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ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for persecution of women, girls in Afghanistan

Jan 25, 2025, at 10:01 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials over gender-based persecution in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban Minister urges leadership to reopen school education for girls

Jan 20, 2025, at 06:08 pm

A senior Taliban minister has criticised the Afghanistan government's policy of prohibiting education for women in the South Asian country, a rare stance by the rulers of the nation which has been facing persistent international pressure for taking such a measure after forcibly coming to power in 2021.

Nineteen Pakistani soldiers die after Afghanistan targets 'several points' in retaliation to airstrikes

Dec 28, 2024, at 06:29 pm

At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians died after heavy clashes erupted between security forces of the two neighbouring nations at the border crossing points, media reports said on Saturday.

15,000 Taliban fighters march to Pakistani border after deadly airstrikes

Dec 26, 2024, at 07:46 pm

The tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated dramatically, with reports of around 15,000 Taliban fighters marching toward the Pakistani border, media reports said.

Pakistan strikes TTP camps in Afghanistan, Taliban government claims civilians killed

Dec 25, 2024, at 09:12 am

Pakistan on Tuesday said its fighter jets bombed four locations where camps of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were located in Afghanistan's Pak­tika province which left several terrorists killed or wounded, media reports said.

Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: UN Security Council

Dec 14, 2024, at 04:17 pm

The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on women and girls, the UN envoy for the country warned on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Taliban's refugee minister Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani dies in Kabul blast

Dec 11, 2024, at 07:17 pm

Afghanistan's Taliban-led regime's acting minister for refugees, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, died in a suicide attack that targeted his Ministry's headquarters in Kabul city on Wednesday.

Taliban to attend UN Climate Conference for first time after annexing Afghanistan

Nov 11, 2024, at 08:46 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan will be participating in the United Nations Climate Conference for the first time after it was taken over by the Taliban rule in 2021, media reports said.

Russia decides to remove Taliban from list of organisations designated as terrorists: Reports

Oct 04, 2024, at 11:03 pm

Russia has decided to remove the Taliban, the force which has been ruling Afghanistan since 2021, from its list of organizations designated as terrorists, media reports said.

Blast rocks Afghanistan's Dasht-e-Barchi, one dies

Aug 12, 2024, at 02:49 pm

At least one person died and 11 others were injured after a blast rocked Dasht-e-Barchi area in Afghanistan on Sunday.

Pakistan: Clerics, tribal leaders ban music, gambling in Landi Kotal

Apr 30, 2024, at 12:33 am

Local clerics and tribal leaders in Pakistan's Landi Kotal, a tribal belt of the country, have imposed a ban on music and gambling in their respective areas.

Unknown attackers gun down top Afghan Taliban aide in Pakistan

Apr 21, 2024, at 12:37 am

Taliban supreme leader Mullah Habitullah Akhundzada's close aide was killed by unknown attackers in Pakistan close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday, media reports said.

Women in Afghanistan to be stoned to death for adultery, says Taliban

Mar 30, 2024, at 03:17 am

Kabul: The Taliban has said that women in Afghanistan would face public floggings and stoning for adultery, proving apprehensions of the country regressing to a grim era under its rule, media reports said.

Pakistani airstrikes leave eight, including women and children, dead in Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:43 am

Airstrikes conducted by Pakistan  Khost and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan on Monday left at least eight people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.

Two TTP operatives arrested in Pakistan's Karachi

Mar 08, 2024, at 12:07 am

During a joint operation, Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel on Thursday arrested  two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives from Karachi.

Afghanistan's Taliban administration invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:23 am

The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest  $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.

Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end in Afghanistan, say UN independent human rights experts

Feb 03, 2024, at 11:28 pm

UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.

British-Indian student Aditya Verma, who was facing trial in Spain over his in-flight 'Taliban' remark, acquitted

Jan 26, 2024, at 11:20 pm

A Spanish court has acquitted an Indian-British man who landed himself in trouble after he joked to friends about blowing up a flight from London Gatwick to Menorca.

British-Indian student Aditya Verma facing trial in Spain over his in-flight 'Taliban' joke

Jan 26, 2024, at 03:22 pm

A British-Indian student is facing trial in Spain after he was accused of causing public disorder by sending a Snapchat message where he joked about blowing up a plane in which he was flying.

Iran claims it neutralized Mossad drone attack, arrested three local spies

Nov 08, 2023, at 12:06 am

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, in cooperation with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban group, has neutralized a drone attack allegedly by Iran's spy agency Mossad in the eastern half of the country.

Taliban Minister targets Pakistan over treatment towards Afghan nationals

Nov 06, 2023, at 08:57 pm

Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has criticised the Pakistani government's decision to expel Afghan nationals and said the neighbouring country should consider the consequences of such actions.

Afghanistan embassy claims Pakistan police detained over thousand migrants

Oct 05, 2023, at 08:55 pm

The Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad has said Pakistani police have detained more than a thousand Afghan migrants in the last two weeks, media reports said.

Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights

Sep 27, 2023, at 11:35 pm

The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Afghanistan consul general in Karachi claims Pakistani police are continuing to detain refugees

Sep 27, 2023, at 12:07 am

Afghanistan's consul general in Karachi has alleged that hundreds of Afghan refugees have been detained in Pakistan in the past 15 years.

Afghanistan: UN report says Taliban committed 1600 cases of human rights violations in past 19 months

Sep 20, 2023, at 11:10 pm

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a report that said it has documented over 1600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in the past 19 months.

Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education

Sep 19, 2023, at 11:17 pm

The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls.

Afghanistan: Taliban now bans women from entering Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan

Aug 28, 2023, at 01:03 am

Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, a group that recently completed two-year rule in the country, have banned women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in the central Bamiyan province, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Female Youtuber killed in Kabul

Aug 25, 2023, at 03:37 pm

A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.

Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials

Aug 23, 2023, at 06:55 pm

New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.

More than 20 female artists exhibit paintings in in Taliban-ruled Kabul

Aug 22, 2023, at 08:32 pm

In a country ruled by Taliban forces and eves being dominated, over 20 female artists exhibited their paintings in Kabul by holding an exhibition.