Afghan War
Credentials committee to decide who will represent the country at UN.
Updated 23 Sep, 2021 08:34am
Aid chief warns “medicines, medical supplies and fuel are running out in Afghanistan.”
Published 22 Sep, 2021 04:24pm
Taliban say that blocks on women returning to work or girls attending secondary school will be lifted once new systems are set up.
Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:29pm
Taliban official confirms attack but says the dead are civilians; witnesses say two of the deceased were Taliban fighters.
Published 22 Sep, 2021 01:22pm
Afghanistan is scheduled to give the last speech on the final day of the high-level meeting on Sept 27.
Updated 22 Sep, 2021 04:52pm
Pakistan should play its role in encouraging inclusive Afghan govt for protection of women, children, he says.
Updated 22 Sep, 2021 08:06am
“We want to break out of the cyclical pattern that defined Pakistan-US ties in the past," he says.
Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:52am
Asks world community to give group more time to meet promises, says preventing women from acquiring education would be un-Islamic.
Updated 22 Sep, 2021 10:24am
More than 2,988 kilogrammes of heroin recovered in one of India's biggest such hauls to date.
Published 21 Sep, 2021 02:48pm
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says plans are being made to allow for the return of girls to schools and it will be announced soon.
Updated 21 Sep, 2021 03:57pm
Since the Taliban swept to power, Afghans have little cash to spare and fear being punished for sporting short, fashionable cuts.
Published 21 Sep, 2021 12:04pm
If Taliban want recognition, they have to be more receptive to international opinion, says FM who is in New York for UNGA.
Updated 21 Sep, 2021 11:16pm
We are in constant touch with the group to protect our national interests, says army's media wing chief.
Published 21 Sep, 2021 07:30am
The claim signals a growing threat to the Taliban by their long-time rivals.
Published 20 Sep, 2021 04:40pm
Acting mayor of Kabul has said any municipal jobs currently held by women will be filled by men.
Updated 20 Sep, 2021 04:35pm
Says "no other global leader took such an initiative to leverage his/her position to save the innocent."
Updated 20 Sep, 2021 03:21pm
Afghan delegation thanks government of Pakistan for timely assistance.
Updated 20 Sep, 2021 09:44am
PM Imran will address the United Nations General Assembly from Islamabad on Sept 24.
Updated 20 Sep, 2021 10:39am
Says recognising the Taliban government is like recognising Afghanistan.
Updated 20 Sep, 2021 07:26am
Relying on memes, netizens from Pakistan and India alike call out the firebrand TV anchor for making false claims.
Updated 20 Sep, 2021 05:13am
"You cannot suppress the voice of Afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them," says a protester.
Updated 19 Sep, 2021 09:54pm
Pakistan will be left to deal with any blowback if situation in Afghanistan worsens in the winter.
Published 19 Sep, 2021 01:46pm
Youssoufi and Wali’s advice for new Afghan refugees: Embrace the differences, love your new life and learn the local language.
Published 19 Sep, 2021 01:42pm
The international community has to move decisively to help the people of the war-torn country.
Published 19 Sep, 2021 08:20am
A lobby in the US favours a plan for proxy warfare so that America can sustain its global influence.
Published 19 Sep, 2021 08:10am
World Bank's staff escorted off the ministry's grounds.
Updated 19 Sep, 2021 09:42am
"After 40 years of conflict, this inclusivity will ensure peace and a stable Afghanistan," he says.
Published 18 Sep, 2021 03:32pm
An education ministry diktat asks male teachers and students to attend educational institutions, making no mention of females.
Updated 18 Sep, 2021 03:33pm
The US establishment cannot scapegoat Pakistan for two decades of bad policy in Afghanistan.
Updated 18 Sep, 2021 07:41am
US general says he was confident at the time of the strike that it had averted "an imminent threat to our forces at the airport.”
Updated 18 Sep, 2021 10:42am
