Heartbreak as 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 reopened,... Updated 23 Mar, 2022 03:56pm
World Taliban welcomes UN’s continued Afghanistan presence KABUL: The Taliban Friday welcomed a UN Security Council resolution formally extending the world body’s presence in... Published 18 Mar, 2022 12:20pm
World Afghan diplomats under pressure from Taliban regime The Taliban government has yet to be formally recognised by any nation Published 14 Mar, 2022 12:43pm
World Taliban say no more evacuations until life improves for Afghans abroad KABUL: The Taliban will not allow any more Afghans to be evacuated until the situation improves abroad for those who... Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:35am
Editorials Broken promises EDITORIAL: The Afghan Taliban have failed to keep their initial promises. They had announced general amnesty for ... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
Opinion Fighting TTP and mistrust, Pakistan marks one year polio-free Bathed in crisp morning light, Sidra Hussain grips a cooler stacked with glistening vials of polio vaccine in... Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am
Pakistan Taliban will not allow any group to use Afghan soil against Pakistan: Sheikh Rashid Interior minister says some of TTP's demands during talks were unacceptable Updated 22 Jan, 2022 07:58pm
World Taliban stage show of strength with parade after protests MAYMANA: Taliban fighters paraded through a northwest Afghan city in a show of strength at the weekend, days after... Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am
Editorials Afghan Taliban and women’s rights EDITORIAL: Despite promising to respect women’s rights the Afghan Taliban have taken steps to deny them even basic... Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am
Pakistan Border fencing to be completed with Afghan govt’s consent: Sheikh Rashid Updated 14 Jan, 2022 09:15pm
World Afghan envoy to China quits after six months of no pay BEIJING: Afghanistan’s ambassador to China left a colourful resignation note for his post-Taliban takeover... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Pakistan TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani killed in Afghanistan Spokesperson for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khalid Balti alias Muhammad Khorasani was killed in the... Updated 10 Jan, 2022 09:00pm
Pakistan Durand Line 'incidents' will be addressed via diplomatic channels: Taliban spokesman Taliban FO spokesperson says issue has given rise to need for authorities of two sides to address the problem Published 04 Jan, 2022 09:45pm
Pakistan Barbed wire Pak-Afghan border: ‘Complications’ to be resolved thru diplomatic channels: Qureshi ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Monday, confirmed “complications” in fencing Pakistan-Afghan... Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am
Pakistan Pakistan strengthened relations with major powers in 2021: Qureshi Presenting 'Year End Review', foreign minister says Pakistan proactively and consistently advanced diplomatic objectives Updated 03 Jan, 2022 08:14pm
Editorials Old-fashioned extortion calls EDITORIAL: Reports that businessmen in KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) have started receiving threatening calls for ... Updated 02 Jan, 2022 05:39am
Opinion Afghan Taliban have only one option That the Taliban have no option but to honour their promises to protect and uphold human rights, including those of... Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am
World Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms KABUL: Senior Taliban officials appealed on Saturday for international help to combat a deepening economic crisis... Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am
Pakistan Afghan humanitarian crisis: OIC moot to bridge gap between Taliban, world community: Qureshi ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Thursday, said that Pakistan is playing a positive role in ... Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am
Print Dozens of TTP members freed PESHAWAR: Authorities have released up to 100 Pakistani Taliban prisoners as part of a truce with the militant ... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Pakistan Taliban welcome Pakistan's decision to allow use of Afghan trucks for transport of wheat from India Afghan Taliban welcomed on Saturday Pakistan's decision to allow the use of Afghan trucks for the transportation of... Updated 04 Dec, 2021 10:26pm
Editorials Unmet commitments EDITORIAL: The Afghan Taliban have not delivered on their own promises to the international community with the ... Published 15 Nov, 2021 04:55am
Pakistan Pakistan to consider passage of wheat from India to Afghanistan: PM Imran Says Pakistan would also provide essential food items, emergency medical supplies and shelter items to Afghanistan Updated 12 Nov, 2021 10:05pm
Pakistan Troika Plus calls on Afghan Taliban to form an inclusive, representative govt Forum expresses concern regarding severe humanitarian and economic situation in Afghanistan Published 11 Nov, 2021 07:56pm
Pakistan Afghan acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrives in Pakistan Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss trade and ... Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:49pm
Pakistan Afghanistan's economic turmoil becoming catastrophic: Fawad Information minister says Pakistan will send wheat and rice shipments to help mitigate some of the crisis in neighbouring country Updated 09 Nov, 2021 08:40pm
Pakistan Ceasefire agreed between govt, TTP: Fawad Chaudhry Information Minister says 'Afghan authorities played role of facilitator' in talks Updated 08 Nov, 2021 09:41pm
Print Afghan Taliban appoint new envoy to run embassy in Pakistan PESHAWAR/KABUL: The Taliban government has sent an envoy to run the Afghan embassy in the Pakistani capital, senior... Published 30 Oct, 2021 03:54am
World China will not be the first to recognise Taliban government, scholar says Will only do so in concerted move with Pakistan, Russia and Iran, says expert familiar with China's foreign policy consideration Published 27 Oct, 2021 06:03pm
Pakistan Talks with TTP aimed at weaning ‘reconcilable elements’ away: Fawad ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, on Friday said that the talks with the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban... Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am