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Afghans in limbo as Pakistan continues to deport refugees
Abdullah was a well-known public figure in Afghanistan, a journalist and university lecturer respected by his readers and students.In Pakistan, ... World News -
Taliban defend women’s record as UN explores path forward
Two-thirds of Afghanistan’s 43 million people need humanitarian aid, the United Nations says World News -
Russia’s Putin says some Western weapons for Ukraine are ending up in Taliban’s hands
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that some Western weapons supplied to Ukraine were finding their way to the Middle East through the ... World News -
Deadline to leave Pakistan sparks mass exodus of Afghans
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced the threat of detention and deportation on Wednesday, as a government deadline for them to ... World News -
Taliban free Afghan activist held after campaigning for girls’ education
The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit organization said on Thursday.Matiullah Wesa ... World News -
Afghanistan seeking deeper economic ties with China: Taliban official
An official in Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government told AFP Wednesday that the country was seeking deeper economic cooperation with China, on the ... World News -
Budget airline flydubai becomes first international carrier to resume Kabul flights
Low-cost carrier flydubai announced flights to Kabul on Thursday, becoming the first international airline to resume services since US forces’ chaotic ... World News -
Taliban guard kills 2 at border crossing: Pakistan army
A Taliban guard opened fire at civilians at a border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people, including a ... World News -
Pakistan evictions of Afghan immigrants ‘unacceptable’: Taliban
Pakistan’s plan to evict hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants is “unacceptable”, Taliban authorities said Wednesday, denying allegations by ... World News -
Pakistan orders all illegal immigrants to leave after suicide bombings
Pakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants to leave the country or face expulsion after revealing that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the South ... World News -
Russia hosts Taliban talks as it seeks regional influence
Russia hosted Taliban leaders for talks on regional security Friday as it seeks to forge ties with Afghanistan’s new rulers and assert itself as a ... World News -
Afghanistan embassy in India to shut following layoffs on fund crunch
After financially struggling for two years, the embassy in India of the previous Afghanistan government is finally shutting down, a move that could ... World News -
Increase in suicide and suicidal ideation among Afghan women under Taliban rule: UN
Suicide and suicidal ideation are “everywhere” for Afghan women as they become increasingly isolated and restricted, often by male relatives tasked ... World News -
Pakistan military raids suspected former Taliban stronghold, kills three militants
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Swiss NGO says 18 staff members detained in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a Swiss-registered NGO, including a foreigner, the group said Saturday.The ... World News -
China becomes first country to name new Afghan envoy since Taliban takeover
China became the first country on Wednesday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after its envoy presented ... World News -
UN rights chief decries ‘shocking oppression’ of Afghan women by Taliban
The UN rights chief accused Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a “shocking level of oppression” of women and girls and said human rights in ... World News -
Afghan Taliban criticizes closure of main border crossing with Pakistan after clashes
The Afghan Taliban criticized the closure of its main border cross-ing with Pakistan this week after clashes between security forces, saying the halt ... World News -
Afghanistan to send 17 female athletes to Asian Games
Afghanistan’s Olympic committee said it will send 17 female athletes to compete in three sports at the Asian Games in China later this month.Female ... World News -
France evacuates five Afghan women ‘threatened by Taliban’: Immigration authority
France flew five Afghan women who had been “threatened by the Taliban” from Pakistan to Paris, where they were due to arrive on Monday, French ... World News -
Three Pakistani soldiers killed in separate shootouts along Afghan border
Two Pakistani soldiers and one militant were killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest ... World News -
The Taliban say they have signed mining contracts worth $6.5 billion in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government said it signed seven mining contracts Thursday amounting to $6.5 billion in investment, in the biggest such ... Middle East -
Taliban stops 100 women travelling to Dubai for university scholarships
The head of a Dubai-based conglomerate on Wednesday said Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities had stopped around 100 women from travelling to the United ... Gulf -
Extremist militants kill six Pakistani soldiers near border with Afghanistan
Six Pakistani soldiers were killed on Tuesday in a clash with extremist militants in a northwestern region near the border with Afghanistan, the army ... World News -
Over 200 former Afghan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover: UN
More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over, the UN mission in ... World News -
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, ... Middle East -
Taliban say their rule is open-ended, don’t plan to lift ban on female education
The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman ... Middle East -
Ex-UK PM says Taliban’s treatment of women ‘crime against humanity’
Former British prime minister Gordon Brown on Thursday called for the Taliban government’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan to be declared ... World News -
Dozens of Pakistanis involved in recent ISIS attacks, says Afghan Taliban
Dozens of Pakistani ISIS militants have been killed or captured in Afghanistan in the past year, Kabul’s Taliban authorities said Wednesday, days ... World News -
Taliban prepare hundreds of suicide bombers over water dispute with Iran
In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences.A ... World News