No need to apologize for Afghanistan – Biden
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan and said “I make no apologies for what I did.” Speaking on the end of a year … Read More
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Taliban Arrest Fighter Who Shot Dead Hazara Woman At Checkpoint
A Taliban fighter has been arrested for shooting dead a Hazara woman at a checkpoint in the Afghan capital as she returned from a wedding, a spokesman for the group … Read More
Acting Afghan PM Calls For Countries To Officially Recognize Taliban Administration
Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognize the country’s Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions … Read More
The Taliban Expelled 3,000 Of Their Members For Illegal Practices
The Taliban took Kabul in August, following a 20-year insurgency against the US-backed Afghan government and a foreign coalition under the banner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The … Read More
Dozens Killed As Earthquake Hits Western Afghanistan
At least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed on Monday in Qadis district … Read More
Afghanistan To Resume Work On TAPI Gas Pipeline At Turkmenistan’s Expense
Authorities in Afghanistan have formulated their core criterion for resuming work on the long -awaited Tapi gas export pipeline, that will run from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan and Pakistan to the … Read More
Two Refugees From Afghanistan Freeze To Death On Turkey-Iran Border
In the last two months, at least eight refugees were frozen to death in the border areas. Bodies of two refugees from Afghanistan have been found near the Turkey-Iran border … Read More
UN Chief Pleads With US, World Bank To Unlock Afghanistan Funds
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and the World Bank to unfreeze Afghan funds, locked since the Taliban’s return to power, to prevent “the nightmare unfolding … Read More
These Are The World’s Most Powerful And Worst Passports For 2022
The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth worst passport for international travel for the third consecutive year, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 31 destinations around the world, … Read More
Five Shot Dead In Afghan Provinces
As many as five people were shot dead in two separate incidents in Afghanistan on Tuesday, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. In eastern Laghman province, four members of a family were … Read More