Afghan War
Those who were hailing the Taliban takeover of Kabul last year should be over their euphoria by now.
Updated 11 Aug, 2022 09:50am
Some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just how much reform their leaders can tolerate.
Updated 11 Aug, 2022 09:39am
Taliban have access to payroll data, digital ID systems; donors, aid agencies fail to secure systems, activists say.
Updated 09 Aug, 2022 10:11am
Lest anyone forget, war is a business.
Updated 05 Aug, 2022 08:48am
Kabul, Washington discuss possible release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets.
Updated 30 Jul, 2022 10:27am
Primary responsibility to get rid of safe spaces for terrorists in Afghanistan lies with the Taliban rulers.
Updated 25 Jul, 2022 08:50am
Ethnicity, religious sectarianism, and a battle for a lump of lucrative coal resources are at the heart of the fighting.
Updated 23 Jul, 2022 10:17am
Unarmed Afghan men were routinely shot dead “in cold blood” by SAS troops during night-time raids, report says.
Updated 13 Jul, 2022 10:34am
Sources familiar with negotiations say deal could be announced within weeks, Afghans to be employed at airports under the deal.
Updated 08 Jul, 2022 08:17am
Almost 80 per cent of civilian casualties from “explosive remnants of war” are children, says UN agency.
Published 07 Jul, 2022 01:28pm
Says his govt remains committed to not let the Afghan soil be used against any country.
Updated 07 Jul, 2022 07:11am
Besides $8 million in aid for relief, Beijing says it has "long-term economic reconstruction plans" for Afghanistan.
Updated 06 Jul, 2022 09:49am
Demand removal of sanctions, release of Afghanistan's frozen assets and support in economic development and reconstruction.
Published 03 Jul, 2022 12:15am
Conclude talks in Doha; Afghan FM says talks focused on freeing frozen Taliban assets.
Updated 02 Jul, 2022 10:25am
Taliban had backtracked in March on their announcement that high schools would open for girls.
Updated 01 Jul, 2022 07:34am
"We believe that we can accomplish more in Afghanistan by engaging, rather than isolating the Taliban," State Dept official says.
Updated 01 Jul, 2022 10:38am
Around 3,000 scholars, tribal elders, and others from across Afghanistan will attend the meeting on Thursday.
Updated 30 Jun, 2022 07:31am
"We are trying to build relations with the political forces that control the situation,” Putin tells Tajikistan’s president.
Updated 29 Jun, 2022 12:17pm
Right to life-saving funds should be the priority, says foreign affairs ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi.
Published 25 Jun, 2022 10:40pm
Sanctions on Taliban, economic collapse will make it incredibly difficult to respond with necessary aid, says an expert.
Updated 24 Jun, 2022 08:49am
Our main concern should be the well-being of ordinary Afghans.
Updated 23 Jun, 2022 08:36am
One member of the Sikh community says they are now unsure where even to pray for their future.
Published 20 Jun, 2022 08:11pm
Two attackers killed, several buildings also damaged; Pakistan, India condemn attack.
Updated 19 Jun, 2022 07:56am
Taliban spokesman says attackers attempted to drive explosives-laden car into the area; Pakistan strongly condemns terror attack.
Updated 19 Jun, 2022 07:45am
The vehicle was on its way to the Mazar-i-Sharif airport.
Updated 13 Jun, 2022 07:42am
Ghulam Farooq Wardak fled as the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year.
Updated 09 Jun, 2022 08:08am
Musicians have been behind bars and their detention has highlighted the hard choices Afghans fleeing their country have to make.
Updated 06 Jun, 2022 08:49am
In interview with Sky, former PM says his remarks after US pullout from Afghanistan last year were in a different context.
Published 30 May, 2022 11:57pm
The policies show a “pattern of absolute gender segregation”, UN human rights observer says during visit to Afghanistan.
Published 26 May, 2022 03:35pm
“The manner of our withdrawal from Afghanistan was a disaster and a betrayal of our allies," inquiry says.
Updated 25 May, 2022 08:37am
