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While there is a need for coordinated efforts to prevent the humanitarian crisis from spinning out of control in Afghanistan, the international community should not be in a hurry to recognise the Taliban regime because it is yet to fulfil its promises on providing an inclusive government and protecting the rights of women and minorities. […]
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The spurt in targeted civilian killings in Kashmir confirms the worst fears that the developments in Afghanistan could embolden the terrorist outfits bent upon creating trouble in India with the active support from their Pakistani handlers. The brutal killing of a Sikh principal and a Hindu teacher at a government school in Srinagar’s Eidgah area, […]
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Kabul: A blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan, killing or wounding at least 100 people, a Taliban police official said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which took place in Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province, but militants from the Islamic State […]
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The order, distributed on social networks, also contains a request not to play music or hymns on the premises of hairdressing salons, The Frontier Post reported.
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New Delhi: The Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has banned the broadcast of the hugely popular Indian Premier League in the country over the presence of “female audience and spectators” in stadiums. Former Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) media manager and journalist M Ibrahim Momand said the live broadcast of IPL matches was banned due to possible “anti-Islamic” content. […]
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Ravaged by prolonged wars and now under the control of Islamist group, Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse, economically and socially. The global community is wary of extending financial support because of the Taliban’s failure to honour its promise of protecting human rights. While the concerns of the countries around the world about providing […]
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If at all the international community needed any proof to establish the link between Pakistan’s state actors and the Taliban, it was provided by the way the interim government was cobbled together in Kabul. The composition of the new team bears the stamp of Islamabad all over. The role of Pakistani ISI was clear as […]
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Kabul: The Taliban has claimed the capture of the Afghan province of Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in the country, TOLO News reported on Monday. “Recent efforts to ensure complete security in the country have also brought results, and the Panjshir province has come under the full control of the Islamic Emirate (the name used […]
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As the US called curtains on its ‘forever war’ and evacuated its last soldier, it left behind a country in a complete mess. Even its own coalition partners were dismayed and could make little of Washington’s harried exit. Many Afghans are now without a ‘home’ and almost half the population needs humanitarian assistance to survive. […]
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Islamabad: In a surprise move, Pakistan’s powerful intelligence chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed on Saturday dashed to Kabul, according to media reports here, amidst the Taliban struggling to finalise and install an inclusive government in Afghanistan that would be acceptable to the international community. A delegation of senior Pakistani officials led by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), […]
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Pragmatism, caution and national interests must guide India's new strategy while engaging with the Taliban
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The Afghan conflict exposed the futility of military interventions in faraway lands and the price people must pay
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Those running ‘Sikhs for Justice’ campaign have only exposed themselves with their ‘love’ for a bigoted regime
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US media cited a State Department official as saying earlier on Monday that it was believed that there were fewer than 250 American citizens still in Afghanistan
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Since the country has no history of democracy, restoring the tribal Loya Jirga (Grand Council) is the way
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The worst fears that Afghanistan would become a fertile ground for terrorist outfits are coming true
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The world is waiting to see their approach towards people and the first major test is government formation
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Kabul: Twin suicide bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have massed, killing at least 13 people, Russian officials said. Western nations had warned earlier in the day of a possible attack at the airport in the waning days of a massive airlift. Suspicion for any attack […]
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Faiz Agha, a hijab seller in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that turban sales had increased since the last few days.
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The management of ACCL, the company that they were working for, shifted all its employees to London by a cargo flight on Friday night.