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
World Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a... Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm
World Germany deports first Afghans since Taliban govt took control FRANKFURT: Germany said Friday it had deported Afghan criminals back to their home country for the first time since... Published 30 Aug, 2024 05:33pm
Life & Style Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices KABUL: An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an... Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:51pm
World Afghanistan’s Taliban govt says morality law will be ‘gently’ enforced KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced “gently”,... Published 26 Aug, 2024 06:49pm
World In rare move, UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan’s Taliban... Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:32pm
World 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
World Taliban discussed prisoner exchange with US: Afghan govt KABUL: Two American prisoners were being held in custody in Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said... Published 03 Jul, 2024 05:29pm
World Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions DOHA: Taliban authorities said Monday they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they... Published 01 Jul, 2024 05:14pm
World 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
World 4 killed, including 3 foreigners, in Afghanistan shooting: government KABUL: Three foreigners and an Afghan were killed on Friday in a shooting in Bamiyan province in central... Published 17 May, 2024 10:28pm
World More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN LAQAYI: More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United... Published 11 May, 2024 03:05pm
Editorials Troubled ties with Afghanistan EDITORIAL: While tensions have been rising between Pakistan and its western neighbour over the TTP sanctuaries ... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
World Afghan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running KABUL: Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on Wednesday, the education ministry said, with girls... Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:47am
Pakistan Fighting halted on Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Taliban govt KABUL: Fighting has stopped on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Pakistani air strikes sparked skirmishes, a... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 08:38pm
World Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha DOHA: National and regional special envoys to Afghanistan are to convene in Doha Sunday in the second UN meeting of... Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:20pm
Pakistan Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations Torkham border closure came after Islamabad imposed tighter controls requiring drivers from both sides to have visas and passports Updated 23 Jan, 2024 10:55pm
World Afghanistan’s Taliban government slams lack of invite to COP28 KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Thursday condemned a decision not to invite its representatives to the... Published 30 Nov, 2023 07:23pm
Pakistan Afghan border trade resumes after Pakistan suspends new visa rule PESHAWAR: Cross-border trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan was back to normal on Wednesday, officials in both... Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:46pm
Pakistan Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Wednesday urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more... Published 01 Nov, 2023 01:37pm
World India says Afghan embassy still open NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s embassy in New Delhi continues to function, India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday,... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am
World Afghan embassy in India suspends operations NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban’s... Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:23pm
World Russia hosts Taliban talks as it seeks regional influence MOSCOW: Russia hosted Taliban leaders for talks on regional security Friday as it seeks to forge ties with... Updated 30 Sep, 2023 08:53am
Markets Afghanistan’s currency emerges as world’s best performer this quarter: report Ruling Taliban have unleashed series of measures to keep afghani in stronghold Updated 26 Sep, 2023 09:47pm
World UN records torture, deaths of detainees in Taliban custody The United Nations has recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban... Published 20 Sep, 2023 01:41pm
World Swiss NGO says 18 staff members detained in Afghanistan KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a Swiss-registered NGO, including a... Published 16 Sep, 2023 01:52pm
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
Editorials Need to engage with the Afghan Taliban EDITORIAL: Representatives from 25 countries among them Pakistan, the US, China, Russia and major European aid ... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
World Taliban authorities warn UN over Afghanistan talks exclusion DOHA: UN chief Antonio Guterres held a second day of talks with world powers Tuesday on how to deal with... Published 02 May, 2023 05:53pm
World UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks without Taliban DOHA: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities will be absent from UN-led talks that open Monday on how to handle the... Updated 01 May, 2023 07:26pm
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