China will enter Afghanistan to mine rare earth minerals: US leader
Aug 19, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Washington: Ranking Republican on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul has said China is going to move to Afghanistan to mine that country’s rare earth minerals following the US withdrawal.
Protect human rights defenders in Afghanistan, says UN rights expert
Aug 19, 2021, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi: Afghanistan faces a “cultural disaster”, following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur said on Tuesday, in a statement urging countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders, including those working on women’s and cultural rights, as well as artists, trying to flee the country.
Afghanistan: Medical lifeline to millions must not be cut, warns WHO
Aug 19, 2021, at 08:02 pm
New York: The delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not be cut, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, citing a more than threefold rise in the number of trauma cases.
Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar likely to be next president of Afghanistan: Reports
Aug 19, 2021, at 04:22 am
Kabul/IBNS: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who is the co-founder and deputy leader of the Taliban, is likely to be the next president of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, family in UAE after fleeing country
Aug 19, 2021, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday said it is hosting Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on "humanitarian ground" after he fled his country following the Taliban take over.
Afghanistan: UN agencies urge Taliban to make good on promises to protect vulnerable
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:53 am
Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban takeover in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical and widespread among existing and newly displaced populations, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
Woman Tiktoker assault: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says such an incident should shame every Pakistani
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday condemned the assault of a female Tiktoker in Lahore by a mob and said such an incident should shame every Pakistani.
Waiting to get killed by Taliban: Afghanistan female mayor Zarifa Ghafari
Aug 18, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul/IBNS: After insurgent group Taliban invaded Afghanistan, a female mayor of the country, Zarifa Ghafari, said she won't flee even if that would lead to her death.
Afghanistan: Taliban urge India to complete infrastructure projects
Aug 18, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban have called on India to complete its infrastructure and development projects in Afghanistan, as "they are meant for the people," the movement's spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, said on Wednesday.
Taliban meets former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
Aug 18, 2021, at 10:24 pm
Kabul: Anas Haqqani, a member of the Taliban's political office, met former president Hamid Karzai and politician Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul city on Wednesday, just days after the group entered the Afghanistan capital and took control over the presidential palace.
Pakistan celebrities condemn harassment of woman Tiktoker in Lahore
Aug 18, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Lahore: Pakistani celebrities on Wednesday criticised the harassment of a woman Tiktoker in Lahore by a large number of people on Aug 14.
Afghanistan: Taliban destroy statue of Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari they killed in 1995
Aug 18, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents have allegedly destroyed the statue of Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari in Bamiyan region of Afghanistan, a human rights activist said on Wednesday.
Aug 18, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Taliban insurgents, who have taken control over Afghanistan, on Wednesday opened fire on people rallying in support of the Afghan national flag in the eastern Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan updates: Caretaker President Amrullah Saleh loyalists attack Charikar, say reports
Aug 18, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Unconfirmed reports indicate that forces loyal to caretaker Afghanistan President Amrullah Saleh moved from the Panjshir valley and attacked the Charikar district of Parwan province (north of Kabul).
Taliban spokesperson says group will support women's rights in Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:56 pm
Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said the group will support women's rights and a free media under Islamic law.
Pakistan: Woman TikToker harassed in Lahore on I-Day, police registers case against 400 people
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Lahore: Police have registered a case against nearly 400 people for allegedly harassing a young woman Tiktoker at Azadi Flyover in Pakistan's Lahore city.
'Will never bow to Taliban': Afghanistan ex-Vice President pledges new fight
Aug 18, 2021, at 05:43 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan's defiant Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday made it clear that he will not bow down to the Taliban after the group took over the capital Kabul.
Facebook, TikTok continue ban on posts promoting Talibans after Afghanistan fall
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok on Tuesday announced that they won’t lift bans on content that promotes the Taliban after the group took control of Afghanistan.
'It did not have to end this way' : Chief of Afghan central bank
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:13 am
The governor of Afghanistan's central bank, who escaped the Taliban after the terror group captured Kabul, has blamed President Ashraf Ghani for relying on inexperienced advisers and also questioned the loyalty of national security forces.
Sindhis in Washington demands US to impose sanctions on Pakistan
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:52 am
Washington: Sindhis in Washington gathered on Aug 14 and demanded the USA to impose sanctions on Pakistan for the country's treatment towards the community.
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:38 am
Washington: The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs (Oxus) have released a new report documenting the complicity of the Pakistani and Afghan states in China’s transnational repression of Uyghurs.
Dhaka declines Washington's request to host Afghans
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:50 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh has brushed aside a request of the US government to provide temporary relocation shelter to some Afghan people who worked for the US-led entities in trouble-ridden Afghanistan, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Monday night.
Afghanistan: TOLO News says it resumed broadcast with female presenters
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghan TV channel TOLO News on Tuesday resumed broadcasting of programs with female anchors after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the channel's head of news, Miraqa Popal, said.
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kabul: A picture of a man whitewashing the photo of a woman in Kabul has earned the attention of netizens as Taliban insurgents took control of the Afghanistan capital, triggering fears about the precarious condition of women in the country.
Afghanistan: ‘Now is the time to stand as one’, UN chief tells Security Council
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: As desperate Afghans were trying to escape the Taliban and board planes, during chaotic scenes at Kabul airport on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for international unity on Afghanistan, in a briefing to an emergency session of the Security Council.
Human rights violations against women, girls in Afghanistan leaves Antonio Guterres deeply concerned
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi: UN Secretary of State Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed concern over the accounts of human rights violations against women and girls of Afghanistan 'who fear a return to the darkest days'.
US should protect Afghan journalists as Taliban take power in Afghanistan: CPJ
Aug 17, 2021, at 09:25 pm
New York: The United States must do more to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the county falls under the control of the Taliban, including facilitating safe passage out of the country and providing emergency visas, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Afghanistan: Taliban holding talks in Doha about future government
Aug 17, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban said discussions are underway in Doha about a future Afghanistan government, including its structure and name, and they will reveal the details soon.
Ashraf Ghani committed treason by abandoning his post, say angry Afghans
Aug 17, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Kabul/UNI: The fleeing of former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and his aides from the country has been harshly criticized by Afghans who say Ghani played with the "blood of the people" and "committed treason" by abandoning his post after making pledges to stay.
Taliban leaders holding talks in Doha about future government
Aug 17, 2021, at 04:04 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban said discussions are underway in Doha about a future government, including its structure and name, and they will reveal the details soon.