Reclusive Taliban leader makes rare appearance on Eid: govt KABUL: The Taliban’s hyper-reclusive supreme leader made a rare public appearance Wednesday, an Afghan government... Published 10 Apr, 2024 01:44pm
World Afghan govt welcomes UN mission extension KABUL: Taliban authorities on Saturday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN mission to Afghanistan, saying... Updated 16 Mar, 2024 10:15pm
Pakistan Kabul says evictions of Afghan migrants ‘unacceptable’ KABUL: Pakistan’s plan to evict hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants is “unacceptable”, Taliban ... Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am
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 UN to hold talks with Taliban officials over women staff ban KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan will hold talks Wednesday with Taliban officials in Kabul “to seek... Published 05 Apr, 2023 10:54am
World Taliban kill top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan KABUL: Taliban forces killed a top Islamic State commander who allegedly planned attacks against diplomatic missions... Updated 28 Feb, 2023 05:55pm
Editorials Crunch time for violent extremists EDITORIAL: Talks with the TTP terrorists having reached logical conclusion –- failure — the fight against ... Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Markets Afghanistan’s Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the... Published 05 Jan, 2023 02:30pm
Pakistan Afghan govt terms Pakistan warning ‘regrettable’ ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban’s interim government has “regretted” the government of Pakistan’s warning... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
World Taliban publicly execute man accused of murder, senior officials attend KABUL: The Taliban administration on Wednesday put to death a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan, its... Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:22pm
Pakistan Afghanistan arrests ‘foreign IS member’ for embassy attack ISLAMABAD: A foreign member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been arrested in connection with an attack last week... Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:25am
Print Pakistan reopens Afghan crossing Southwestern crossing was reopened after dialogue between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban officials on Sunday Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:37am
Editorials The al-Zawahiri debate EDITORIAL: A month on, the Taliban leadership is still beset with confusion, or so it pretends: it’s unsure ... Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:27am
World Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180: Taliban KABUL: Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to... Published 25 Aug, 2022 11:07pm
World Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader KABUL: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group... Updated 25 Aug, 2022 04:00pm
Editorials Talks with TTP EDITORIAL: In what looked like a case of one step forward and two steps back, talks between Pakistan and the ... Published 29 May, 2022 05:50am
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
Opinion The Afghans are so ungrateful for everything we do That the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has been displaying rude and disrespectful behaviour towards Pakistan is a... Updated 19 Apr, 2022 06:14am
Print Taliban govt issues ‘warning’ Islamabad: The Afghan Taliban interim government on Saturday warned Pakistan of “bad consequences” in case of any... Updated 17 Apr, 2022 08:09pm
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
World Taliban row back comments saying Afghans barred from leaving KABUL: The Taliban's chief spokesman on Tuesday rowed back comments he made suggesting Afghans would be barred from... Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:39pm
World Taliban restrict Afghans going abroad, raises concern from US and UK KABUL: The Taliban administration's announcement that it would restrict Afghans from leaving the country under... Updated 01 Mar, 2022 03:40pm
World Taliban say no more evacuations until life improves for Afghans abroad KABUL: The Taliban will not allow any more Afghans to be evacuated until the situation improves abroad for those who... Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:35am
World No more evacuations until situation improves for Afghans abroad: Taliban KABUL: The Taliban will not allow any more evacuations of Afghans until the situation improves abroad for those who... Published 27 Feb, 2022 08:06pm
World 'My heart and body shake': Afghan women defy Taliban KABUL: One after the other, quickly, carefully, keeping their heads down, a group of Afghan women step into a small... Published 09 Feb, 2022 11:59am
World Afghanistan's Taliban told they can't take their guns to the funfair KABUL: Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the... Published 02 Feb, 2022 02:39pm
World Taliban and Afghan civil society members begin Oslo talks: Norway OSLO: The first Taliban delegation to visit Europe since returning to power in Afghanistan began talks Sunday with... Updated 23 Jan, 2022 05:49pm
World Taliban say Oslo talks with West will 'transform atmosphere of war' KABUL: The Taliban's first official talks with the West on European soil since seizing power in Afghanistan will ... Published 22 Jan, 2022 03:19pm
Editorials Afghan Taliban and women’s rights EDITORIAL: Despite promising to respect women’s rights the Afghan Taliban have taken steps to deny them even basic... Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am
Print Washington must listen to UN and release Afghan funds: Taliban KABUL: The Taliban on Friday urged Washington to heed a call by the United Nations chief to unlock Afghan funds... Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am
