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Entire Afghanistan is now under Taliban control after pullout of foreign troops: Spokesman

Aug 31, 2021, at 03:09 pm

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: All foreign military personnel have left the territory of Afghanistan, now the country is completely under the control of the Taliban (terrorist group, banned in Russia), Mohammad Naim, a spokesman for the Taliban's political office, told Sputnik.

Afghanistan: Taliban arrest prominent cleric

Aug 31, 2021, at 03:01 pm

Kabul: Taliban members have allegedly 'arrested' Afghanistan's influentia cleric Maulvi Mohammad Sardar Zadran, media reports said.

Final flight leaves Kabul marking US withdrawal and end of 20-yr-long war in Afghanistan with Taliban in control

Aug 31, 2021, at 09:16 am

As the last US military flight carrying troops left the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade-long war ignominiously, with the Islamist Taliban in full control.  

ISIS claims responsibility behind rocket attack on Kabul airport

Aug 31, 2021, at 04:22 am

Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group claimed responsibility  for a rocket  attack on Kabul airport on Monday, as US troops are racing to complete their troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies from the war-torn country.

Two Tibetans detained for protesting against use of Chinese language

Aug 31, 2021, at 12:11 am

Police in  China’s Qinghai province have arrested two Tibetan youth for allegedly opposing the use of the Chinese language as the only medium of instruction in Tibetan schools, media reports said.

Chinese police arrest 60 Tibetans with Dalai Lama's picture

Aug 31, 2021, at 12:06 am

Sichuan: Chinese police in Sichuan province recently arrested 60 Tibetans as they were found with photos of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Pakistan created Taliban to counter India: Ex-Afghanistan envoy

Aug 31, 2021, at 12:02 am

A former Afghan envoy has cited ex-Pakistan president  General Pervez Musharraf to say that Pakistan created the Taliban in an attempt to counter India.

Four Chinese vessels enter Japan's waters: Reports

Aug 30, 2021, at 11:56 pm

Tokyo: Japanese Coast Guards have warned that  four Chinese government vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands on Monday, media reports said.

Switzerland ready to negotiate with all sides in Afghanistan, including Taliban : Official

Aug 30, 2021, at 11:44 pm

Geneva/UNI/SPUTNIK: Switzerland is ready to hold negotiations with all the sides, including the Taliban, to contribute to achieving peace in Afghanistan, but recognizes only nations, not governments, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Pierre-Alain Eltschinger told Sputnik on Monday.

Afghanistan: female anchor flees country after interview with Taliban leader

Aug 30, 2021, at 11:24 pm

Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Beheshta Arghand, a female Afghan TOLOnews anchor, fled the country after an interview with a Taliban leader, CNN reported on Monday.

Diana Penty kickstarts the prep for her upcoming project, shares the first glimpse

Aug 30, 2021, at 10:18 pm

Mumbai: Diana Penty never fails to amaze us be it with her phenomenal performance on screen or impeccable fashion game of the camera. The leading actress has this time caught our attention with her latest Instagram post and how!

Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, top UNICEF official warns

Aug 30, 2021, at 06:53 pm

New Yok: With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world “cannot abandon them now”, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.

Pakistan witnessing rise in violence against women: Report

Aug 30, 2021, at 06:39 pm

Islamabad: The Board of Trustees of Transparency International Pakistan recently expressed concern over the increase in violence against women in the country, media reports said on Sunday.

Haqqani Network is now running Kabul following Taliban takeover, warns geopolitical expert

Aug 30, 2021, at 06:29 pm

Kabul: Haqqani Network, a group which has been designated by the US as a terror body, is now a part of the government in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover of the country which has been ravaged by war for the past several decades.

Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses protests over bank closure for several days

Aug 30, 2021, at 06:22 pm

Kabul: Scores of people protested in Kabul city against the closure of the central bank, private banks, and money-changing markets across Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.

'ISKP responsible for deadly Kabul blasts is a clever creation of Pakistan's ISI'

Aug 30, 2021, at 05:45 pm

A leading newspaper in its opinion piece has described the terror group  Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), which is responsible for the recent blasts in Afghanistan's Kabul airport that left over 150 people dead, as a 'clever creation' of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Afghanistan: US Air Defense activated after multiple rockets fired at Kabul Airport

Aug 30, 2021, at 05:38 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: At least five rockets were fired towards the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a US official told ABC News.

Taliban are host to jihadis: Political analyst

Aug 30, 2021, at 05:33 pm

Kabul: Political analyst Dnyanesh Kamat has said the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan is a grave threat to the Middle East.

Bangladesh registers 3,948 new COVID-19 cases

Aug 30, 2021, at 04:01 am

Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 3,948 new COVID-19 cases and 89 new deaths on Sunday, taking the tally to 1,493,537 and death toll to 26,015, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

Bangladesh: Female member of terror outfit 'Ansar al-Islam’ arrested

Aug 30, 2021, at 03:22 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have arrested a female member of a banned terror outfit 'Ansar al-Islam’.

Bangladesh: Country's first metro rail makes trial run

Aug 30, 2021, at 02:57 am

Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh's first metro rail in the capital Dhaka made the trial run Sunday on a section of the 20.1-km project, known as Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 (MRT 6).

Taliban kills folk musician Fawad Andarabi : Report

Aug 30, 2021, at 02:46 am

Kabul: Taliban has gunned down a folk singer in Baghlan province, where the resistance forces are giving a tough fight to the militant group and have reportedly recovered some areas, according to media reports.

Afghanistan: Blast heard in Kabul city

Aug 30, 2021, at 12:03 am

Kabul: An explosion was heard in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, UNI reported.

UNSC drops 'Taliban' from statement, hinting change in stance against terror group

Aug 29, 2021, at 10:12 pm

New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has removed the Taliban reference from a paragraph in its statement, pertaining to the terror attack on Kabul airport, that urged the Afghan groups not to support terrorists "operating on the territory of any other country".

Afghanistan: Last plane carrying British soldiers leaves Kabul airport

Aug 29, 2021, at 09:50 pm

London/UNI/Sputnik: The last aircraft carrying members of the British military has left the airport in the Afghan capital, the UK Ministry of Defence announced here on Sunday.

Last plane carrying British soldiers leaves Kabul airport

Aug 29, 2021, at 03:49 pm

London/UNI/Sputnik: The last aircraft carrying members of the British military has left the airport in the Afghan capital, the UK Ministry of Defence announced here on Sunday.

It’s a good thing they're no longer walking on the face of the Earth: John Kirby on ISIS-K casualties

Aug 29, 2021, at 06:37 am

Washington/UNI: The US drone strike in Afghanistan killed two 'high profile' ISIS-K targets and wounded another, and the fact that they are no longer walking on the face of the Earth 'is a good thing', Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Saturday.

Afghan resistance force inflicts heavy casualties on Taliban in Kapisa province

Aug 29, 2021, at 04:47 am

Kabul: The resistance force under Afghanistan's former vice-president Amrullah Saleh inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban in Kapisa province where fierce fighting is underway.

Two Chinese ships enter Japanese territorial waters near disputed Senkaku islands : Reports

Aug 28, 2021, at 11:50 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Two Chinese patrol ships have entered Japan's territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday citing maritime security forces.

No rush to recognize Taliban govt in Afghanistan: US

Aug 28, 2021, at 11:21 pm

Kabul: White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said the US and its partners are yet to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.