Ariana Afghan Airlines begins flights from Kabul to Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Ariana Afghan Airlines is beginning regular twice-weekly services from Kabul to Islamabad, the ... Updated 12 Nov, 2021 09:38am
Print ‘Troika plus’ group seeks to ease access to banking services ISLAMABAD: The so-called Troika Plus group pledged on Thursday to try to ease severe pressure on Afghanistan’s... Updated 12 Nov, 2021 09:36am
World Thousands of Afghans deported from Iran to Taliban rule ISLAM QALA: Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan migrants back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan every week ... Published 11 Nov, 2021 02:28pm
World Tajiks blame US bureaucracy for delay evacuating Afghan pilots DUSHANBE: Tajik officials blamed US bureaucracy on Wednesday for a near three-month delay in evacuating US-trained... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
World Aid group says 4,000-5,000 Afghans crossing into Iran daily KABUL: As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August ... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
World India hosts first regional meeting on Afghanistan MUMBAI: Diplomats and security analysts from Afghanistan’s neighbours, with the notable exceptions of China and... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Print IS in Afghanistan ‘under control’, say Taliban Taliban spokesperson says around 600 members or sympathisers have been arrested since the Taliban seized control of the country in mid-August Updated 11 Nov, 2021 09:47am
World Islamic State threat in Afghanistan 'more or less under control', say Taliban KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Wednesday that the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) group in the... Published 10 Nov, 2021 07:54pm
World As a test case, UN bypasses Taliban to pay Afghan health workers UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has paid nearly $8 million in salaries to some 23,500 health workers across... Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:00pm
World Detained Afghan pilots preparing to fly out of Tajikistan WASHINGTON: More than 150 US-trained Afghan pilots and other personnel, held in neighbouring Tajikistan for nearly... Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am
Pakistan Transit trade, other issues: Afghan acting FM due today ISLAMABAD: The acting foreign minister of the Taliban interim government Amir Khan Muttaqi will arrive Wednesday ... Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am
World Afghanistan begins first polio vaccination drive under Taliban rule KABUL: Afghanistan on Monday launched a nationwide polio immunisation campaign — the first since the Taliban... Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am
World Taliban confirm reports of 4 women killed in northern Afghanistan Two suspects have been arrested after the 4 bodies were found at a house in the city's fifth police district Updated 06 Nov, 2021 02:25pm
World Taliban leader warns against infiltrators in the ranks KABUL: The supreme leader of the Taliban warned Thursday against the danger of turncoats and infiltrators in the... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am
World Senior Taliban commander killed in hospital attack KABUL: A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun ... Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am
World UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities KABUL: The United Nations children's agency said it was planning to set up a system to directly fund Afghan ... Updated 03 Nov, 2021 06:31pm
Pakistan JI chief urges govt to recognise Taliban govt LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has demanded the government recognize the government of Islamic Emirate... Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Print Dozens killed as blasts, gunfire hit Kabul hospital KABUL: At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military... Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Pakistan Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Kabul Foreign Office says Pakistan is against terrorism in all forms and manifestations Published 02 Nov, 2021 08:58pm
World At least 19 killed, 50 injured in attack on Kabul military hospital KABUL: At least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday,... Updated 02 Nov, 2021 05:15pm
World Taliban mark COP26 with call for green projects to resume KABUL: Afghanistan's new Taliban regime urged international donors to resume full support for green projects in the... Published 01 Nov, 2021 05:56am
Opinion Why Afghanistan matters even more Exit and forget. Escape and regret. These are the two modes and moods many countries are conducting themselves... Published 01 Nov, 2021 05:02am
World Taliban say failure to recognise their government could have global effects KABUL: The Taliban called on the United States and other countries on Saturday to recognise their government in... Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am
Editorials Food crisis in Afghanistan EDITORIAL: In Afghanistan for almost 40 years there was a power struggle. In that violent competition for power the... Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am
Print Afghan diplomatic staff to facilitate DPs, visa issues: FO ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office Saturday said the appointment of diplomatic staff in Pakistan made by the interim... Published 31 Oct, 2021 03:39am
World Taliban say failure to recognise their government could have global effects If unrecognition continues, Afghan problems continue, it is the problem of the region and could turn into a problem for the world: spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid Published 30 Oct, 2021 10:13pm
World Russia signals not ready to let Taliban into UN UNITED NATIONS: No-one is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government, Russian UN Ambassador... Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am
Editorials Roadmap for Afghanistan EDITORIAL: There can be no stronger argument in favour of restoring foreign aid to Afghanistan than the fact that 90... Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am
Print China urges WB, IMF to help Afghanistan BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to... Updated 29 Oct, 2021 09:54am
Opinion Season of change? Political dramas have identical plots like Greek tragedies. An unusual movement on the political stage of Pakistan... Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am