'
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government feels that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a "test case" for the Afghan Taliban, as tackling the group would help the interim government establish its credentials in the eyes of the world with regards to dealing with other terrorist outfits, a senior official has said.
Taliban kill, ‘disappear’ ex-officials in Afghanistan, claims HRW report
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:35 am
Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15, 2021, despite a proclaimed amnesty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Afghanistan: Girls urge Taliban to re-open schools for classes 7-12
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul/UNI: The girl students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban government to provide them with educational opportunities as schools for girls of classes 7 to 12 have been closed since the Taliban takeover.
‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: Human rights defenders in Afghanistan report that they are now enduring a “climate of fear”, threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgent caught on camera publicly flogging teen in Badakhshan
Sep 25, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: A Taliban insurgent was caught on camera publicly flogging a teenage boy in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province recently.
Afghans who worked for foreign govts now facing 'increasing threats' amid Taliban resurgence
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:43 pm
Kabul: Interpreters and other Afghans who worked for the US government over the last 20 years said they are facing ' increasing threats' against their lives as foreign forces are moving out of the country.
Taliban members capture town on Afghan side of Chaman-Spin Boldak border: Pakistan official
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed that Taliban members have captured a key town on the Afghan side of its Chaman-Spin Boldak border.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims to destroy two Air Force choppers
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:12 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Taliban has claimed to have destroyed two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters of the Afghan Air Force by conducting a tactical attack on Kunduz Airport, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Dozens of women take up arms in support of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul: The political situation in Afghanistan is undergoing changes with the US troops withdrawing from the country and now amid the rise of the Taliban, several women in Feroz Koh took up arms to pledge their support to the Republic and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:40 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Interior Minister has warned the Taliban terror group to stop taking the military equipment and tanks they seize from the Afghan military in war to Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Government ready to arm, support civilians willing to fight Taliban
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government has said it might arm and support civilians who are willing to fight against the Taliban, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 62 people freed from Taliban prison
May 27, 2021, at 12:06 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have rescued 62 people from Taliban prison in Baghlan-e Markazi district, country's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Seven policemen killed in W Afghan attack as Taliban resumes fighting
May 28, 2020, at 12:24 pm
Farah/Xinhua/UNI: At least seven policemen were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's western Farah province Wednesday night, the first major attack after a brief ceasefire ended, local police confirmed Thursday.
11 militants killed in Southern Afghanistan: gov't
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Tirin Kot, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven Taliban militants were killed during an operation conducted by Afghan National Army commando forces in southern Uruzgan province during Friday night, Afghan Defence Ministry said Saturday.
Afghan army stops Taliban car bomb attack in Kandahar, nine militants killed: Spokesman
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army thwarted a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the Khakrez district of Kandahar province on Sunday morning, killing nine militants in the process, a police spokesman said.
Eight policemen killed in Afghanistan's Balkh province following Taliban attack
Jan 01, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Kabul/SPutnik/UNI: The Taliban militants have attacked a police checkpoint in the northern Afghan province of Balkh, leaving eight people killed and three others injured, the Balkh police chief, Ajmal Fayez, told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Over 20 Taliban fighters killed by Afghan Security Forces in Country's Southeast
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Moscow, June 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 21 members of the Taliban radical movement have been killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan security forces in the country's southeastern province of Ghazni, local media reported on Saturday, citing military sources.
Leaders among 42 Taliban militants killed in E. Afghanistan airstrikes
May 01, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) More than 40 militants loyal to the Taliban group, including three of their local commanders, have been killed, following a spate of joint Afghan and foreign coalition forces operations in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an official said Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban abducts 40 passengers
Dec 02, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Kabul, Dec 2 (IBNS): At least 40 passengers and driver were abducted by Taliban terrorists in Dara-e-Soof district in Samangan province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan: Top US military officer
Nov 18, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): A top US military official has said that Taliban "are not losing" in the Asian nation of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: 6 Taliban terrorists killed during eastern Nangarhar raid
Apr 28, 2018, at 01:17 pm
Kabul, Apr 28 (IBNS): At least six Taliban terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by intelligence officials in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
37 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
Apr 17, 2018, at 01:00 am
Kabul, Apr 16 (IBNS): At least 37 Taliban terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by foreign and Afghan forces in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said.