KABUL — Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Tuesday that the insurgent group does not wish to “repeat any conflict, any war”, and women will get equal opportunities within the framework of Sharia. “We want to do away with the factors for conflict. Therefore, the Islamic Emirate does not have any kind of hostility or […]
MOSCOW — Russia has said that the situation in Kabul under the Taliban is “better” than it was under the Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government, according to a media report, signalling Moscow’s apparent endorsement of the insurgent group and an attempt to establish ties with the outfit, still officially designated a terrorist organisation in the country. […]
KABUL — A Taliban spokesman has pledged to honor women’s rights, but within the norms of Islamic law. Zabihullah Mujahid made the comment Tuesday at his first news conference. For years, he had been a shadowy figure issuing statements on behalf of the militants. His assertion that the Taliban would protect women’s rights comes after […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the safety of women and girls, and called on Monday for world leaders to take urgent action. Yousafzai said Biden “has a lot to do” and must “take a bold step” to protect the Afghan people, adding she […]
KABUL — The Taliban has declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport as thousands mobbed the city’s international airport in a desperate attempt to flee. Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed as […]
NEW DELHI — About 150 Afghan soldiers, who are undergoing training in India, are now staring at an uncertain future following the resurgence of Taliban in Afghanistan. These Afghan soldiers are attending specifically-tailored capsule courses at different military training establishments in India, Times of India reported today quoting its sources. The Indian government “will have […]
In response to the Taliban re-conquest of Afghanistan, Hamas on Monday congratulated the Afghan people for “defeating” the US. “We congratulate the Muslim Afghan people for the defeat of the American occupation on all Afghan lands, and we congratulate the Taliban movement and its brave leadership on this victory, which culminated its long struggle over […]
TASHKENT — An Afghan military jet was shot down by Uzbek air defence forces and crashed after crossing the border into Uzbekistan, the Uzbek defence ministry said on Monday. The Afghan government collapsed on Sunday and the Taliban insurgents took control of the capital Kabul. The jet crashed late on Sunday in Uzbekistan’s southernmost Surxondaryo […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday seemed to endorse the Taliban taking over Kabul by saying that Afghanistan has broken the “shackles of slavery” in the neighbouring war-torn country. The longstanding war in Afghanistan reached a watershed moment on Sunday when the Taliban insurgents closed in on Kabul before entering the city […]
BEIJING — China is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said Monday, after the Taliban seized control of the country. Beijing has sought to maintain unofficial ties with the Taliban throughout the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, which spurred an advance by the Islamist hardliners across the country that saw […]