New York, September 24 (PTI): The Taliban's relationship with the international community is going to be defined by the actions the group takes, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, asserting that thi
Kabul, September 21 (AP): The Taliban expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies on Tuesday, but failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a hard-line course despite the internatio
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS): The Islamic State (IS) has clamimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in Afghanistan which targeted the Taliban, the terror groups Amaaq News Agency said on its Telegram chan
BY SAEED NAQVI
IANS | September 19
What could possibly be common between the Taliban brandishing their weapons in Kabul and Palestinians twirling their spoons (yes, teaspoons) with a flourish? Well, the lat
Kabul, September 19 (AP): Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan's capita
Islamabad, September 18 (PTI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive government in Kabul that will include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uz
Kabul, September 18 (AP): Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice" in the building that once housed the Women's Affairs Ministry,
Moscow, September 17 (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Afghanistan government formed by the Taliban is not representative and inclusive, but it is essential to work with it as he s
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 17 (IANS): Ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistans capital on August 15, the war-torn countrys already fragile economy has spiraled into despair, The New York Post reported.
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Kabul, September 16 (AP): Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a hard-line Cabinet last week that is more in line with their harsh ru
Islamabad, September 16 (PTI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the international community must engage with the Taliban and "incentivise" them on issues such as women's rights and an i
Islamabad, September 15 (PTI): Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families after the government issued emergency
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): Afghan women around the world are protesting the Taliban's new hijab diktat in schools by posting photos of themselves wearing colorful traditional dresses on social media, C
KABUL, SEPEMBER 14 (IANS): At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisations support
Florida (US), September 14 (The Conversation): The land we now call Afghanistan has been a place of constant migration through its mountainous passes. Its linguistic, cultural and religious diversity is a resul
Geneva, September 13 (AP): The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban of former Afghan security forces, as well as instances in which officia
New Delhi, September 11 (IANS): India and Australia discuss the prevailing crisis in Afghanistan, maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region and cooperation in multilateral formats on Saturday in New Delhi. I
New Delhi, September 11 (IANS): Rohullah Azizi, brother of Afghanistan's former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and one of the leaders of the resistance front in Panjshir, was killed by the Taliban in Karukh
New Delhi,, September 11 (IANS): Five days after all districts of Panjshir and the provincial centre were claimed to be captured by the Taliban, a commander of the Resistance Front in a recorded video mess
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 9 (IANS): Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been detaining and assaulting journalists and imposing new restrictions on media work, the Human Rights Watch said.
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