Reuters photoKABUL (AFGHANISTAN): The Taliban on Thursday set a deadline for the Kabul airport contract that is currently run by the Qatari companies. The meeting of the economic commission, chaired by the first deputy prime minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, tasked the foreign mministry to give a definite time by which a Kabul airport contract…Continue Reading
An Afghan journalist says that Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations An Afghan journalist says that Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations Taliban intelligence men came in…Continue Reading
The chair of the United Nations Security Council’s counter-terror committee Ambassador T S Tirumurti has expressed concerns over links between Taliban, Al Qaida, and Pakistan-based terror groups such as Lashkar e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Speaking at a meet of the committee in his capacity as the chair, Ambassador T S Tirumurti said, “The linkages between the…Continue Reading
The Taliban has rejected Islamabad’s claims that Pakistan has been utilising advanced military equipment against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which was kept abandoned from NATO’s deployment in Afghanistan, according to a local media report. Indicating the claims, the Taliban’s deputy spokesperson Bilal Karimi said, “We assure and pledge that there is no threat from Afghan…Continue Reading
A Taliban fighter searches a car as he stands guard at a checkpoint during a snowfall in Kabul KABUL : A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban’s hardline regime has been arrested in Kabul, a spokesman for the government said. Professor Faizullah Jalal has made several appearances on television talk shows since…Continue Reading
India on Saturday sent 1.6 metric tons of medicines to Afghanistan via Kam airways, the first such assistance from New Delhi to Kabul since the Taliban’s takeover in August. The medicine consignment will be handed over to the representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Kabul and will be administered at the Indira Gandhi…Continue Reading
Afghan women hold placards during a demonstration demanding better rights for women in Kabul. (AFP photo)KABUL: The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader instructing Afghan ministries “to take serious action” on women’s rights, but failed to mention girls’ access to schools. The move comes after the Islamists seized power…Continue Reading
According to the UN OCHA, a total of 667,903 Afghan individuals have fled their homes due to conflict in the period between January 1 to October 18 of this year. Ians India Published: Thursday, 18 November 2021 Last updated: 18 November 2021, 09:50 AM IST Photo: IANSTaliban Signs Agreements With Aid Groups To Assist Displaced…Continue Reading
India and the United States have called on the Taliban to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a terrorist safe haven, as officials of the two countries concluded their joint dialogue on counterterrorism. Reaffirming counterterrorism cooperation as an important pillar under the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, both sides pledged to further expand cooperation…Continue Reading