Afghan embassy in Rome marks 20th death anniversary of guerrilla commander Massoud with symposium
Rome: A high-level symposium was recently hosted in Rome to mark the 20th death anniversary of Afghanistan’s guerrilla commander Ahmed Shah Massoud. The event was hosted on Friday by the Embassy of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Female doctor in Kandahar says Taliban insurgents hit her
Kandahar: A female doctor has claimed she was beaten up by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's Kandahar region, media reports said.
Al Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri,rumored dead, appears in 9/11 anniversary video: Report
Twenty years after the 9/11 attack on the US, Osama bin Laden's successor in Al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri, rumored dead, surfaced in a video released on the 9/11 anniversary.
Afghan pilots in Uzbekistan to get flown to US base in Doha: Reports
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A group of Afghan pilots are expected to be transferred to a US military base from Uzbekistan this weekend, under a new agreement between the US and Uzbek governments, The Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.
CIA-trained Afghan collaborators receive death threats from Taliban: Reports
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Members of the Afghan special forces' elite group trained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who helped the US evacuation operation in Kabul received death threats from the Taliban (banned in Russia), The Washington Post reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
Afghanistan: The Taliban invasion, role of Pakistan and how it affects India
Who is responsible for the current conundrum in Afghanistan? How are the regional stakeholders going to react and get affected by the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul? What impact will the ruinous US withdrawal have on its international standing? What role does Pakistan play in the Afghanistan fiasco and how does it use it to get back at India?
Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, warns OHCHR
New York: Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, including the use of live ammunition, batons and whips.
Afghanistan: UN slams Taliban for its 'increasingly violent response' to protests
Kabul: The United Nations on Friday slammed Taliban group for its 'increasingly violent response' to protests ever since it took control over Afghanistan on Aug 15 after entering Kabul.
Afghanistan: Women seek right to return to govt jobs
Kabul/UNI: Despite their willingness to work, women in government jobs in Afghanistan say they have been prevented by the Taliban from returning to work.
Afghanistan: Pakistan, China welcome Taliban govt formation
Kabul: Pakistan and China have welcomed the government formation in Afghanistan and said they hope the Taliban will establish relations with the world’s countries.
Taliban kill brother of self-proclaimed Afghan President Amrullah Saleh: Source
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Members of the Taliban movement took prisoner and then killed Rohullah Saleh, brother of former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, a source close to the resistance forces told Sputnik.
Pakistan rejects role in facilitating takeover of Afghanistan's Panjshir
Islamabad/UNI/Sputnik: Pakistan has rejected the accusations that it helped the Taliban seize the stronghold of resistance forces in northern Afghan province of Panjshir, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday, citing foreign ministry spokesman Asim Iftikhar.
Kabul: A former female Afghanistan minister has said the Taliban cabinet, which was announced recently by the group, failed to represent both gender and ethnic diversity of Afghanistan.
Women can't be ministers, should give birth and educate: Taliban
Kabul/IBNS: Though Taliban says its model of governance in Afghanistan will be different from its previous regime, a recent statement by a Taliban spokesperson reveals the reality is far different from the insurgent group's words.
Afghan journos beaten and tortured by Taliban for covering women's protest
Kabul: Shocking images of injured Afghan journalists, who had covered women's protests against Taliban-Pakistan nexus, once again proved that the global concerns over the ruthless and barbaric rule are real.