Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative BEIJING: The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping’s huge ‘Belt and Road’... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:25pm
World Taliban official in Beijing seeks to deepen economic ties with China BEIJING: An official in Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government told AFP Wednesday that the country was seeking deeper... Published 18 Oct, 2023 07:54pm
World Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum, elevating ties KABUL: Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 07:40pm
World Suicide bombing at mosque kills 7 in Afghanistan KABUL: A suicide bombing ripped through a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least seven... Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am
Pakistan Caretaker FM Jilani defends decision to expel illegal immigrants BEIJING: Pakistan’s Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani defended on Thursday an order that all illegal... Updated 06 Oct, 2023 11:29pm
Editorials Refugee deadline EDITORIAL: It seems the UN (United Nations) opposes forced repatriation of Afghan refugees not just in principle but... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am
World China becomes first to name new Afghan ambassador under Taliban KABUL: China became the first country on Wednesday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the ... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Pakistan Taliban interim setup building unlawful structure: FO ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have once again resorted to the blame game, accusing each other of initiating... Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am
Opinion Growing Afghan belligerence against Pakistan That this time the Taliban rulers in Kabul have gone too far is a valid statement without any exaggeration as they... Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am
World UN says over 200 former Afghan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the... Published 22 Aug, 2023 12:53pm
World Blinken presses Taliban rulers on women on Afghan anniversary WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Tuesday that any greater relationship with Afghanistan's... Published 15 Aug, 2023 10:37pm
World Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of their return to power, celebrating their... Published 15 Aug, 2023 02:10pm
World Taliban must end media crackdown in Afghanistan: CPJ KUALA LUMPUR: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Taliban to stop its relentless campaign of media... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am
World Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban KABUL: Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United... Published 14 Aug, 2023 11:30am
World Taliban discuss easing banking transactions with Kazakhstan: minister KABUL: A Taliban delegation discussed facilitating international financial transactions with private banks on a... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
World Taliban discusses easing banking transactions with Kazakhstan: Afghan commerce minister KABUL: A Taliban delegation discussed facilitating international financial transactions with private banks on a... Published 10 Aug, 2023 08:06pm
Pakistan Country has ability to defend itself against ‘all threats’: FO ISLAMABAD: Pakistan further stepped up pressure on the Afghan interim government of the Taliban and reiterated its... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:55am
World Taliban create bonfire of ‘immoral’ music equipment HEART: Authorities from Afghanistan’s vice ministry created a bonfire of confiscated musical instruments and... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Pakistan Pakistan conveys to Taliban: No mood to hold any talks with TTP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed to the Taliban interim government authorities that it is in no mood to hold any... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am
World Taliban administration officials attend peace forum in Norway Officials from Afghanistan’s Taliban administration travelled to Norway this week for meetings with civil society... Published 15 Jun, 2023 05:42pm
Pakistan 11 killed, 30 wounded in blast at funeral in Afghanistan FAIZABAD: At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast Thursday at a funeral service for an Afghan ... Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am
World Sixty Afghan girls hospitalised after school poisoning KABUL: Around 60 Afghan girls were hospitalisd after being poisoned at their school in nothern Afghanistan, police... Updated 05 Jun, 2023 01:35pm
World Taliban says foreign forces committed ‘uncountable crimes’ in Afghanistan KABUL: The Taliban on Thursday said foreign forces had committed “uncountable crimes” during the 20-year war in... Published 01 Jun, 2023 01:41pm
World Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks WASHINGTON: The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on... Published 31 May, 2023 03:18pm
World Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN UNITED NATIONS: A U.N.-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international... Published 20 Apr, 2023 11:44pm
World 34 million Afghans in poverty under Taliban rule: UN KABUL: The number of Afghans in poverty nearly doubled to 34 million as the nation was racked by the collapse of the... Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:01pm
World G7 urges reversal of Taliban ban on Afghan women in UN, NGOs KARUIZAWA: G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan... Published 18 Apr, 2023 01:33pm
Editorials An ‘appalling choice’ EDITORIAL: Helping people in crisis situations, perhaps, has never been as hard for the UN as it is in the... Updated 18 Apr, 2023 06:48am
World China ‘concerned’ about impact of Afghan policies on women’s rights BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said his country is “concerned” about the impact of recent policies... Published 14 Apr, 2023 11:12am
World Biden report on Afghanistan blames Trump for degraded US operations WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday released a summary of after-action reports on the U.S.'... Published 06 Apr, 2023 11:37pm