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
World 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
Opinion ‘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
Opinion ‘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
Opinion 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
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
Print 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
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 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
World 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
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