Unprovoked shelling: Strong protest lodged with Taliban govt ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday conveyed to the Afghan Taliban’s interim government that it remains committed to... Published 17 Dec, 2022 07:11am
World Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital KABUL: The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital’s public parks and funfairs, just months after... Published 10 Nov, 2022 11:58am
World Afghan central bank gets fresh banknotes after US helps clear payment A Polish firm has delivered Afghani banknotes to Kabul this week after the United States paved the way for the... Published 09 Nov, 2022 06:34pm
Editorials Mosque bombing in Kabul EDITORIAL: Afghanistan’s fragile peace has once again given way to a terrorist strike as a powerful blast ripped... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
World Taliban's large gathering ends with calls for international recognition KABUL: A Taliban-run gathering of thousands of male religious and ethnic leaders ended on Saturday by asking foreign... Updated 02 Jul, 2022 08:50pm
World ‘Stop interfering in Afghanistan’, says Taliban leader in rare appearance KABUL: The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called Friday for the world to stop telling... Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am
World UN rights chief urges Taliban to respect women’s rights ZURICH: The United Nations human rights chief urged the Taliban authorities on Friday to respect the rights of women... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:14pm
Pakistan Hina Khar calls for easing sanctions on Afghanistan BERLIN: Minister of the State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar called for easing of Western sanctions against... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
World At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake SHARAN, (Afghanistan): A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:20am
World Heartbreak and shock at Afghan quake hospital SHARAN: Bibi Hawa's face is distorted by tears as she tries to grasp her predicament from a hospital bed in Sharan,... Published 22 Jun, 2022 11:38pm
Print Minibus bomb attack kills four in Kabul KABUL: A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least four people and injured several others in the Afghan capital on... Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Markets UAE wins contract to operate Afghan airport ground services The United Arab Emirates has won a contract to operate ground services at three airports in Afghanistan, UAE... Updated 25 May, 2022 05:58pm
Print UAE firm inks airport deal as Afghanistan eyes international flights KABUL: A United Arab Emirates company signed a contract with the Taliban authorities Tuesday to provide ground... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
World UN Security Council urges Taliban to lift restrictions on women, girls UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to... Published 24 May, 2022 10:29pm
Editorials Unacceptable restrictions EDITORIAL: The Afghan Taliban returned to power last August promising women the right to education up to university... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
World US calls for help to rehome Afghans who fled chaos of Taliban takeover ABU DHABI: The United States still needs other nations to take Afghans who fled their homeland last year, a senior... Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am
World Women workers must cover up: Taliban KABUL: Women working in Afghan government departments must cover up — even with a blanket if necessary — or they... Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am
Print Taliban ‘only option’, PM tells world ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that there is no other alternative to Taliban in Afghanistan and the... Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:40am
World Turkey, Qatar reached preliminary deal on Kabul airport security ANKARA: Turkey and Qatar have reached agreement on ensuring security at Kabul's main airport should they be awarded... Published 20 Jan, 2022 08:53pm
Print UN wants $5bn aid for Afghanistan GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian... Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am
World Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of liquor into Kabul canal KABUL: A team of Afghan intelligence agents poured around 3,000 litres of liquor into a canal in Kabul, the ... Published 03 Jan, 2022 10:45am
Editorials Helping the Afghan people EDITORIAL: As humanitarian crisis deepens in Afghanistan with millions facing hunger or migration, the international... Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am
World Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan KABUL: Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport... Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am
Pakistan US diplomat meets Afghan FM ISLAMABAD: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with acting... Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am
Editorials As hunger stalks Afghanistan EDITORIAL: As hunger stalks through Afghanistan and millions of starving Afghans are likely to perish the Taliban... Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am
Sports Governing body ICC forms working group to determine cricket's Afghan future The International Cricket Council has set up a working group to determine the future of the game in Afghanistan ... Published 17 Nov, 2021 01:16pm
World Kabul passport office suspends work as demand crashes system KABUL: The Kabul passport office has been forced to suspend operations after equipment used for issuing biometric... Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am
Print No anti-Pakistan group operating: Afghan Taliban ISLAMABAD: The acting Foreign Minister of the interim Afghan government Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Friday that... Updated 13 Nov, 2021 01:00pm
Print Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan WASHINGTON: The United States and Qatar have agreed that Qatar will represent the diplomatic interests of the United... Published 13 Nov, 2021 03:23am
World Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan WASHINGTON: The United States and Qatar have agreed that Qatar will represent the diplomatic interests of the United... Updated 12 Nov, 2021 06:44pm
