Sep 06, 2021, at 01:36 am
Kabul: As fighting continues to rage in Panjshir, the Resistance forces said Pakistan’s spy agency ISI's chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was in Kabul primarily to oversee the Taliban’s war against the holdout Afghanistan province and support the Taliban with drone-fired rockets and drone eyes in the sky.
Four security personnel killed in suicide blast in Pakistan's Quetta, TTP claims responsibility
Sep 05, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Islamabad/IBNS:A suicide bomb attack rocked Pakistan's Quetta region on Sunday morning, leaving at least four securitymen dead and several others seriously injured, Pakistan's Dawn News (Dawn.com) said in its report. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), commonly known as Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 05, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: About 200 of the 30,000 Afghan refugees processed at the US Ramstein base in Germany are now under further background checks, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Fox News.
Pakistan: Sindh police chief warns about possible terror attack
Sep 05, 2021, at 04:25 am
Sindh police chief Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar, taking notice of intelligence reports and interrogations of militants of different groups conducted by counterterrorism wings, has issued an alert for a possible terror attack by separatist outfits in the Pakistani region in the upcoming days.
Afghan woman activist thrashed by Taliban for seeking political rights: Report
Sep 05, 2021, at 02:14 am
Kabul: A woman activist, who was taking part in a protest demonstration in Kabul seeking political rights under the Taliban rule, was beaten leaving her with head injuries.
Taliban fighters resort to celebratory gunfire, 70 feared dead or hurt in Afghanistan
Sep 05, 2021, at 12:19 am
Kabul: Over 70 people died or were injured in Afghanistan on Friday night as Taliban fighters opened gunshots in the air as part of their celebration, media reports said.
‘Major’ humanitarian crisis looms in Afghanistan, as UN convenes fundraising conference
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New York: A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned again on Friday, amid ongoing uncertainty about the situation for vulnerable Afghans seeking shelter across the country's borders. To address the crisis, the UN announced a major fundraising conference to take place in Geneva on 13 September.
Taliban members use tear gas to disperse women rights rally in Kabul
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Taliban have shot in the air and fired tear gas at female activists in the Afghan capital to disperse a demonstration in support of women's rights, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.
15 dead in heavy hauler-truck collision in northeast China
Sep 04, 2021, at 08:43 pm
Qitaihe/UNI/Xinhua: Fifteen people have been confirmed dead and another injured, after a heavy hauler collided with a truck in a road section in the city of Qitaihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Saturday morning, according to the local authority.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims to have taken control of Panjshir province
Sep 04, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A strategically important area of the defiant Panjshir province, Khenj, and the Anaba district of Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban, the insurgent group's spokesman Bilal Karimi said Saturday.
Afghanistan: Women demonstrate against Taliban over right to work under new regime
Sep 04, 2021, at 05:13 pm
Kabul: A large number of women in Herat demonstrated for their right to work under a new regime as the Taliban is all set to form a government in the war-torn country.
Bangladesh: RAB members arrest 4 JMB terrorists
Sep 04, 2021, at 04:04 pm
Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion members have arrested four members of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh outfit from Mymensingh region of the country, media reports said.
Taliban senior official discusses issue of reconstructing Afghanistan with Pakistani diplomat
Sep 04, 2021, at 03:50 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Deputy Director of the Political Office of the Taliban movement Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has discussed the reconstruction of Afghanistan among other issues with the Pakistani ambassador to Qatar, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said.
Afghanistan crisis: Taliban spokesman says woman in Hijab will be able to get education, work
Sep 04, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan women in hijab will have access to education and work, Taliban (banned in Russia) spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, adding that the United States should not try to change the culture of the country.
Have not fled Panjshir, says Afghanistan’s caretaker president Saleh
Sep 04, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Kabul/UNI: Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker president and has joined the Resistance forces in Panjshir valley, on Friday said that he has not fled the country, and squarely blamed Pakistan for backing the Taliban and terrorist groups like Al Qaeda that have surrounded the province.
China promised to maintain embassy in Kabul, increase humanitarian aid, says Taliban
Sep 04, 2021, at 04:17 am
Beijing/Kabul: China has promised to maintain its embassy in Afghanistan and also increase humanitarian aid to the war-torn country, a Taliban spokesman said Friday, according to media reports.
Afghanistan crisis: Food supply for millions could run out this month
Sep 04, 2021, at 12:40 am
New York: Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step up support for the country.
Press Club of India to establish media centre named after Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi: The Press Club of India is all set to establish a media centre after the name of Bangladesh's Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the Birth Centenary of the great leader, media reports said.
Recent events in Afghanistan traumatised everyone: Expert
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Geo-political expert Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah has said the tragic events that unfolded in Afghanistan, the country which was overrun by Taliban in recent days, left everyone traumatised and sorrowful.
Afghanistan: PanjshirValley witnessing heavy conflict between Taliban, opponents
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Panjshir Valley: The Panjshir Valley, the region which is still under the control of the anti-Taliban forces, witnessed a bitter battle between Taliban and its opponents since Thursday night, media reports said.
EU Ministers discuss developments in Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2021, at 09:58 pm
The EU Ministers of Home Affairs met recently for an extraordinary Council meeting to discuss developments in Afghanistan, more specifically in relation to potential implications in the areas of international protection, migration and security.
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami celebrates withdrawal of US troop from Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chairman Siraj-ul Haq has announced to celebrate the withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Panjshir left without electricity as transmission towers destroyed in clashes: Company
Sep 03, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghanistan's northern province of Panjshir and parts of Kapisa province were left without electricity after at least two electricity pylons were destroyed in a shelling during the continuing clashes, local power utility company DABS said on Friday.
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar to head the Afghan govt: Report
Sep 03, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Kabul: Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that will be announced soon, sources in the fighter group said, reported media.
UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit torture ‘in any circumstances’
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:33 pm
New York: Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “the international obligations of the State”, particularly in complying with all provisions of the Convention against Torture, outlawing the practice “in any circumstances”.
We have right to raise voice for Muslims in Kashmir: Taliban
Sep 03, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Doha/New Delhi/IBNS: Insurgent group Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, made it clear it would not stop only in the war-torn country but expand its activities in south Asian country India, which has a troubled relationship with Pakistan over Kashmir.
UN removes 'Taliban' term, still keeps group in sanctions list
Sep 03, 2021, at 04:35 pm
By omitting the word 'Taliban', the United Nations has decided to take a soft stance against Taliban, the insurgent group which overran Afghanistan triggering a mass exodus of Afghans as it set out to impose a strict Islamic law.
Pakistan minister admits Islamabad has been 'custodian' of Taliban
Sep 02, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has said Islamabad has long been the ‘custodian’ of the Taliban.
China might witness shortage of skilled workers in future: Expert
Sep 02, 2021, at 02:31 am
Beijing: China is expected to witness a shortage of skilled workers in the upcoming days, experts believe.
Pakistan govt's debt moves up by 22 pc at the end of current fiscal
Sep 02, 2021, at 02:11 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government's total debt has increased by 21.7 percent to Rs 38.7 trillion during the last two years amid a spike in domestic debt.