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Taliban-led Afghan government has banned video games, foreign films and music in the western city of Herat

Taliban have shared a rare audio message from their supreme leader, who says justice is an instrument for the Afghan government's survival

Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province

Invitation to the Taliban to participate in a training course reflects New Delhi’s willingness to engage with them

The blast went off at the Tabian Farhang center in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, as journalists gathered for the award ceremony at 11 am

Resurgence of Taliban in Afghanistan is proving fatal for Pakistan, the TTP has warned of more attacks on Pakistan's law enforcement officers

Greater presence in Afghanistan provides China with an opportunity to strengthen its regional power and influence

Resurgence of TTP is, in a way, a perverse payoff for Pakistan’s policy of supporting Afghan Taliban.

The international community must feel the moral responsibility to lend unequivocal support to Afghan women who are being denied the basic dignity of life

The move comes as the latest addition to the Taliban’s growing list of restrictions being imposed on Afghan women.

Shukria Sherzai, a women's rights activist in Ghor province, says the cases of forced and underage marriages have increased exponentially since the Taliban seized power.

Kabul: A suicide bomber struck at a centre of Taliban power on Wednesday, setting off a blast at a government ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul and killing at least four people. The explosion went off in the afternoon as workers and visitors were praying inside a mosque of Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, which is […]

Pakistan and India have already implemented the ban on the popular gaming app.

New York: A New York-based media watchdog has called the Taliban to immediately release American journalist and independent filmmaker Ivor Shearer and Afghan producer Faizullah Faizbakhsh and cease detaining journalists. On August 17, Shearer and Faizbakhsh were filming in the Sherpur area of District 10 in Kabul-where a US drone strike killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman […]

Kabul: Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, the war-ravaged country has lost 39.59 per cent of its media outlets and 59.86 per cent of its journalists, stated Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report. The Afghan media community has faced numerous challenges as media workers lost their jobs […]

Kabul: Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about with the regime’s ties with the international community, saying that more countries are expected to reopen their diplomatic missions in Kabul soon. “We have good relations with all the world and our relations are getting better. We hope to […]

Kabul: At least two civilians were killed and three security personnel injured after three explosions ripped through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, according to multiple sources. The Ministry of Interior have confirmed the blasts and said a group of armed insurgents entered the gurdwara in Kart-e-Parwan area. “Before entering, the enemy attacked the guards […]

Kabul: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has claimed that its forces have killed the commander of terrorist group ISIS (ISIL) and captured and another member in an operation conducted in the Bagrami district of Kabul province. TOLO News reported on Monday citing Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson said that these main key figures had attacked mosques, monasteries, […]

In this changing world order, a strong united South Asia can make a difference and give weight to developing countries’ voices

By Joseph Wright, Abel Escribà-Folch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The US government, for example, continues to push for additional sanctions on Russia in response to news of Russian military atrocities, even though […]