COP29: Taliban-led Afghan govt. sets for first global event participation in Azerbaijan
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking the Taliban government’s first...
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Taliban authorities shut media station for airing background music in broadcasts
Taliban authorities have closed Radio Zhman TV in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province, alleging it violated the media policies established since...
Taliban takeover triggers unrelenting fear for former Afghan policewomen, says HRW
Since the emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, former policewomen have lived in constant fear and threat, according to a...
Afghanistan: Russia sets to remove Taliban from terrorist organization list, paves way for normalization of ties
Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that a decision to remove the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations has...
Afghanistan special envoys convene in Doha amid uncertainty over Taliban participation
National and regional special envoys to Afghanistan are set to gather in Doha on Sunday for the second United Nations...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan denies responsibility for recent bomb attacks
The banned extremist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has officially disavowed any involvement in the recent twin bomb attacks that shook...
Taliban govt wants control of more Afghan diplomatic missions
The Taliban government is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies abroad, a spokesman said Saturday, amid their continued...
Afghanistan Taliban admin to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones
The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses,...
Taliban-run aid organisation donates $50k to Turkey earthquake victims
An Afghan Taliban-run aid organization has donated $50,000 to Turkey earthquake victims. The donation towards earthquake victims in Turkey was...
Afghanistan Taliban-led admin to sign contract with Chinese company to extract oil from country’s north
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya...
Humanitarian staff says aid agencies in Afghanistan will struggle to provide services if Taliban upholds ban
Aid agencies in Afghanistan will struggle to provide vital services to people in the country if the Taliban...
UN rights chief insists Taliban must immediately revoke policies targeting women, girls in Afghanistan
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday,...
UN, NGOs’ officials in Afghanistan to meet to discuss Taliban ban on women staff
Top officials from the United Nations and dozens of NGOs operating in Afghanistan are meeting Sunday to discuss the...
US reaches out to allies over ban of Taliban-run institutions for Afghan girls, White House says
The United States is in touch with allies over the decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher for female students until...
Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls
The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, the ministry of...
Taliban warns Afghanistan’s neighbors against US bases
The Taliban has warned Afghanistan's neighbours against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil.The insurgents, on...
US military in Afghanistan launches air raids against Taliban
The United States military in Afghanistan has launched air raids against the Taliban. The air raids, according to the US...
Afghanistan pushes Taliban to free hostage soldiers
The government of Afghanistan has said that it won't release the remaining 320 insurgents in prison until the Taliban releases...
Afghan president to resume peace talks, signs release of Taliban prisoners
The Afghanistan government have announced its readiness to start the long-awaited peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban...
Air strikes kill 45 civilians, Taliban fighters in Afghanistan
Air strikes in eastern Afghanistan have killed not less than 45 people, including civilians and Taliban fighters. While disclosing this...
Afghanistan, Taliban in cease-fire agreement, releases 2,000 prisoner
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has disclosed plan to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after welcoming an offer by the...
Afghan President orders offensive operations against Taliban
Afghan President has ordered Afghan security forces to resume offensive operations against the Taliban and other insurgent groups following the...
US is a threat to peace deal – Taliban
The Taliban has declared that the peace deal with the United States is nearing a breaking point. The peace deal...
US Secretary Pompei meets with Taliban leaders
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has scheduled a meeting with Taliban officials in Qatar. The US State Department disclosed...
Taliban detonate bomb, kill 3 during football match
Three people have been killed, and about 11 others wounded in Khost province explosion as the Taliban resumed operations. The...
Iran dismisses US-Taliban peace deal, says it is illegal
Iran has dismissed the recently signed US-Taliban peace deal. Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, disclosed this on Sunday 1st...
US, Taliban group to sign peace deal
The US and the Taliban armed group in Afghanistan have agreed to sign a peace deal. The two are set...
US negotiates reduction in violence with Taliban
The United States has negotiated a seven-day reduction in violence with Taliban According to Pentagon chief, Mark Esper, the negotiation...
Taliban reacts to “highly offensive” US military leaflet
Leaflets dropped on Monday night, by the U.S. Military, encouraging Afghans to cooperate with security forces, have sparked irritation among...
Pakistan: Accidental car bomb blast kills seven, including children
A powerful car bomb exploded in Mir Ali, a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan, early Thursday,...
Israel dismisses Gaza famine despite criticism, pressure from US
Israel has dismissed warnings from global food security experts about a looming famine in northern Gaza, where it continues its...
