Afghan Taliban administration, Myanmar junta not allowed into United Nations for now UNITED NATIONS: A decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United... Published 15 Dec, 2022 11:44am
Opinion Here comes another war Counterinsurgency (COIN) 101 will tell you that once a beaten insurgent force is able to sneak out of the warzone ... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:35am
Editorials Unwarranted provocations EDITORIAL: Seven Pakistanis lost their lives and 16 others were injured, some of them critically, on Sunday in the... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:30am
World Beijing 'shocked' by attack on Afghan hotel hosting Chinese visitors KABUL: Beijing said Tuesday it was "shocked" by a deadly attack on a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese business... Updated 13 Dec, 2022 05:51pm
World Five Chinese nationals were wounded in Kabul hotel attack BEIJING: Five Chinese nationals were wounded in an attack on a hotel in central Kabul on Monday, Chinese foreign... Published 13 Dec, 2022 01:28pm
World Three killed in attack on China hotel in Kabul KABUL: At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Print Asif informs NA: Afghan govt apologises over Chaman incident ISLAMABAD: Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that the interim government in Kabul has apologised... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
World Attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals ends, three assailants killed KABUL: At least three attackers were killed by security forces in Afghanistan on Monday after armed men opened fire... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:14pm
Print 6 civilians killed, 17 hurt by Afghan border forces CHAMAN: Afghan Taliban forces opened fire at a border crossing with Pakistan on Sunday, killing six civilians, the... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:38am
Pakistan 6 killed, 17 injured in Chaman by Afghan border forces’ unprovoked firing: ISPR Military's media wing says heavy weapons including artillery and mortars were used in firing Updated 11 Dec, 2022 08:32pm
World Afghan girls sit leaving exams despite no school for a year KABUL: Afghan education authorities staged secondary-school leaving exams for girls across much of the country... Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:37pm
World Taliban publicly execute man accused of murder, senior officials attend KABUL: The Taliban administration on Wednesday put to death a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan, its... Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:22pm
World Seven killed in north Afghanistan as blast hits vehicle with oil workers KABUL: At least seven people were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday when a blast hit a vehicle carrying oil workers... Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:27pm
World Taliban acting defence minister holds talks with UAE president KABUL: The acting defence minister of the Afghan Taliban has met the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),... Published 05 Dec, 2022 03:38pm
BR Research Disquiet on western front Since the Afghan Taliban’s return to Kabul in August 2021, a marked increase in terrorism incidents, especially in... Updated 05 Dec, 2022 10:37am
Pakistan Incidents of terrorism have increased significantly this year ISLAMABAD: The incidents of terrorism have increased significantly with worrisome number of fatalities during 2022... Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Editorials Foreign investment: the rule of law matters EDITORIAL: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has formally called off its ceasefire citing the ongoing military... Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Pakistan Khar meets Afghan Taliban amid border concerns ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday visited Kabul and held talks with top... Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am
World Taliban confirm first floggings since supreme leader’s edict KABUL: Three women and 11 men were flogged Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty... Published 23 Nov, 2022 08:30pm
Print Pakistan reopens Afghan crossing Southwestern crossing was reopened after dialogue between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban officials on Sunday Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:37am
Editorials Afghan supreme leader’s new orders EDITORIAL: When the Afghan Taliban swept to power in August of last year, in his very first press conference their... Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am
World US visa restrictions to negatively impact ties: Taliban KABUL: The United States’ new visa rules against some Taliban members could have a “negative” impact on ties with... Published 12 Oct, 2022 10:33pm
Opinion Terrorist hydra raises its head/s again Since the victory of the Afghan Taliban in August 2021, and contrary to the fond hopes of our establishment that... Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am
World Blast near Kabul mosque after Friday prayers kills at least four people KABUL: At least four people were killed and 10 injured by a blast near a mosque in the Afghan capital which struck... Updated 23 Sep, 2022 05:41pm
Editorials Education inequality as ‘great divider’ EDITORIAL: In the post-colonial world as gold and diamond plundering is no more the right of colonial powers what ... Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am
Print Taliban release American engineer Frerichs in prisoner swap KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban on Monday freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for an Afghan tribal... Published 20 Sep, 2022 06:42am
Editorials Kabul seeking legitimacy through TTP? EDITORIAL: Swat and its adjoining areas, which emerged as the first fertile field for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan... Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Pakistan Three soldiers martyred in cross-border firing from Afghanistan: ISPR Pakistan strongly condemns use of Afghan soil by terrorists and expects interim Afghan government will not allow such activities in the future, the military's media wing says Updated 13 Sep, 2022 10:16pm
World Taliban says 40 rebel force members killed in northern Panjshir KABUL: The Taliban said on Tuesday they had killed 40 rebel force members, including four commanders, in the ... Updated 13 Sep, 2022 10:01pm
World UN human rights expert decries 'descent towards authoritarianism' in Afghanistan GENEVA: A UN expert said on Monday that human rights had deteriorated under the Taliban, describing a “staggering... Updated 12 Sep, 2022 08:34pm