Afghanistan

Taliban denies having the last American hostage in its custody

<p> The Taliban has denied that the US citizen Mark Frerichs was in its custody. According to sources, the acting…

3 years ago

No money to hire female teachers so girls can’t study, says Taliban Minister

<p> It has been more than 100 days and Afghan girls are still not allowed to attend school and college…

3 years ago

UN staff bring bags of cash to help hapless Afghans survive harsh winter

<p> With banking channels going bust, the United Nations is bringing in bags of cash for distribution to  Afghanis in…

3 years ago

High rate of taxes affect mining process in Afghanistan

<p> High taxes on mining in Afghanistan is a deterrence for investors as they are not willing to invest in…

3 years ago

Durand Line simmers as Pakistan and Taliban resort to artillery attacks

<p> The Taliban and the Pakistani army are trying to play down confrontations along the Durand line, but cross-border artillery…

3 years ago

Fearing Taliban, Afghan judges go in hiding

<p> Three months ago, as judges and prosecutors, they put some of Afghanistan’s most infamous criminals and terrorists behind bars.…

3 years ago

Left with no option, UN is ready to pay $6 million to terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani for security in Afghanistan

<p> UN officials appear to have run out of options as they have turned to one of the most wanted…

3 years ago

Tehran calls for international help as Afghan refugees flood into Iran

<p> Having hosted refugees from Afghanistan for decades, Iran is now getting increasingly worried about the new arrivals from the…

3 years ago

Hamid Karzai warns Imran Khan: Stop interfering in our country’s internal affairs using OIC

<p> Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs,…

3 years ago

Taliban and the Afghan embassy in Tajikistan are locked in a tug- of- war over $ 800,000

<p> In a curious case, the Taliban has apparently wrongly transferred about  $ 800,000 to the Afghan Embassy in Dushanbe…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s drone strike on TTP leader flops as missile fails to explode

<p> It was the first drone strike from the Pakistani side inside Afghanistan since the Taliban captured power in August.…

3 years ago

China’s interest in Afghanistan’s lithium stockpiles cools due to unsafe conditions

<p> China has warned its private owned companies not to rush to investment in war-torn Afghanistan because the security situation…

3 years ago

Developed by India, Chabahar port terminal in Iran fast becoming a transit hub for the region

<p> <strong>Moving swiftly to build an international transport corridor by connecting South Asia with Central Asia and beyond, India will…

3 years ago

Desperate Afghans sleep in garbage bags to survive icy winter nights in long wait outside passport offices

<p> The pictures of Afghans who have “packed” themselves in huge garbage plastic bags to hole up in minus 6…

3 years ago

Taliban regime seeks recognition at OIC meet in Islamabad, resistance leaders cry foul

<p> <strong>Even as Islamabad is going gung-ho about hosting an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting on Afghanistan, the Ahmad…

3 years ago

Pak PM Imran Khan caught between Good and Bad Taliban

<p> Former cricketer and the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is caught between the “Good” Taliban which are ruling Afghanistan…

3 years ago

India sends medical supplies for Kabul’s children hospital

<p> <strong>India today dispatched humanitarian assistance consisting of medical supplies to Kabul keeping in view the challenging situation in Afghanistan.</strong></p>…

3 years ago

Stranded Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan fly back to Delhi with holy books on special flight

<p> A special flight brought back stranded Indian and Afghan citizens belonging to the Sikh and Hindu faiths on Friday.…

3 years ago

Will the TTP and the Afghan Taliban become flagbearers of Pashtun nationalism in AfPak?

<p> The month-long ceasefire after the secret deal between the Imran Khan government and the banned militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan…

3 years ago

Taliban hold back American hostage Mark Frerichs, want Afghan drug lord set free from US prison in exchange

<p> It has been more than three months but still there is no sign of the last American hostage Mark…

3 years ago

Taliban killed more than 100 former army personnel in Afghanistan says Human Rights Watch

<p> The Taliban is responsible for the killing and disappearances of over 100 former police and intelligence officers according to…

3 years ago