Afghan families go back to making carpets as economy unravels KABUL: Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family's carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a... Published 12 Dec, 2021 11:29am
World Bus bomb kills two in Afghan capital: Taliban KABUL: Two people were killed and four wounded in separate bomb explosions in the west of Afghanistan’s capital... Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am
Pakistan Afghan aid: NSA says there’s no disconnect between US, Pakistan ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf Thursday said that there might be a disconnect between... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
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
Print Sino-US ‘cold war’: Pakistan ‘will not’ take sides ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a great... Updated 10 Dec, 2021 10:02am
Pakistan OIC — CFM likely to address humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hoped that the forthcoming extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ... Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Editorials Spotlight on Taliban EDITORIAL: The Taliban regime will have to do a lot more than just brush aside claims made by Human Rights Watch... Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Business & Finance Afghan currency slides on bank collapse fears KABUL: Afghanistan’s currency hit 100 to the US dollar Tuesday, losing five percent of its value in one day in a... Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am
World Girls with rare chance to study under Taliban rule dare to dream NAWABAD: When the Taliban overran Nawabad village in central Afghanistan, lessons carried on at the local girls'... Published 07 Dec, 2021 11:08am
World Malala Yousafzai calls for stronger US support of Afghan women WASHINGTON: Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for... Published 07 Dec, 2021 10:57am
Print Taliban face new accusations BERLIN: The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed... Updated 06 Dec, 2021 09:35am
World US, West condemn reported 'summary killings' of ex-security forces Want Taliban to ensure announced amnesty is enforced and 'upheld across the country and throughout their ranks' Updated 05 Dec, 2021 10:03pm
Opinion Afghanistan: world community dragging its feet The Taliban’s nominated United Nations envoy Sohail Shaheen had posted on Twitter last month: “We have all the... Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am
World EU asylum demands up as more Afghans flee BRUSSELS: Requests for asylum in Europe hit a five-year high in September, with Afghans in particular seeking safety... Updated 03 Dec, 2021 07:41pm
Pakistan Pakistan needs ‘stable domestic macro policy environment’, says report LAHORE: Pakistan needs a stable domestic macro policy environment, avoiding slippage of fiscal targets in the face ... Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am
World UN says Afghanistan faces ‘unprecedented’ economic shock KABUL: Afghanistan’s GDP could contract 20 percent within a year, the UN predicted in a new report on Wednesday,... Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Print Iranian forces, Taliban exchange fire at border TEHRAN: An exchange of fire erupted Wednesday between Iranian forces and Afghanistan’s Taliban at Iran’s eastern... Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am
World UN says Afghanistan faces 'unprecedented' economic shock KABUL: Afghanistan's GDP could contract 20 percent within a year, the UN predicted in a new report on Wednesday,... Published 01 Dec, 2021 05:35pm
World Taliban, Myanmar junta unlikely to be let into UN for now UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee meeting on Wednesday is unlikely to allow Afghanistan's Taliban or... Published 01 Dec, 2021 02:06pm
World Afghan babies succumb to hunger as winter descends HEART: When six-week-old Zubair arrives at a clinic for malnourished children in Afghanistan, doctors initially give... Published 01 Dec, 2021 10:41am
Print WB works to redirect frozen funds to Afghanistan WASHINGTON: The World Bank is finalizing a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from a frozen Afghanistan aid fund... Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:39am
World 2021: events that marked a tumultuous year PARIS: From the Covid pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key... Updated 30 Nov, 2021 11:50am
World UN programme offers cash for struggling Afghan families KABUL: The UN World Food Programme on Monday distributed cash in the Afghan capital to about 3,000 families severely... Published 29 Nov, 2021 08:15pm
World Taliban asks EU for help with Afghanistan's airports BRUSSELS: The Taliban asked for help in keeping Afghanistan's airports running in weekend talks with EU officials... Published 29 Nov, 2021 11:03am
Editorials ‘New chapter’ in US-Afghan ties? EDITORIAL: The Taliban are pretty confident that their talks with the US government in Doha beginning next week will... Updated 28 Nov, 2021 06:09am
Opinion The Afghan scene There appear to be some positive developments that have taken place in recent days Updated 26 Nov, 2021 06:15am
Print Hazara elders pledge support for Taliban rulers KABUL: More than 1,000 Afghan Shia Hazaras pledged their support Thursday to the country’s new Taliban rulers,... Updated 26 Nov, 2021 10:11am
World Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan hold drills near Afghan border TASHKENT: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have held military drills near the former’s border with Afghanistan, imitating... Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am
Editorials A frail economy can undermine security EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the launch of the ‘track and trace’ system for sugar... Updated 25 Nov, 2021 07:34pm
Print US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues... Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:45am