Afghanistan's first woman Mayor blames Pakistan for Taliban control over war-torn nation
Kabul: Former Afghan Mayor of Maidan Shahr Zarifa Ghafari has blamed Pakistan for Taliban taking control over Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Tolo News reporter alleges he was beaten by Taliban in Kabul
Kabul/UNI: A reporter of Tolo News in Afghanistan was allegedly beaten by the Taliban while reporting on poverty and unemployment at Haji Yaqub Square in Kabul on Thursday.
Pakistan: PM's aide on finance quits, FBR gets 6th head in three years
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Tuesday removed the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), marking yet another reshuffle in the administration.
Afghanistan: Shia clerics ask Taliban to ensure equal role for all
Kabul: The Shia Ulema Council on Tuesday asked Taliban insurgents, who overran Kabul on Aug 15, to ensure that they will treat all faiths and ethnicities with equality and justice.
Taliban now orders working women in Afghanistan to stay at home
Kabul: Issuing a diktat that is reflective of the real intention of the Taliban, the spokesperson of the group has directed working women to stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety.
Tajiks make up 46% of Afghan population, should play major role in Afghan govt: Tajikistan Prez
Dushanbe/Kabul/UNI: Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has firmly conveyed to Pakistan that Tajiks make up more than 46 percent of Afghanistan's population and should play a major role in the future government there, and Tajikistan will not recognize any government to be formed in Kabul through oppression.
In Taliban's Afghanistan artists' fate to be decided as per Islamic law
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban has made it clear that the singers, actors, filmmakers will have to switch to other professions if what they do doesn't comply with Sharia law.
Pakistan: Gunmen kill three coal miners in Balochistan
Quetta: Unknown gunmen gunned down three coal miners working in the Marwar coalfield area on Monday night, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan's 12-member council to include ex-President Hamid Karzai, Abdullah, Baradar: Source
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghanistan will be led by a 12-member council, and the seven candidates that have been already agreed on include ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the High Council for National Reconciliation chief Abdullah Abdullah and Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Taliban, a source close to senior Taliban circles told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Lahore: Indian Army officials have warned that American weapons seized by Talibans from the Afghanistan Army will be first used to create havoc in Pakistan before they are smuggled to India, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Negotiations to bring 500 tonnes of urgent medical supplies ongoing, says WHO
New York: Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said during an online briefing on Tuesday.
Pakistan is behind empowering Taliban: Afghanistan singer Aryana Sayeed
Kabul: Afghani pop star Aryana Sayeed, who escaped from her nation after Taliban overran Kabul on Aug 15, blamed Pakistan for empowering the insurgent group.
Taliban leaders will be held accountable for their actions, says G7 on Afghanistan situation
Washington: G7 leaders, who met on Tuesday, said the Taliban leaders will be held accountable for their actions on preventing terrorism, on human rights, especially of women and girls and minorities, and on pursuing an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Senior Taliban leader meets Chinese Ambassador in Kabul
Kabul, /UNI/SPUTNIK: Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, met with Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul on Tuesday, a Taliban spokesperson said.
Future Afghanistan govt will not be complete without women: ex-Parliamentarian
Kabul: A former female Afghani Parliamentarian has batted for the presence of women in the future government of the country, giving a strong message to Taliban insurgents who have overrun the nation.