India Holds First Talks with Taliban

07 Nov 2024

In a significant diplomatic move, India held its first talks with the Taliban administration of Afghanistan. MEA joint secretary J P Singh discussed India and Afghanistan relations with Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, the son of the former supreme leader of the group and emir of Afghanistan and the acting defence minister....

Kabul Suicide Bombing: 6 Killed, 13 Injured In Deadly Blast

02 Sep 2024

A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, September 2, resulted in six deaths and 13 injuries, according to AFP. The explosion occurred in the Qala-e-Bakhtiar area on the southern outskirts of the capital. A suicide bomber detonated multiple explosives in a public space. There has been no immediate claim...

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi Invites Pak FM Ishaq Dar to Kabul

17 Mar 2024

Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan's Foreign Minister appointed by the Taliban, has extended an invitation to Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, to visit Kabul, as per Khaama Press. Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a statement, said, "Positive interactions in the region are increasing every day, and practical work on major infrastructure projects...

Muslim world condemns Taliban’s prohibition on women attending higher education, according to US State Secretary Blinken.

11 May 2023

Kabul [Afghanistan], 11 May: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the Muslim world condemns the Taliban's ban on higher education for women, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported. "When the Taliban enacted restrictive bans on higher education for women, governments from across the Muslim world spoke up to condemn the...

Afghanistan: Explosion in Foreign Ministry in Kabul kills 2, injures 12

27 Mar 2023

At least two persons were killed and 12 others have been injured in a heavy blast near Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry in downtown Kabul on Monday, according to a hospital run by an Italian NGO, reported Al Jazeera. "We received some patients," said Stefano Sozza of Italian NGO Emergency. The NGO...

Khayyam to Taliban

24 Feb 2023

Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring The Winter Garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly -- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing. — Omar Khayyam (1048CE-1141CE) Long ago, Omar Khayyam wrote poetry that was...

China Urges Citizens To Leave Afghanistan

14 Dec 2022

China urges its citizens to quickly leave Afghanistan post ISIS militants attack on Hotel In Kabul. China ordered the Taliban-run Government to investigate the attack and take strong actions to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Afghanistan. Around five Chinese nationals have been injured in the attack.

UN chief condemns Kabul attack; expresses condolences to bereaved families

14 Dec 2022

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the Kabul hotel attack and also expressed condolences to the bereaved families. The attacks resulted in multiple casualties. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack on 12 December on a Hotel in Kabul, resulting in multiple casualties. The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to...

ISIS takes responsibility of Kabul hotel attack; 3 gunmen killed

13 Dec 2022

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Afghanistan’s Kabul attack. A deadly attack was carried out on Monday on a hotel in Afghanistan's capital used by Chinese businessmen. Meanwhile, in the attack three armed men were involved and reportedly killed security forces, putting an end to the arbitrary assassination attempt....

400 loudspeakers in Kabul now, as Taliban urges worshippers to offer more prayers

23 Nov 2022

The Taliban's religious enforcers claimed that hundreds of loudspeakers had been put in Kabul, the country's capital, to entice worshipers to attend prayers. Hundreds of vacant stores and other inactive structures have been transformed into mosques, according to the ministry for the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice,...