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Kabul: The Taliban will allow girls to return to class when high schools open on March 22, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls. Since the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August last year, it had barred girls from going to schools across Afghanistan. […]

Kabul: Universities in the ‘cold areas’ of Afghanistan opened for all students on Saturday with new gender segregation norms in place. “The public universities and institutes were reopened today (Saturday),” said Ahmad Taqa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) of the Taliban regime as quoted by Tolo News. The classes of male and […]

Kabul: The US Central Command (Centcom) chief Gen Kenneth McKenzie on Thursday expressed concerns about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Afghanistan. In an interview shared on Facebook by the US Central Command – Dari/Pashto, McKenzie said that America is still “sorting out what is going to happen” since the Taliban came into […]

Hyderabad: Recently, India signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian assistance. Earlier, the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan was held. The meeting called for “urgent humanitarian assistance” to the […]

Osbourn (Antigua): A fine all-round performance from Nivethan Radhakrishnan fired Australia to third place in the ICC Under 19 World Cup with a two-wicket win over Afghanistan. The ambidextrous all-rounder took three for 31 to limit Afghanistan to 201 all out batting first, before notching a half-century in the chase. Australia were made to sweat […]

North Sound: Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches but Afghanistan, with their magnificent run to the semifinals of U-19 World Cup, ensured the tweaking by the apex body was worth it, even if it meant rescheduling as many as four matches. Accustomed to […]

New Delhi:  As part of the countrys ongoing humanitarian help, India supplied the fourth batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan comprising three tonnes of essential life-saving medicines. The shipment was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul. “India stands committed to continue its special relationship with the people of Afghanistan and provide humanitarian […]

Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan said that the country does not have equipment to detect Omicron, adding that it has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide testing machines for the new fast-spreading Covid-19 variant. Both Pakistan and Iran, the two countries that share borders with Afghanistan, have confirmed cases of the new […]

Washington: More than 6,400 journalists in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover of the country, according to a recent survey. The survey conducted by non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban took power. As […]

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to host the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi beginning Saturday that is aimed to further strengthen ties between the member countries, with particular focus on trade, connectivity and development cooperation. This meeting, which will last till December 20, will see […]

United Nations: The UN wants humanitarian aid to arrive quickly anywhere where it is needed, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said when asked about Pakistan holding up medicines and 50,000 tonnes of wheat that India wants to send to Afghanistan. “We would want to see, obviously, humanitarian aid to arrive where it needs […]

By Louise Grogan The lack of food security in Afghanistan may soon become a threat to the stability of many other countries. Without a radical change of western policy towards the Taliban, millions of people will make their way to anywhere they can find food. The arrival of the poorest of the poor in neighbouring […]

By taking the initiative to host a regional conference on the Afghanistan situation, India has successfully demonstrated that it is a stabilising force in the region, unlike Pakistan which has been playing a negative role. The ‘Delhi Declaration’, a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting attended by National Security Advisers of seven […]

National Security Advisers of five central Asian countries - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan besides Russia and Iran - are attending the New Delhi meet on Afghanistan.

Abu Dhabi: India were sent packing from the T20 World Cup after a clinical New Zealand clinched a facile eight-wicket triumph over Afghanistan in their final Super 12 game to claim the last available semifinal spot here on Sunday. India’s slim hopes hinged on Afghanistan upstaging the Black Caps as that would have brought the […]

Abu Dhabi: The Indian team will watch with bated breath as New Zealand face Afghanistan in a T20 World Cup match, the result of which will decide the semifinal line-up from Group 2, here on Sunday. Joining Team India in praying for an Afghan victory will be its billion-plus fans. A win for the Kiwis […]

Abu Dhabi: India’s batters stepped up when the occasion demanded to set up an emphatic 66-run win over Afghanistan in a Group 2 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. This is also India’s first win of the tournament, opening their account in the group […]

Hyderabad: Team India’s chances of making it to the semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup took a severe beating after suffering back-to-back losses to Pakistan and New Zealand. The 10-wicket loss to arch-rivals Pakistan in the opener and an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand pushed the Virat Kohli’s men, who […]

Abu Dhabi: Pacers Hamid Hassan and Naveen-ul-Haq shared six wickets between them in impressive bowling spells as Afghanistan crushed Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Afghanistan posted 160 for five thanks to handy contributions from Hazratullah Zazai (33), Mohammad Shahzad (45), […]

Abu Dhabi: Afghanistan would look to shrug off the defeat against Pakistan and return to winning ways when they take on debutants Namibia, who will be eager to continue their dream run in the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday. Afghanistan have proven that they are not a team to be taken lightly. They are […]