Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 after overthrowing the internationally-recognised government, diplomats of the former government have continued to run missions abroad in coordination with the Taliban's...
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was founded in 2007 as an umbrella group of Islamist militants. It's linked to Afghan Taliban and Al Qaeda and has killed over 100 inside Pakistan so far this year.
The blast took place around 4 pm local time near the Taliban foreign ministry in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Though Taliban officially said five have died, a report said there could be up to 20 casualties.
The UN mission in Afghanistan condemned the “despicable” attack, saying it was the latest unacceptable incident in the city.
The ban on sports is part of the Taliban's escalating campaign of restrictions that have shut down life for girls and women.
A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told AP they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in their sports. The Taliban have banned women's and...
Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban has banned girls' education beyond sixth grade and women from public spaces such as parks and gyms. Women are also barred from working at national and...
Many important events including the war in Ukraine took place in 2022. But for me the top stories were those of women's resistance in Iran and Afghanistan. Women were the talking point in international forums across the...
The development came after Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately.
The move had sparked international outrage, including from Muslim nations, who deemed it against Islam, besides the G7 group of nations, who tagged it as a...
The United States has condemned the recent decision of the Taliban with regard to imposing restrictions on education of women in Afghanistan.
The days when Afghanistan was used by others as so-called “strategic depth” are over, India said, asserting that such skewed approaches have only brought...
Beijing's calculus is clear: ISIS-K is gaining clout in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, which shares a 70-kilometre border with China, and Beijing wants...
While Al Qaeda is regrouping in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) is also carrying out unabated attacks across Afghanistan....
Besides holdings talks with Afghanistan's Taliban regime on security and trade, Hina Rabbani Khar also met Women's Chamber of Commerce and said Pakistan shares...
The suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul targeted students at a coaching centre taking a mock university entrance exam. Dozens have been killed in...
This is the latest bombing in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in recent months in which dozens of people have been killed. Terrorist group ISIS is generally...
A top drug lord charged with providing weapons and manpower to the Taliban named Bashir Noorzai was released and exchanged with US national Mark Frerichs, held...
Besides the two embassy staff, there are around 15-20 other casualties in the explosion outside Russian embassy, according to a report.
Kabul International Cricket Stadium was on Friday hit by a hand grenade explosion during a cricket game. Thirteen people were earlier reported injured.
A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad in 2018 killed eight and wounded 55 people. In 2014, five local cricketers were killed in Laghman province.
Pakistan Army has been leading talks with the militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. The two sides are currently observing a ceasefire.
Although most of the children in the classroom have not seen the violence firsthand, the fangs of war haunt them. Even in the subtlest of ways, the...
India has also sent relief material to Afghanistan in multiple consignments following the earthquake this week that killed over 1,000 people.
The ISIS said the attack targeted Hindus and Sikhs and the 'apostates' who protected them in 'an act of support for the Messenger of Allah'.
