Afghan War
Student running fake account says he sees no future with the Taliban in power.
Updated 01 Oct, 2021 05:35pm
Madressahs in Afghanistan have been struggling in wake of economic decline, which has accelerated since the Taliban took over.
Updated 01 Oct, 2021 01:56pm
Warns that a dire lack of funding is pushing Afghanistan’s health system to the brink.
Updated 01 Oct, 2021 09:07am
The Tajik president refuses to recognise the Taliban-appointed cabinet in Kabul.
Updated 01 Oct, 2021 11:07am
Describes Taliban's alleged ability to escape to Pakistan during 20 years of US presence in Afghanistan as major strategic issue.
Updated 01 Oct, 2021 09:05am
Ask members belonging to the group’s defence, interior and intelligence agencies to “report back to military bases”.
Published 30 Sep, 2021 10:41pm
“There is some uncertainty about the future, but the important thing is that we are safe," says a relative of a squad member.
Published 30 Sep, 2021 07:28pm
A Taliban guard claims the demonstrators “did not coordinate with security authorities regarding their protest”.
Published 30 Sep, 2021 01:06pm
Afghanistan should not be ditched but Pakistan should also keep its own interests in mind.
Updated 30 Sep, 2021 07:59am
Sanctions and global isolation will only provide space for hard-line Taliban to prevail.
Updated 30 Sep, 2021 07:45am
Says such legislative measures are "uncalled for and counterproductive" to Pak-US security cooperation.
Updated 30 Sep, 2021 07:38am
The weather, insecurity, political unrest and border closures can all affect the ever-fluctuating opium price.
Published 29 Sep, 2021 02:20pm
Say the Taliban Pakistan will now have to deal with will be different from the one they dealt with earlier.
Updated 29 Sep, 2021 12:55pm
Say US should treat Afghanistan in light of international rights and law to "prevent any negative consequences”.
Published 29 Sep, 2021 12:01pm
Bill moved by 22 senators to address issues related to Biden administration's "rushed, disastrous" exit from Afghanistan.
Updated 29 Sep, 2021 09:36am
Despite transgressions committed by the Taliban in their earlier regime, ordinary Afghans had no trust in successive Afghan govts.
Updated 29 Sep, 2021 08:59am
Stakeholders mull options to support new Afghan administration via capacity building, technical expertise under crash programmes.
Updated 29 Sep, 2021 07:49am
Calls for unfreezing the country's assets, warns a "humanitarian crisis is in the making" in Afghanistan.
Published 28 Sep, 2021 08:25pm
Will adopt the constitution of former king Mohammad Zahir Shah's time for a temporary period, says minister.
Published 28 Sep, 2021 06:55pm
“If anyone violates the rule (they) will be punished and no one has a right to complain," said the order issued to the barbers.
Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:48pm
Republicans are hoping to zero in on mistakes that Biden's administration made toward the end of the two-decade-old war.
Updated 28 Sep, 2021 01:29pm
Over 9,300 Afghan evacuees have come to call US military base in New Jersey home over the past month or so after Kabul's fall.
Updated 28 Sep, 2021 01:21pm
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will be one of the first high-level officials under President Biden to visit Pakistan.
Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:33pm
Assembly president's spokesperson says Afghanistan's mission has not cited a reason for the withdrawal.
Published 27 Sep, 2021 08:31pm
In Washington Post op-ed, PM says a more realistic approach would have been “to negotiate with the Taliban much earlier”.
Published 27 Sep, 2021 06:59pm
Inclusion of alleged US crimes infuriated Washington, with the Trump administration imposing sanctions on the former prosecutor.
Updated 27 Sep, 2021 07:04pm
The aid follows an understanding among Pakistan, the United States, Russia and China to hold the group to the promises made.
Updated 27 Sep, 2021 07:56am
Criticises Biden administration for its hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Updated 27 Sep, 2021 07:44am
Says Afghanistan wants good relations with the international community and desires to expand trade and economic ties.
Published 26 Sep, 2021 11:16pm
The UN can withhold or bestow formal acknowledgement on the Taliban and use it as crucial leverage.
Published 26 Sep, 2021 07:54pm
