Afghan War
“Day by day, they are trying to erase women from society,” says 37-year-old housewife in Kabul; UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador.
Published 23 Aug, 2024 07:18pm
Political slogans, statements are banned on field of play, podiums.
Published 10 Aug, 2024 09:10pm
Monitoring report details Hibatullah Akhundzada’s efforts to consolidate power, lifts veil from intrigues within Taliban ranks.
Updated 13 Jul, 2024 08:21am
Three years after Taliban takeover, 25,000 Afghans approved for relocation to US are still living in Pakistan, says FO
Updated 11 Jul, 2024 05:13pm
UN says 52pc PoR cardholders in KP, over 315,000 in Balochistan, 1,950,000 in Punjab, 75,000 in Sindh, 40,000 in Islamabad.
Updated 10 Jul, 2024 07:19pm
“Afghanistan has come out of isolation” says Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid; prisoner exchange with US discussed.
Published 03 Jul, 2024 10:31pm
Interior ministry says five districts of Baghlan province have been hit by severe flooding.
Published 10 May, 2024 09:43pm
The targeted convoy was on its way to destroy illegal poppy plants.
Published 08 May, 2024 07:08pm
Several days of protests see two people killed, officials say authorities will meet with relatives and make a decision over compensation for their deaths.
Published 07 May, 2024 07:24pm
Explosion targets group waiting outside New Kabul Bank branch in central Kandahar city.
Published 21 Mar, 2024 04:38pm
Afghanistan is among the worst countries in the world for deaths in childbirth, “with one woman dying every two hours”, says UN.
Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:52am
Only 175 people have been resettled in the first six months of 2023, according to the Migration Observatory.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:36am
“After the explosion, a large number of martyrs and injured people were transferred to the hospital,” says local resident.
Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:28pm
Embassy statement says it had been “increasingly challenging” to continue operations due to cuts in staff and resources.
Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:17pm
China’s previous ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, took up the role in 2019 and finished his tenure last month.
Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:55pm
Gen McKenzie says he regrets US evacuation from Afghanistan, terms it "wrong decision".
Updated 13 Sep, 2023 09:22am
“In most instances, individuals were detained by de facto security forces, often briefly, before being killed,” UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says.
Updated 23 Aug, 2023 07:58am
Authorities say "no invader will be allowed to threaten independence and freedom" of the country; Afghan women express fear over loss of rights.
Published 15 Aug, 2023 12:27pm
“Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray,” said Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department.
Published 30 Jul, 2023 11:08pm
Afghan Taliban spokesman dismisses report as “full of prejudice".
Published 11 Jun, 2023 06:52pm
Judge says Ben Roberts-Smith was “not an honest and reliable witness in … many areas” and a bully toward other Australian soldiers.
Published 06 Jun, 2023 07:02am
Protester says any discussion of formal recognition “will give the Taliban motivation”.
Published 29 Apr, 2023 09:12pm
Security Council to vote tomorrow on resolution condemning ban on Afghan women working for UN; draft describes ban as "unprecedented" in UN's history.
Published 26 Apr, 2023 11:03pm
Any discussion at Doha meeting next week about recognition of Taliban would be "unacceptable to us", says US State Department spokesperson.
Updated 22 Apr, 2023 07:50am
Says due to funding constraints, at least four million people will receive just half of what they need to get by in March.
Published 19 Mar, 2023 07:13am
“The Taliban — not the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or the Afghan people — must pay for the Taliban's liability in the 9/11 Attacks," says judge.
Published 22 Feb, 2023 11:38am
Kabul police spokesman says security forces have initiated a serious investigation into the incident.
Published 15 Jan, 2023 09:37pm
Ministry spokesman says investigations are underway.
Published 01 Jan, 2023 04:42pm
“We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without our female staff,” the NGOs say.
Updated 25 Dec, 2022 09:40pm
The order threatens to suspend the operating licences of NGOs that fail to implement the directive.
Updated 24 Dec, 2022 09:24pm