Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body KABUL: Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they have dissolved Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission as... Published 17 May, 2022 06:06pm
World Afghan money exchangers on strike after licence fee hike KABUL: Thousands of money exchangers shut shop across Afghanistan on Sunday after Taliban authorities imposed a ... Updated 15 May, 2022 10:46pm
World Taliban stop men and women dining together in western Afghan city HEART: Taliban authorities have banned men and women from dining out together and visiting parks at the same time in... Updated 12 May, 2022 08:27pm
World EU says Taliban ‘not listening’ to Afghans with girls’ school ban KABUL: The Taliban shutdown of girls’ education shows the Taliban are not listening to the Afghan people and poses a... Published 12 May, 2022 06:14pm
Pakistan Minister spells out govt’s approach to Afghans entering Pakistan illegally ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Senator Talha Mahmood on Tuesday said that... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
World Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces KABUL: About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females... Updated 10 May, 2022 04:53pm
World Taliban order for women to cover faces ‘unconscionable,’ says US official WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Sunday a Taliban decree that ordered... Published 08 May, 2022 09:53pm
Opinion ‘A new wave of terror in Afghanistan’ This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “A new wave of terror in Afghanistan”. The newspaper has argued,... Published 08 May, 2022 05:25am
World Taliban announce women must cover faces in public, say burqa is best KABUL: The Taliban on Saturday ruled Afghan women must cover their faces, according to a decree from the group’s... Published 07 May, 2022 02:58pm
World Afghan leader hails 'security' in rare appearance to mark Eid KANDAHAR: Afghanistan’s supreme leader appeared publicly for only the second time in six years on Sunday, telling... Updated 01 May, 2022 06:17pm
Editorials A new wave of terror in Afghanistan EDITORIAL: The Afghan capital, Kabul, continues to suffer bomb blasts by terrorists that have rocked the country... Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am
World Second bombing in two days in Kabul on eve of Eid ul-Fitr holiday KABUL: A bomb blast in a passenger van in Kabul on Saturday killed at least one person, officials said, in the... Published 01 May, 2022 01:49am
World Deadlock in talks to run Afghan airports DOHA: Negotiations between the Taliban and a Qatar-Turkey consortium for operating Afghanistan’s five airports,... Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:23am
World Deadlock in talks to run Afghan airports: officials DOHA: Negotiations between the Taliban and a Qatar-Turkey consortium for operating Afghanistan’s five airports,... Published 29 Apr, 2022 04:04pm
World Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise government KABUL: Afghanistan's supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban... Updated 29 Apr, 2022 01:31pm
World Taliban arrest IS ‘mastermind’ of Afghan mosque attack KABUL: Taliban forces have arrested a suspected Islamic State militant who allegedly planned a bomb attack that... Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am
World 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