Direct talks with Taliban: Asif terms Gandapur’s stance ‘a direct attack on the federation’ ISLAMABAD: A day after Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said that the provincial government would... Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:24am
Sports Rashid returns to Afghanistan squad for South Africa one-day series KABUL: Ace spinner Rashid Khan has been included in the Afghanistan squad for the three-match one-day series against... Published 12 Sep, 2024 04:45pm
Pakistan Pakistan police go on strike in Peshawar after attacks on polio vaccination teams PESHAWAR: More than 100 Pakistan police personnel who provide security for polio vaccination teams in restive border... Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:31pm
World Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline ISLIM CHESHMA: Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as... Published 11 Sep, 2024 05:17pm
World Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a... Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm
Editorials Security challenges emanating from Kabul EDITORIAL: Bearing the brunt of relentless attack by TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) terrorists ensconced in... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
World Republican report slams Biden’s 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal WASHINGTON: Republicans on Sunday released a critical report on US President Joe Biden’s 2021 military withdrawal... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Sports ‘Brave’ Afghanistan can beat anyone, says skipper ahead of NZ Test GREATER NOIDA: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said Sunday his side have the potential to challenge the... Published 08 Sep, 2024 06:24pm
Sports Williamson expects ‘phenomenal’ Root to keep breaking records GREATER NOIDA: New Zealand’s Kane Williamson admits he is a big fan of “phenomenal” Joe Root, believing England’s... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:57pm
Opinion Border trade in Balochistan Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province in terms of area, plays a crucial role in the country’s border trade.... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am
Sports Afghanistan’s Naveed Zadran to miss New Zealand Test due to injury Afghanistan bowler Naveed Zadran will miss next week’s Test match against New Zealand with a side strain injury, the... Published 06 Sep, 2024 02:11pm
Sports New Zealand add Herath and Vikram Rathour to coaching staff for Asia Tests NEW DELHI: New Zealand added former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and India’s ex-batting coach Vikram Rathour to... Published 06 Sep, 2024 11:20am
World Islamic State claim Afghanistan suicide attack that killed 6 KABUL: The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital that killed six people a day... Published 03 Sep, 2024 05:18pm
Editorials Repatriation of Afghan refugees EDITORIAL: Although the UNHCR supports the return of Afghan refugees to their country, the issue comes up now and... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
World Six killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide bombing: police KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in the Afghan capital on Monday, police said, killing six people and... Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:44pm
World Kamala Harris calls Trump cemetery visit disrespectful ‘political stunt’ WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Saturday over a... Updated 02 Sep, 2024 12:13am
World Germany deports first Afghans since Taliban govt took control FRANKFURT: Germany said Friday it had deported Afghan criminals back to their home country for the first time since... Published 30 Aug, 2024 05:33pm
Pakistan Kabul urged to address concerns about cross-border terrorism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Asif Durrani (retired) has once again called ... Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:26am
Pakistan UN team informed: Terrorists’ using Afghan soil against Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday that despite the fact that terrorism was an... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Sports Afghanistan’s Taliban government bans ‘violent’ mixed martial arts KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), believing it to be un-Islamic, its... Published 28 Aug, 2024 08:54pm
Life & Style Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices KABUL: An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an... Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:51pm
Opinion The success of Army Chief’s Afghan policy The tone and tenor of the recent interview conducted by the BBC with Zabihullah Mujahid was markedly different from... Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:14am
Opinion Languishing losers The American system is based on competition. Only the ablest and fittest survive, losers are cut to size and left to... Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:59am
Pakistan PM says attacks aimed at thwarting China cooperation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that terror groups based in Afghanistan are behind latest... Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:22am
World Afghanistan’s Taliban govt says morality law will be ‘gently’ enforced KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced “gently”,... Published 26 Aug, 2024 06:49pm
World UN ‘concerned’ by Afghanistan morality law KABUL: The UN mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was “concerned” about a morality law recently ratified by... Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am
World In rare move, UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan’s Taliban... Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:32pm
World Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East becomes the greater risk LONDON/SEOUL: Singapore Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa have increased their flights over Afghanistan after... Published 23 Aug, 2024 11:31am
Pakistan Bodies of 5 Afghans found in Pakistan returned to families ISLAMABAD: Five bullet-riddled bodies found hanging from an electric pole in southwestern Pakistan last week were... Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am
World Fragile but unbroken, Afghan glassblowers refuse to quit HEART: Seated in front of a searing furnace, Ghulam Sakhi Saifi teases forth sinews of molten blue glass – the... Published 22 Aug, 2024 12:10pm