ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two... Updated 23 Jan, 2025 08:06pm
World China lodges protest with Afghanistan over mine worker killing BEIJING: China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the... Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:24pm
World Chinese mine worker killed in north Afghanistan attack KABUL: A Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan, police said Wednesday, where the Taliban... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:20pm
World Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate WASHINGTON: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:57pm
World Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls’ high schools to open KABUL: The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan... Published 20 Jan, 2025 04:52pm
Opinion Responding to the challenge of terrorism Abdul Basit Alvi Following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, the situation has grown more complex, with... Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am
Pakistan Malala tells Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan... Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am
Pakistan Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was “overwhelmed” to be back in Pakistan Saturday,... Updated 11 Jan, 2025 04:28pm
Life & Style Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan for girls’ summit ISLAMABAD: Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted by Pakistan,... Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:16pm
World Taliban say India is a ‘significant regional partner’ after meeting KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign office said they saw India as a “significant regional and economic partner” after... Published 09 Jan, 2025 05:04pm
World US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country... Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:42pm
World UN condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working at NGOs GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghanistan’s governing Taliban authorities must reverse... Published 31 Dec, 2024 05:07pm
World Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential... Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am
Pakistan Afghan Taliban target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes: Afghan defence ministry The development comes days after Pakistani jets targeted TTP insurgent hideouts inside Afghanistan with an aerial bombardment Updated 28 Dec, 2024 08:57pm
World 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
World Russian law paves way to recognise Taliban and potentially Syria’s new leadership MOSCOW: Russia’s parliament passed a law that would allow for the suspension of bans on groups that Moscow has... Published 17 Dec, 2024 05:02pm
Print Border attacks increased 70pc after arrival of Taliban in Kabul, moot told ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Special Envoy on Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani has revealed that there has been... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:34am
World Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban KABUL: An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global... Updated 01 Dec, 2024 09:19pm
World At least 10 killed in Afghanistan attack, interior ministry says KABUL: At least 10 people were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, Interior Ministry... Published 22 Nov, 2024 01:53pm
World Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan KABUL: Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the... Updated 10 Nov, 2024 10:54pm
World Afghan women not barred from speaking to each other: morality ministry KABUL: Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government’s morality... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 09:47pm
World Afghanistan Taliban govt hopes for ‘new chapter’ with Trump election win KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Wednesday said it hoped for a “new chapter” in relations with the United... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:21pm
World Ex-wife of Muhammad Ali in Afghanistan: Taliban govt KABUL: A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official... Published 25 Oct, 2024 03:08pm
World China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime BEIJING: China will offer the Taliban tariff-free access to its vast construction, energy and consumer sectors,... Updated 25 Oct, 2024 10:47pm
Editorials Taliban’s novel extremism EDITORIAL: The Taliban regime continues to tighten the screws on the Afghan public; now pledging to implement a law... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 06:21am
World Afghan embassy in UK shutters after Taliban cuts ties LONDON: Afghanistan’s embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions... Published 27 Sep, 2024 03:19pm
World Taliban reject criticism over women at UN general assembly KABUL: The Taliban government rejected on Thursday concerns raised at the United Nations General Assembly this week... Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:03pm
World Taliban jam Afghanistan International broadcasts in Kabul: CPJ NEW YORK: The Taliban must stop transmitting disruptive signals to prevent residents in the Afghan capital Kabul... Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am
World Afghanistan wants to join BRICS, says Taliban govt KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government is keen to join the BRICS economic forum, a spokesman said on Tuesday ahead... Published 25 Sep, 2024 07:33pm
World Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban GLASGOW: When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of... Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:02am