Russia accepts Taliban’s nominated ambassador to Moscow KABUL: Russia has officially accepted the Taliban’s nomination of an ambassador to Moscow, the Afghan foreign... Published 01 Jun, 2025 07:05pm
World Classifying Taliban as ‘terrorist body’ under review: Rubio WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United... Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am
World Russia says it will help Taliban fight Islamic State in Afghanistan Russia will help the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan fight against the Afghan branch of Islamic State, Moscow’s... Published 02 May, 2025 05:28pm
World Despite war’s end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief KUNDUZ: Climate change, women’s rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces... Published 30 Apr, 2025 09:49pm
World Russia scraps Taliban’s ‘terror’ label MOSCOW: Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban’s designation as a “terrorist organisation”, ... Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am
Opinion Afghan govt must come clean about the future of Afghans in Pakistan The ‘forced repatriation’ of Afghan Citizenship Card (ACC) holders, with over 150 so far detained as part of the... Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am
World Russian court to rule on removing Taliban from ‘terror’ list MOSCOW: Russia’s Supreme Court will rule next month on removing the Taliban group from a list of banned “terrorist”... Published 31 Mar, 2025 09:08pm
World US delegation meets Taliban govt in Kabul: Afghan official KABUL: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a rare meeting Thursday with US officials in Kabul, where... Updated 20 Mar, 2025 07:43pm
World New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a... Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:42pm
World UK urged to help elderly British couple detained by Taliban LONDON: A British couple in their 70s who ran education programmes in Afghanistan have been detained by the Taliban... Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:49pm
World Japan urges visiting Taliban official to respect human rights TOKYO: Japan urged the Taliban government to respect human rights during a rare diplomatic meeting with a senior... Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am
World Taliban team visits Japan in rare trip outside region KABUL: A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit... Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am
World Taliban suspend ‘Radio Begum’ operations NEW YORK: Taliban intelligence agents raided the Kabul station of Radio Begum on Tuesday, February 4, suspended... Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am
World Taliban hands management of Afghan hotel to German firm KABUL: A luxury Afghanistan hotel that saw several bloody attacks during the 20-year insurgency is now being managed... Published 06 Feb, 2025 07:58pm
World UN says shooting incident at Kabul compound killed one ISLAMABAD: Gunshots fired by a member of the Taliban’s security forces at the United Nations’ largest compound... Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:51pm
Pakistan Old India, Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle NEW DELHI: Old rivalries between India and Pakistan are driving a shift in regional ties, with New Delhi courting... Published 01 Feb, 2025 03:57pm
World Afghan Taliban govt calls for aid not to be politicised KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Wednesday said humanitarian aid should not be politicised, saying around... Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:32pm
World Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees: UN DUSHANBE: Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees, the UN refugee agency has told AFP, after the reclusive... Published 27 Jan, 2025 07:38pm
World Afghan Taliban supporters rally against ICC arrest warrant requests GHAZNI: Some 200 Taliban supporters rallied in central Afghanistan on Sunday against the International Criminal... Updated 26 Jan, 2025 06:57pm
World Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as ‘politically motivated’ KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court... Published 24 Jan, 2025 05:00pm
World ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two... Updated 23 Jan, 2025 08:06pm
World China lodges protest with Afghanistan over mine worker killing BEIJING: China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the... Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:24pm
World Chinese mine worker killed in north Afghanistan attack KABUL: A Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan, police said Wednesday, where the Taliban... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:20pm
World Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate WASHINGTON: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:57pm
World Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls’ high schools to open KABUL: The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan... Published 20 Jan, 2025 04:52pm
Opinion Responding to the challenge of terrorism Abdul Basit Alvi Following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, the situation has grown more complex, with... Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am
Pakistan Malala tells Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan... Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am
Pakistan Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was “overwhelmed” to be back in Pakistan Saturday,... Updated 11 Jan, 2025 04:28pm
Life & Style Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan for girls’ summit ISLAMABAD: Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted by Pakistan,... Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:16pm
World Taliban say India is a ‘significant regional partner’ after meeting KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign office said they saw India as a “significant regional and economic partner” after... Published 09 Jan, 2025 05:04pm