Mosque blast kills 33 in Afghanistan KUNDUZ, (Afghanistan): A blast ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan killing 33... Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am
World Taliban arrest IS 'mastermind' of Afghan mosque attack: police KABUL: Taliban forces have arrested a suspected Islamic State militant who planned a bomb attack that killed at ... Published 22 Apr, 2022 02:56pm
World Taliban order TikTok, PUBG ban in entertainment crackdown KABUL: The Taliban ordered a ban against video-sharing app TikTok and the survival-shooter PlayerUnknown’s... Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Editorials Kabul must rein in TTP terrorists EDITORIAL: Pakistan on Sunday asked the Afghan Taliban government to secure the Pak-Afghan border regions and take... Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am
World Taliban intelligence forces detain, beat journalist Jalili in Kabul NEW YORK: The Taliban must immediately investigate the detention and alleged abuse in custody of Afghan journalist... Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am
Perspectives A requiem for Afghanistan Afghanistan has been under Taliban control since August 2021 after two decades of war, which has left the country... Published 19 Apr, 2022 07:39pm
World Girls’ education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban KABUL: The Taliban prohibition on girls’ education shows the movement’s ultra-conservatives retain tight control... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
World Girls' education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban KABUL: The Taliban prohibition on girls' education shows the movement's ultra-conservatives retain tight control of... Updated 15 Apr, 2022 01:52pm
Editorials The Afghan heroin EDITORIAL: As of now, nothing could be harder for the Taliban than banning cultivation of poppy, a harvest that is... Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am
World Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader on Sunday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:17pm
Editorials Afghan Taliban 2.0. EDITORIAL: Seven months after Taliban takeover of Kabul, girls’ secondary schools were opened on Wednesday, but... Published 01 Apr, 2022 05:41am
World Russia accredits Taliban envoy, voices concern about hardliners Russia has accredited a diplomat from the Taliban to engage with the new Afghan government but remains concerned... Published 31 Mar, 2022 12:39pm
Editorials Taliban’s push to the past EDITORIAL: No beard, no work: Taliban ordered government employees on Monday. A day before they off-loaded from a... Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am
Print Taliban ban Afghan women flying alone KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male... Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am
World BBC urges Taliban U-turn after news broadcasts blocked LONDON: The BBC urged the Taliban on Sunday to reverse what it said was an order to remove international... Published 27 Mar, 2022 08:47pm
World Nationwide protests if Afghan girls’ schools stay shut: activists KABUL: Women’s rights activists pledged Sunday to launch a wave of protests across Afghanistan if the Taliban fail... Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:10pm
World Taliban ban women in Afghanistan from flying without male chaperone KABUL: The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights... Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:11pm
World US hopes Taliban will quickly reverse girls schools closure DOHA: The United States expects the Taliban to reverse its decision to keep girls out of Afghan schools “in coming... Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am
World US hopes Taliban will quickly reverse girls schools closure DOHA: The United States expects the Taliban to reverse its decision to keep girls out of Afghan schools “in coming... Published 26 Mar, 2022 09:51pm
World Girls' education ban won't last, Nobel laureate Malala tells Taliban DOHA: The Taliban's ban on girls' education won't last forever, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said on Saturday,... Published 26 Mar, 2022 08:20pm
World US cancels talks with Taliban over ‘U-turn’ on girls’ education KABUL/WASHINGTON: The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address ... Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am
World China respects India’s role in region: Wang BEIJING: China does not seek a “unipolar Asia” and respects India’s traditional role in the region, Chinese... Updated 26 Mar, 2022 09:53am
World US, allies call on Taliban to reopen girls schools in Afghanistan WASHINGTON: The United States and other Western countries on Thursday condemned the Taliban’s decision to shut girls... Published 25 Mar, 2022 11:14am
World Turkey regrets Taliban move to keep high schools closed to girls ANKARA: Turkey regrets the Taliban's announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls, ... Updated 24 Mar, 2022 01:55pm
World Taliban vow to address 'all concerns' of China as Wang visits Wang and Muttaqi discuss commencing work in Afghanistan's mines sector Updated 24 Mar, 2022 06:59pm
World Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen KABUL: The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
World For Afghans resettled in US, an uncertain future BOSTON: In a storied corner of Boston, one of America’s newest families is finding its feet months after fleeing... Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:17am
Pakistan OIC-FMs moot being held for Taliban, not Pakistan: Bilawal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said OIC CFM session is being... Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:52am
World Taliban welcome UN’s continued Afghanistan presence KABUL: The Taliban Friday welcomed a UN Security Council resolution formally extending the world body’s presence ... Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am
World UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday to secure a formal presence in Afghanistan,... Updated 17 Mar, 2022 09:24pm