Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: UN Security Council
Dec 14, 2024, at 11:17 am
The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on women and girls, the UN envoy for the country warned on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Taliban's refugee minister Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani dies in Kabul blast
Dec 11, 2024, at 02:17 pm
Afghanistan's Taliban-led regime's acting minister for refugees, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, died in a suicide attack that targeted his Ministry's headquarters in Kabul city on Wednesday.
Taliban to attend UN Climate Conference for first time after annexing Afghanistan
Nov 11, 2024, at 08:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan will be participating in the United Nations Climate Conference for the first time after it was taken over by the Taliban rule in 2021, media reports said.
Russia decides to remove Taliban from list of organisations designated as terrorists: Reports
Oct 04, 2024, at 11:03 pm
Russia has decided to remove the Taliban, the force which has been ruling Afghanistan since 2021, from its list of organizations designated as terrorists, media reports said.
Blast rocks Afghanistan's Dasht-e-Barchi, one dies
Aug 12, 2024, at 02:49 pm
At least one person died and 11 others were injured after a blast rocked Dasht-e-Barchi area in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Pakistan: Clerics, tribal leaders ban music, gambling in Landi Kotal
Apr 30, 2024, at 12:33 am
Local clerics and tribal leaders in Pakistan's Landi Kotal, a tribal belt of the country, have imposed a ban on music and gambling in their respective areas.
Unknown attackers gun down top Afghan Taliban aide in Pakistan
Apr 21, 2024, at 12:37 am
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Habitullah Akhundzada's close aide was killed by unknown attackers in Pakistan close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday, media reports said.
Women in Afghanistan to be stoned to death for adultery, says Taliban
Mar 30, 2024, at 03:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban has said that women in Afghanistan would face public floggings and stoning for adultery, proving apprehensions of the country regressing to a grim era under its rule, media reports said.
Pakistani airstrikes leave eight, including women and children, dead in Afghanistan
Mar 20, 2024, at 12:43 am
Airstrikes conducted by Pakistan Khost and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan on Monday left at least eight people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.
Two TTP operatives arrested in Pakistan's Karachi
Mar 08, 2024, at 12:07 am
During a joint operation, Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel on Thursday arrested two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives from Karachi.
Afghanistan's Taliban administration invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port
Mar 05, 2024, at 01:23 am
The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.
Feb 03, 2024, at 11:28 pm
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Jan 26, 2024, at 11:20 pm
A Spanish court has acquitted an Indian-British man who landed himself in trouble after he joked to friends about blowing up a flight from London Gatwick to Menorca.
British-Indian student Aditya Verma facing trial in Spain over his in-flight 'Taliban' joke
Jan 26, 2024, at 03:22 pm
A British-Indian student is facing trial in Spain after he was accused of causing public disorder by sending a Snapchat message where he joked about blowing up a plane in which he was flying.
Iran claims it neutralized Mossad drone attack, arrested three local spies
Nov 08, 2023, at 12:06 am
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, in cooperation with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban group, has neutralized a drone attack allegedly by Iran's spy agency Mossad in the eastern half of the country.
Taliban Minister targets Pakistan over treatment towards Afghan nationals
Nov 06, 2023, at 08:57 pm
Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has criticised the Pakistani government's decision to expel Afghan nationals and said the neighbouring country should consider the consequences of such actions.
Afghanistan embassy claims Pakistan police detained over thousand migrants
Oct 05, 2023, at 08:55 pm
The Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad has said Pakistani police have detained more than a thousand Afghan migrants in the last two weeks, media reports said.
Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:35 pm
The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Afghanistan consul general in Karachi claims Pakistani police are continuing to detain refugees
Sep 27, 2023, at 12:07 am
Afghanistan's consul general in Karachi has alleged that hundreds of Afghan refugees have been detained in Pakistan in the past 15 years.
Sep 20, 2023, at 11:10 pm
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a report that said it has documented over 1600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in the past 19 months.
Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:17 pm
The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls.
Afghanistan: Taliban now bans women from entering Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan
Aug 28, 2023, at 01:03 am
Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, a group that recently completed two-year rule in the country, have banned women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in the central Bamiyan province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Female Youtuber killed in Kabul
Aug 25, 2023, at 03:37 pm
A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.
Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials
Aug 23, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
More than 20 female artists exhibit paintings in in Taliban-ruled Kabul
Aug 22, 2023, at 08:32 pm
In a country ruled by Taliban forces and eves being dominated, over 20 female artists exhibited their paintings in Kabul by holding an exhibition.
Rights experts denounce idea of ‘reformed’ Taliban two years after return to power
Aug 15, 2023, at 11:56 pm
New York: More than 30 independent UN human rights experts have called for the international community to recommit to support the people of Afghanistan, in a statement issued on Monday marking two years since the Taliban took power.
Afghanistan: Herat witnessing 70 pct drop in manufacturing activity amid power shortages
Aug 15, 2023, at 12:07 am
The Herat Chamber of Industries and Mines has said the region is witnessing a 70 per cent decline in manufacturing activities within its industrial town.
Human Rights Watch slams Taliban for denying rights to women, girls for past two years
Aug 12, 2023, at 03:51 pm
Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the media since taking took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Jul 17, 2023, at 04:06 pm
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has slammed the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for not following the crucial commitments made in the Doha agreements which included preventing the use of Afghanistan territory for terrorism activities.
Over 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are currently in Pakistan: Envoy
Jul 17, 2023, at 03:44 pm
The Afghan consul in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari, has said over 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are currently staying in Pakistan.