Afghanistan

'Taliban continues providing required facilities to aid agencies'

Taliban assures aid agencies of continuation of all help needed

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has continued to provide all required facilities and convenience to local and international aid agencies cross the government, a senior official said.

Nov 24, 2021

Mullah M Hassan Akhund, PM of Taliban interim government

Taliban's new Religious Guidelines Ban Female Actors from Working in TV Shows

The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice issued new guidelines for broadcasters where it asked the channels to stop airing content with female artists.

Nov 22, 2021

US declines Russian offer to join Afghan talks but offers support to reconciliation process

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, is resigning and will be succeeded by his deputy Thomas West.

Oct 19, 2021

Kandahar mosque bombings: IS claims responsibility; Death toll reaches 47

The Islamic State (IS) terror group on Saturday claimed responsibility for the bombings inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, which claimed the lives of 47 persons and injured 90 others, a local official has confirmed.

Oct 18, 2021

Russia invites US for upcoming talks on Afghanistan

Russia invites US for upcoming Afghan talks, India among those to participate

Russia has invited a US delegation to participate in the talks on Afghanistan slated to take place in Moscow on october 20

Oct 16, 2021

Taliban on name change spree, Bush Market in Kabul renamed after Mujahideen

It is unclear if the Taliban forced the merchants to change the name, but photographs obtained at the site show the new board being up.

Oct 14, 2021

Poverty forces more child marriages in Afghanistan in exchange for guns or cattle

According to reports, if the buyer does not have cash on hand, he will provide the girl's family guns or cattle in exchange for their alliance.

Oct 13, 2021

Afghan doctors left without salaries, accuse World Bank contractor of fleeing the country with booty

The protestors said that not only were their wages unpaid but that clinics in their areas lacked medications.

Oct 11, 2021

IS claims responsibility for Afghan mosque bombing

Kunduz Bombing: IS claims responsibility for attack on Afghan mosque; Death toll crosses 45

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz province that left at least over 45 people dead and hundreds of others injured, the media reported on Saturday.

Oct 9, 2021

A screenshot of the footage of reception and dinner held by Afghan ministry for foreign envoys

UN representative talks women and peace at Taliban's all-male foreign ambassadors meet

The reception and dinner event was held in Kabul and was attended by many diplomats including the foreign envoys from China, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey.

Oct 2, 2021

Democracy can deliver, democracy has delivered: Modi at UNGA

Citing his own example, Modi went on to add that "Yes, democracy can deliver. Yes, democracy has delivered."

Sep 25, 2021

The drone strike in Kabul was a grave mistake: US takes full responsibility

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologizes and vows to learn from this terrible blunder.

Sep 18, 2021

153 Afghan media outlets, including radio, print and TV channels, go silent after Taliban takeover

At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisations supporting free media said.

Sep 14, 2021

Pakistan grabs classified Afghan documents, Planes fly back from Kabul with bags

The documents were apparently taken from Kabul by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the intelligence agency of Pakistan

Sep 11, 2021

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Pakistan

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Taliban and Pakistan

Hundreds of students from Afghanistan staged a protest against Pakistan near Town Hall on Wednesday, raised slogans against it for helping the Taliban to capture Panjshir province.

Sep 9, 2021

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev discussed the Afghan situation with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval. Russian Embassy, is among the few still functional in Kabul

Sep 8, 2021

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah hopes the Taliban government in Afghanistan maintains friendly relations with all countries.

Sep 8, 2021

Afghan Politics: Taliban govt comprising single ethnic group will not last long, says Rabbani

Head of Afghanistan's second-largest political party -- Jamiat-e-Islami -- Salahuddin Rabbani reacted to the caretaker government of the Taliban and said that a government composed of a single ethnic group will not last long.

Sep 8, 2021

Akhund in, has Pakistan mounted a coup in Afghanistan?.(photo:IN)

Who's Mullah Hasan Akhund, Taliban leader to lead new Afghan govt

The Taliban announced on Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the leader of the new Afghanistan government.

Sep 8, 2021

Amrullah Saleh emerges to declare himself Afghan 'legitimate caretaker President'

ISI in charge of Afghanistan as a colonial power, says Amrullah Saleh

Former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said the Taliban are being micro-managed by Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the ISI.

Sep 6, 2021

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Afghanistan

Taliban assures aid agencies of continuation of all help needed

Taliban's new Religious Guidelines Ban Female Actors from Working in TV Shows

US declines Russian offer to join Afghan talks but offers support to reconciliation process

Kandahar mosque bombings: IS claims responsibility; Death toll reaches 47

Russia invites US for upcoming Afghan talks, India among those to participate

Taliban on name change spree, Bush Market in Kabul renamed after Mujahideen

Poverty forces more child marriages in Afghanistan in exchange for guns or cattle

Afghan doctors left without salaries, accuse World Bank contractor of fleeing the country with booty

Kunduz Bombing: IS claims responsibility for attack on Afghan mosque; Death toll crosses 45

UN representative talks women and peace at Taliban's all-male foreign ambassadors meet

Democracy can deliver, democracy has delivered: Modi at UNGA

The drone strike in Kabul was a grave mistake: US takes full responsibility

153 Afghan media outlets, including radio, print and TV channels, go silent after Taliban takeover

Pakistan grabs classified Afghan documents, Planes fly back from Kabul with bags

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Taliban and Pakistan

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Afghan Politics: Taliban govt comprising single ethnic group will not last long, says Rabbani

Who's Mullah Hasan Akhund, Taliban leader to lead new Afghan govt

ISI in charge of Afghanistan as a colonial power, says Amrullah Saleh

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