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Taliban govt says ceasefire to hold, despite talks failing

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Saturday its ceasefire with Pakistan would remain even though their...

Published 09 Nov, 2025 03:22am

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Pakistan, Afghanistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says

Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian...

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 10:46pm

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Terrorists’ deportation: Afghan Taliban’s claim rejected

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected the Afghan Taliban’s claim that Islamabad refused Kabul’s offer to deport...

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:56am

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Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold peace talks in Doha after fierce fighting, says Afghan government spokesperson

KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold peace talks in Doha on Saturday, an Afghan government spokesperson said,...

Published 18 Oct, 2025 12:21pm

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Two explosions heard in Kabul: AFP journalists

KABUL: Two powerful explosions shook central Kabul Thursday evening, AFP journalists heard. The first deafening...

Published 10 Oct, 2025 12:12am

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Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman claims

Islamabad accuses Kabul's Taliban authorities of harboring militant fighters, allowing them to strike on Pakistani soil with impunity

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:14pm

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52 killed in two bus accidents in central Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN: Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:07pm

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Taliban blame Pakistan after ‘capture of key IS fighters’

KABUL: Taliban authorities captured “key members” of the Islamic State group responsible for recent deadly...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

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Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline

ISLIM CHESHMA: Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 05:17pm

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‘The success of Army Chief’s Afghan policy’

This is apropos three letters to the Editor titled ‘The success of Army Chief’s Afghan policy’ carried by this...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am

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‘The success of Army Chief’s Afghan policy’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor titled ‘The success of Army Chief’s Afghan policy’...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

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The success of Army Chief’s Afghan policy

The tone and tenor of the recent interview conducted by the BBC with Zabihullah Mujahid was markedly different from...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:14am

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Taliban praises ‘spirit of cooperation’ of UN talks

KABUL: The Taliban government praised on Wednesday the “spirit of cooperation” towards Afghanistan in UN-led talks...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:19pm

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Pakistan, Afghan rulers re-establish contact for talks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Afghan interim government have made latest contact and agreed to continue high-level...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 09:19am

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Taliban govt officials begin meetings

DOHA: Representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

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Afghan Taliban govt says to attend third round of UN-hosted Doha talks

KABUL: Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari...

Updated 16 Jun, 2024 06:30pm

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pakistan reopens Afghan crossing

Southwestern crossing was reopened after dialogue between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban officials on Sunday

Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:37am

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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

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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