SAARC chamber urges Afghan govt to fulfil Doha pledges LAHORE: The SAARC Chamber has called upon the Afghan Taliban to fulfil their commitment, made in Doha, which was... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Pakistan Seven terrorists killed as security forces foil infiltration bid from Afghanistan Military’s media wing says interim Afghan government is expected to fulfill its obligations and deny the use of its soil by terrorists against Pakistan Published 17 Apr, 2024 09:23pm
World New US review says 2021 Kabul attack not preventable WASHINGTON: A 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul that killed scores of people – among them 13 American troops – could not... Published 15 Apr, 2024 05:59pm
Editorials TTP and its Afghan hosts EDITORIAL: Speaking at an event on Wednesday Afghanistan’s Deputy Interior Minister Muhammad Nabi Omari tried to... Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am
Pakistan Pakistan carries out anti-terrorist operations inside Afghanistan, confirms FO Afghanistan's defence ministry says its security forces targeted Pakistani troops at border in response to air strike Updated 18 Mar, 2024 11:39pm
World Afghan govt welcomes UN mission extension KABUL: Taliban authorities on Saturday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN mission to Afghanistan, saying... Updated 16 Mar, 2024 10:15pm
World At least 60 Afghans killed by weeks of intense snow, rain KABUL: At least 60 people have been killed by heavy rain and snow in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, the... Published 13 Mar, 2024 05:34pm
World Afghan women stage rare, private protests on International Women’s Day KABUL: Small groups of Afghan women on Friday staged rare demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day in... Published 08 Mar, 2024 05:57pm
World Afghan museum exhibits artefacts of Taliban victory MAZAR-I-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN: Alongside antique Qurans and ancient Afghan coins, rocket launchers and homemade bombs... Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:18am
World Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist KABUL: The Taliban on Sunday released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
World Drifting with purpose: sports car enthusiasts rally in Afghanistan KABUL: Mechanic Zabiullah Momand revs his sports car engine outside his garage in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul before... Published 22 Feb, 2024 05:10pm
World Afghan Taliban official says taking pictures ‘a major sin’ KABUL: A Taliban official said journalists were committing “a major sin” by taking pictures, Afghan media reported... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:53pm
World Afghan province orders officials not to photograph ‘living things’ KABUL: Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, ordered its officials... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
World Taliban govt sets conditions for participation in key Doha talks KABUL: Taliban authorities said on Saturday their participation in UN-convened Afghanistan talks would be... Published 17 Feb, 2024 07:48pm
Editorials Escalating violence EDITORIAL: In two separate blasts yesterday in Pishin and Qila Saifullah, Balochistan, at least 28 people have lost... Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am
Editorials TTP terrorists and the Afghan Taliban EDITORIAL: Reiterating on Thursday its demand that the Kabul government rein in the self-styled Tehreek-e-Taliban... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
World Afghan women detained over improper hijab: Taliban official KABUL: A Taliban official has said several girls and women were detained recently in Kabul for not covering... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
Opinion Maulana tries, and fails For what it’s worth, Fazlur Rahman’s trip to Kabul has left me five hundred rupees richer. I bet with a... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
Perspectives Rise of terrorism in Pakistan: the army chief’s US visit all the more important The visit of Army Chief Lt Gen Asim Munir to the United States carries significant implications given the timing and... Published 14 Dec, 2023 02:43pm
World US slaps sanctions on two Taliban ministers ISLAMABAD: The United States had imposed sanctions against two Afghan Taliban leaders allegedly responsible for... Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am
World China says Afghan Taliban must reform before full diplomatic ties BEIJING: China said on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Taliban government will need to introduce political reforms, improve... Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am
World Taliban rule ‘made girlhood illegal’, says Malala JOHANNESBURG: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said Tuesday that Taliban rule in Afghanistan has made... Updated 06 Dec, 2023 02:12pm
Editorials Afghan Taliban and the TTP problem EDITORIAL: As the deportation of unregistered Afghan refugees goes on the Kabul government has been criticising... Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am
Pakistan Pakistan to withdraw its diplomatic support to Afghan govt ISLAMABAD: In a major policy shift, Pakistan has decided to withdraw its active diplomatic support to the Afghan... Updated 10 Nov, 2023 08:56pm
Pakistan PM says expulsion of Afghans a response to Taliban non-cooperation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday that its move to expel hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans was a... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
Print Afghans found involved in terrorist attacks: PM ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said Pakistan witnessed a 60 percent increase in terror... Updated 09 Nov, 2023 04:07pm
Editorials Illegal immigrants EDITORIAL: Human rights outfits and aid agencies who are up in arms about the government’s decision to expel all... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:56am
Print Thousands of Afghans forcibly returned from Pakistan, claims Kabul KABUL: Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have been forcibly returned to their country since November 1 “in... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 08:36am
Pakistan Afghan refugees: First special flight departs for UK ISLAMABAD: The first chartered flight departed from Islamabad International Airport to the United Kingdom (UK) to... Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am
Pakistan US envoy meets PM ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Thursday held a meeting with Caretaker Prime... Updated 27 Oct, 2023 08:52am
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