Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Shafiq killed during operation in Faryab
Jul 30, 2021, at 06:15 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces killed Taliban shadow district governor Mullah Shafiq during an operation in northern Faryab province Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban forces set factories on fire in Chele Mazar
Jul 29, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Kabul: The Taliban forces continue to destroy the regions they are capturing as the members have set fire in one of the flour factories in the Chele Mazar area of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists destroyed over 500 million dollars worth of the state's properties
Jul 29, 2021, at 05:37 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists have destroyed over 500 million dollars worth of the state's properties in Afghanistan in recent times, media reports said.
Afghanistan origin people in California demonstrate against Taliban atrocities
Jul 29, 2021, at 05:35 pm
California: Afghanistan citizens in California in the US recently staged a rally against Taliban atrocities, pledging support for the security forces, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan supporting Taliban: PTM
Jul 29, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Kabul: Pashtoon Tahafoz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Ahamd Pashteen has slammed Pakistan for still supporting Taliban forces.
Taliban delegation visits China amid Afghanistan violence
Jul 29, 2021, at 05:14 pm
Beijing: A Taliban delegation visited China on Tuesday, a development assuming significance especially at a time when Afghanistan is witnessing a resurgence of violence following the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country.
Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif tests COVID-19 positive
Jul 29, 2021, at 12:13 am
Islamabad: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has tested COVID-19 positive, a party leader confirmed on Wednesday.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with Taliban political office chief
Jul 29, 2021, at 12:06 am
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting with Abdul Ghani Bardar, who heads the political office of the Taliban terrorist group in Qatar, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, confirmed on Wednesday.
No ban on ships crewed by Indian seafarers, says Beijing
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: China has denied reports that it is not allowing commercial ships with Indian crew to berth at the country's ports since March this year.
Bangladesh: Judicial Magistrate dies of COVID at Jhalokhati
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Dhaka/UNI: A senior judicial magistrate Sania Akhter died from COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning at Jhalokhati Barishal.
Bangladesh decides to vaccinate Rohingyas: FS Masud Bin Momen
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh government has decided to vaccinate the Rohingyas as part of an inclusive vaccination programme.
Two Chinese nationals shot at by masked assailants in Pakistan's Karachi
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Karachi/IBNS: A Chinese national sustained bullet injury in an attack by two bike-borne masked assailants, police said, according to media reports.
Pakistan records over 4000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is once against witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases as daily case count crossed 4,000 for the first time in two months Wednesday.
World will not work with Taliban if there is no progress reached in peace talks: Deborah Lyons
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary general's special representative for Afghanistan, has warned that the world will not work with the Taliban if there is no progress in the peace talks.
UN-African Union Mission in Darfur in final shutdown phase
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New York: Practically all peacekeepers and staff have now left the hybrid UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in line with its drawdown plan, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
COVID-19: Education replaced by shuttered schools, violence, teenage pregnancy
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:00 pm
New York: A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Rights expert calls for ‘COVID ceasefire’, urges UN action
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:23 pm
New York: The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID ceasefire” for the country, as infections and deaths soar even as the military junta escalates attacks against healthcare workers.
Chinese police surveillance: Guangdong dissident poet commits suicide
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Beijing: An outspoken poet and current affairs commentator from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong has reportedly committed suicide after ingesting pesticide leaving a suicide note that said he was driven to the extreme measure owing to excessive state surveillance, media reports said.
TTP leader says relationship with Afghanistan Taliban is backed on brotherhood
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud has said the relationship with Taliban in Afghanistan is based on brotherhood, sympathy, and Islamic principles.
Afghanistan forces kill over 1500 terrorists during operations in previous weeks
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) spokesperson General Ajaml Shinwarai has said more than 1500 terrorists were killed in operations conducted by security forces in the country in the last few weeks.
PoK polls: Two PTI activists shot dead during violence
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Islamabad: Two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political leaders were killed during a clash with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) activists in Kotli recently.
Pakistan: PML-N plans protests against PoK poll ‘rigging’
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Lahore: The PML-N leadership has refused to accept the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) polls results and even accused the Punjab government of using its machinery to rig the elections.
Afghans who worked for foreign govts now facing 'increasing threats' amid Taliban resurgence
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:43 pm
Kabul: Interpreters and other Afghans who worked for the US government over the last 20 years said they are facing ' increasing threats' against their lives as foreign forces are moving out of the country.
Afghanistan: Taliban videos of violence against women, civilians go viral
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:34 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists, who have captured several regions in Afghanistan, have started violating human rights by torturing civilians in the country.
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have reopened the Chaman-Spin Boldak border, one of the major border crossings with Afghanistan, that has been held by the Taliban since early this month, local media reports said. However, details of customs clearances on the Afghan sides are not yet clear.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants kill comedian Nazar Mohammad, netizens condemn
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Kabul: Social media is abuzz over the death of Afghanistani comedian Nazar Mohammad who was killed by suspected Taliban terrorists in the war-hit nation recently.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera beheading injured security force member
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:29 am
Kabul: The Taliban leaders were recently caught on camera beheading an Afghanistan security force member, an episode showcasing the brutality of the group now trying to recapture the war-ravaged nation once again.
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:23 am
Kabul: It seems that women have already started facing the brunt of Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan as is evident from the life of 29-year-old pregnant mother Chamal whose husband was killed by the insurgents in Ghazni, media reports said.
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: The Taliban forces have started implementing Sharia laws in the regions they have started dominating in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban members killed in Jawzjan clash
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:10 am
Kabul: Taliban key members have been killed and nine other militants were injured during a recent clash in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, media reports said on Tuesday.