UN presses Taliban for ‘clarity’ on women’s role in aid delivery
Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban government has rapidly squeezed women out of public life, banning them also from secondary education, public sector work, as well as parks and baths.
UN envoys in Kabul to press for women’s rights
The visit follows the weekend slaying of a former Afghan lawmaker who was killed at her home in Kabul, a murder that "shocked" Guterres, another spokesperson said.
Female former Afghan lawmaker found shot dead at Kabul home
A former Afghan female legislator and one of her bodyguards have been killed at her home in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, police have said.
US Republicans probe chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had written to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an array of records, from intelligence assessments to communications with the Taliban.
Taliban praises Afghanistan’s first supercar
The Kabul-designed Mada-9 draws its power from a humble Toyota Corolla engine
Taliban government signs oil deal with Chinese firm
The Taliban government of Afghanistan has signed an oil extraction deal with a Chinese company, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Taliban hits out at Prince Harry over claims of killing 25 Afghans
Following his confessions, Senior Taliban official Anas Haqqani has released his statements. “Mr. Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans," says Anas Haqqani in his tweet.
Afghan academic vows to fight Taliban
An Afghan academic who caused a storm by quitting and tearing up his degree certificates on live television to protest the ban on women in universities has vowed to fight the order "even if it costs my life".
United Nations won’t halt aid to Afghanistan
The United Nations said Thursday it would not stop providing help to Afghanistan despite the Taliban ban on women working in the country's aid sector.
Unknown disease kills 2 children in Afghanistan
An unknown pathogen has infected more than 80 people and killed two children in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Taliban authorities said.
UN chiefs urges Taliban to prevent terrorism against Pakistan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday, called on Afghan Taliban to prevent terrorist organizations from attacking Pakistan or any other neighbouring country from the Afghan territory.
Pakistan reserves right for cross-border action against TTP: Bilawal
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, addressing the UN on Friday said that Pakistan would not tolerate cross-border terrorism by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or other terrorist groups and that the country reserved the right to take direct action against them.