“It’s illogical”: Morality ministry breaks silence, says Afghan women not barred from speaking to each other
Afghanistan's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV) has reacted to reports making the rounds...
27 civilians killed in Jabalia Refugee Camp amid rampaging Israeli air attacks
In a devastating escalation in Gaza, 27 civilians—including women and children—were killed late Thursday in an Israeli airstrike on the...
Listening device found in UK foreign office bathroom after Netanyahu visit, former PM alleges
Boris Johnson, the former UK Prime Minister, has made a shocking claim in his memoir "Unleashed" that a listening device...
OIC General Secretariat denounces deadly blast in Kabul as ISIL claims responsibility
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack that occurred in a southern area of...
“More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods”-UN
More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on...
Polls close across Pakistan after millions vote in election mired in controversy
Violence overshadowed polling stations across Pakistan on Thursday as millions of citizens participated in an election marked by political strife...
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly bus blast in Kabul’s shiite neighborhood
The Islamic State group asserted responsibility for a fatal explosion targeting a bus in Kabul's predominantly Shiite Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood. The...
UN Security Council adopts resolution urging appointment of special envoy for Afghanistan
The United Nations Security Council endorsed a resolution advocating for the designation of a special envoy to engage with Afghanistan...
Myanmar surpasses Afghanistan as world’s leading Opium producer, UN report reveals
In a recent report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Myanmar has emerged as the global...
Qatar burnishes role as ‘essential’ hostage negotiator with Israel-Hamas deal
The emirate of Qatar has further boosted its status as a specialist power in resolving delicate hostage situations by using...
Tens of thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
More than 10,000 Afghan migrants rushed to the border on Tuesday, the last day of a deadline for 1.7 million...
‘I consider myself Pakistani’: Settled Afghans forced to flee
Maroza Bibi and her children are among hundreds of Afghans waiting at the Pakistani border, hurriedly leaving a country she...
Afghanistan braced for more ‘passionate’ rivalry with Pakistan
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said Sunday that his team are looking forward to renewing a "passionate" rivalry with Pakistan which...
Afghan quakes toll revised to 1,000 as new tremors cause panic
Afghanistan's Taliban government downgraded the death toll from a series of earthquakes to "over 1,000" on Wednesday, as fresh tremors...
Afghan rescuers still digging as hope fades for quake villagers
Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble Tuesday for villagers buried in their homes by a series of earthquakes that killed more...
Death toll from ‘unprecedented’ Afghan quakes doubles to 2,000
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again on Sunday to more than 2,000,...
Deadly earthquake strikes western Afghanistan, leaving dozens dead, many injured
Afghan rescuers worked tirelessly through the night following a devastating earthquake that struck western Afghanistan. The earthquake, measuring a magnitude...
Deadly earthquake strikes western Afghanistan, leaving dozens dead, many injured
In a race against time, Afghan rescuers worked tirelessly through the night following a devastating earthquake that struck western Afghanistan....
Afghan embassy in India suspends operations amidst ongoing diplomatic uncertainty
Afghanistan's embassy in India has officially suspended its operations as of Sunday, marking a poignant moment in the diplomatic limbo...
Blast at Pakistan procession to mark prophet’s birthday kills at least 52
Pakistan's Balochistan province witnessed a devastating explosion during a procession celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The death toll from...
General Mark Milley’s remarkable tenure as America’s top military officer
In a tumultuous term as America's top military officer, General Mark Milley navigated a series of crises both at home...
UN expert urges international recognition of ‘gender apartheid’ as crime
A United Nations (UN) expert on rights in Afghanistan has called on countries to consider classifying "gender apartheid" as an...
Afghanistan’s ‘gender apartheid’ should be international crime: UN expert
The UN's top expert on rights in Afghanistan urged countries Monday to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, helping...
Afghanistan’s ‘gender apartheid’ should be international crime: UN expert
The UN's top expert on rights in Afghanistan urged countries Monday to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, helping...
UN chief says world failing to achieve gender equality
António Guterres has cautioned that ‘gender equality is growing more distant’ and called for ‘collective action’ to bridge divide Global...
Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 9 paramilitary troops in Balochistan
At least 9 paramilitary troops were killed and thirteen others injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province...
Iran-based Egyptian Saif al-Adel is new head of al-Qaeda, US claims
The US State Department on Wednesday has claimed that Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of...
Protesters in southern Afghanistan gather following Prince Harry’s claim in new memoir
Protesters in southern Afghanistan on Sunday gathered following Prince Harry’s claim in his new memoir that he killed 25...
