KABUL — The Taliban has handed over about $12.3 million cash and some gold found from the houses of former administration’s officials and local offices of former government’s intelligence agency to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country’s central bank, a statement said on Thursday. “The officials of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by handing over the […]
KARACHI — Pakistan on Tuesday opened the Torkham border crossing with its neighbour Afghanistan, in order to allow pedestrian movement. Earlier on Monday, the Torkham border was closed by the Taliban, after Islamabad had rejected the demand of Afghan nationals to enter inside Pakistan. Hundreds of people had gathered at the Torkham border crossing on […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan always desired good relations with its neighbours, but India took this wish as a weakness, President Arif Alvi said on Monday as he accused New Delhi of trying to derail Islamabad’s relations with Beijing. Alvi made the remarks while addressing a joint session of Parliament to mark the start of the fourth […]
KABUL — In a bid to implement an Islamic curriculum in Afghanistan, the Taliban said that university subjects that defy Sharia Islamic laws will be removed from higher education. “Each subject that is against Islamic laws will be removed,” said Acting Minister of Higher Education Shaikh Abdul Baqi Haqqani in a press conference, reported TOLOnews. […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan intelligence chief Faiz Hameed met his counterparts from Russia, China, Iran and Tajikistan to brief them about India’s role in previous Afghanistan governments in promoting terrorism. According to sources, the meeting hosted by the ISI chief also discussed the roles of various countries in Afghanistan, post the takeover by the Taliban. […]
KABUL — Afghan women wearing full face veils sat in rows at a Kabul university lecture theatre Saturday, pledging commitment to the Taliban’s hardline policies on gender segregation. About 300 women — covered head-to-toe in accordance with strict new dress policies for education — waved Taliban flags as speakers railed against the West and expressed […]
BEIJING — China on Wednesday announced USD 31 million as aid to Afghanistan, its first after the Taliban seized power in Kabul, as it backed the Afghan militant group’s interim government, saying it is a necessary step to restore order and end anarchy . Taking part in the first meeting of Foreign Ministers of the […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday expressed hope that the formation of the new government in Afghanistan will put an end to four decades of ceaseless conflict and uncertainty. In a statement, APHC said that it understands that no two conflict regions are the same and the […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that Muslims are always expected to prove that they don’t stand for violence. In a series of tweets, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that her statement on the Taliban following Sharia law was deliberately distorted. “Not surprised that my […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that the Taliban can set an example in front of the world if they follow what Sharia or Quran Sharif really says. Talking to the reporters at Akhran village in Kulgam, Mufti said that if the Taliban continued to do what they did before, then it may […]