Taliban tells US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans
Kabul: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said the Islamist militant group will not tolerate the extension of evacuation by US-led NATO forces and also told the US to stop evacuating the skilled Afghans.
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.
Religious scholars to lead upcoming Afghanistan government: Taliban
Kabul: Taliban members have said religious scholars should take the lead and be the core of the upcoming government in Afghanistan.
Islamabad: A Pakistani author has warned that the victory of Taliban in Afghanistan may have a hidden fear that a more deadly war might be starting any time now.
Afghanistan-Pakistan trade spikes by 50 pct after Taliban took over Kabul
Kabul: Despite transit troubles, Afghanistan’s chamber of commerce and industry has claimed trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has risen by 50 percent in the past week ever since the Taliban started controlling the borders and dry ports.
Pakistan NAB Chairman says there are evidence of big fish mega corruption
Pakistan's Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (R) Javed Iqbal has said the Bureau has solid evidences of money-laundering of billions of rupees by the big fish in the country by opening fake accounts in the names of ‘falooda walas’, ‘chhabri walas’ and ‘paupar walas’.
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq asks Pakistan govt to recognise Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq has asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government to accept the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
CIA head held meeting with Taliban as US grapples to finish evacuation by Aug 31: Report
The head of US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Taliban not allowing food into Andarab, using children and elderly as shields, says Amrullah Saleh
Kabul: The Taliban are not allowing food and fuel into Andarab valley adjoining Panjshir in northeastern Afghanistan and the humanitarian situation there is dire, Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself the caretaker President of Afghanistan, said on Tuesday.
Ireland to send elite forces, diplomats to Kabul to help evacuate Irish citizens, says official
London/UNI/Sputnik: Dublin will send a group of diplomats and members of the Army Ranger Wing, the Irish defense forces' special operations branch, to the militant-controlled Afghan capital to help evacuate Irish citizens, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.
Pakistan records 4,075 new Coronavirus cases
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan has reported 4,075 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday.
Australia, New Zealand governments evacuate 650 people from Afghanistan: Prime Minister Morrison
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Australia and New Zealand’s joint evacuation flights were able to move out 650 people from Afghanistan on Monday night, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacked in Kabul, diverted to Iran: Report
Kabul: A Ukrainian plane in Kabul to evacuate its stranded citizens from Afghanistan has been hijacked and diverted to Iran, a Ukraine Minister was quoted as saying in media reports.
Afghanistan: UN agencies sound alarm over emergency aid supply logjam
New York: UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are calling for a “humanitarian airbridge” to be set up immediately, to allow the unimpeded delivery of medicines and other aid supplies to the country.
People in Afghanistan stare uncertain future as banks remain closed after Taliban takeover
Kabul: People in Kabul are suffering at the hands of the Taliban regime as prices of goods are increasing and the continuous closure of banks has further escalated the crisis.