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Hope there will not be any further ISIS-K attack in Afghanistan after foreign troops exit: Taliban

Sep 02, 2021, at 01:21 am

Kabul: The Taliban spokesperson has said once the foreign troops exit Afghanistan he hopes the Islamic State will not carry out any attack in the country.

IED blast in South Waziristan leaves Pakistan soldier dead

Sep 02, 2021, at 12:36 am

Karachi: A Pakistan soldier died in an improvised explosive device blast in the country's South Waziristan district on Monday, officials said.

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised in Sindh on Janmasthami

Sep 01, 2021, at 11:29 pm

Sanghar: Unknown miscreants vandalised a Hindu temple and destroyed the idol of Lord Krishna in Pakistan's  Sanghar district in Sindh province on Monday.

International Day of the Disappeared: Tibetans demonstrated outside Chinese Embassy in UK

Sep 01, 2021, at 10:04 pm

London: Tibetans, who are currently staying in the UK, on Tuesday protested outside the Chinese Embassy and condemned China’s ongoing assaults on Tibetan people.

Taliban intends to kill leader of Resistance Front in Panjshir: Afghan Ambassador

Sep 01, 2021, at 04:39 pm

Dushanbe/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban movement (terrorist group, banned in Russia) intends to kill the leader of the Resistance Front in Panjshir, Ahmad Massoud, and will not hold talks with representatives of the resistance, Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammad Zohir Agbar said in an interview with Sputnik.

Kabul's acting Mayor says corrupt elements will be dealt as per Sharia Law

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:49 am

Kabul: The acting Mayor of Kabul has warned that corrupt entities will be dealt with as per Sharia law.

Belgium: Afghanistan diaspora members demonstrate against Taliban, Pakistan

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:45 am

Brussels: Afghanistan diaspora members demonstrated in Schuman Circle region of Belgium capital Brussels recently to demonstrate against atrocities by Taliban in the war-torn nation and Pakistan's involvement and support to the insurgents.

Taliban targeting people who worked with US and allies in Afghanistan, claims victim

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:41 am

Kabul: The Taliban members have started targeting people who had worked with the United States and allies in Afghanistan.

Pakistan: 3 of 4 churches along Karachi's Gujjar Nullah demolished

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:29 am

Karachi: During an anti-encroachment drive, three, out of the four, churches in the Gujjar Nullah area of Pakistan's Karachi city were demolished recently.

Afghanistan: Taliban says boys and girls cannot study in same classroom anymore

Sep 01, 2021, at 01:13 am

Kabul: Taliban has issued a diktat by which boys and girls cannot study in the same classroom in Afghanistan anymore.

Taliban to announce formation of new government on Friday: Reports

Sep 01, 2021, at 12:54 am

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Taliban will announce the formation of a new Afghan government on Friday but its composition remains uncertain as of now, a source from the movement’s military commission told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Zahir Aghbar says resistance in Panjshir only legitimate power

Aug 31, 2021, at 11:18 pm

Rome/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Zahir Aghbar says the only lawful source of power in his country is the Panjshir province resistance.

US Embassy in Kabul suspends operations in Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2021, at 09:55 pm

Doha: The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has suspended operations in Afghanistan on August 31, 2021.

Security Council urges Taliban to provide safe passage out of Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2021, at 09:06 pm

New York: The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Monday that calls for the Taliban to facilitate safe passage for people wanting to leave Afghanistan, allow humanitarians to access the country, and uphold human rights, including for women and children.

UN health agency secures life-saving medical supplies to Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2021, at 08:24 pm

New York: Lifesaving medical supplies reached Afghanistan by air on Monday, the first UN shipment to arrive since the Taliban takeover more than a week ago, as UN human rights experts called on the country's new rulers to live up to their promise to fully protect the rights of women and girls in the country.

Taliban came with a positive mind: Shahid Afridi supports insurgent group which invaded Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2021, at 06:55 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has openly supported the insurgent group Taliban which invaded Afghanistan, where fear and anxiety have gripped people over the change in political power.

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.