Female Afghan MP's who escaped Taliban launch women’s parliament in exile

Kabul: Several female MPs, who escaped Afghanistan when Taliban seized power of the nation on Aug 15, have launched a new women’s parliament to champion human rights while in exile in Greece, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban govt urges US to unfreeze its central bank assets

Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in a letter to the US Congress has urged for the release of its central bank assets that were frozen by the American government.

Time to hold Pakistan accountable: US geopolitical expert Danielle Pletka

Kabul: A geo-political expert has said Pakistan is responsible for destabilizing Afghanistan and delivering it into the hands of Islamist extremists.

Afghanistan women’s rights are ‘red line’, UN rights chief tells States

New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet led calls on Tuesday for Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders to respect the rights of all Afghans and warned that the treatment of women and girls is a “fundamental red line” that should not be crossed.

At least 20 dead, 90 injured over four days of fighting in Afghanistan’s Herat region: Reports

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least 20 people, including civilians, have died and another 90 were injured during the last four days of ongoing fighting with the Taliban (a terror group, banned in Russia) in the Afghan city of Herat and its outskirts, the Tolo News TV channel reports.