Taliban kill three ‘ISIS kidnappers’ in shootout
Herat – Taliban forces fought a three-hour gun battle with a group of alleged Islamic State kidnappers on Sunday, killing... Read more
25 Oct, 2021
US, UK warn citizens of threat to Kabul hotels
Kabul – The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
Some girls return to school as Taliban seeks to manage image
Kabul – Girls have returned to some secondary schools in a northern province of Afghanistan, Taliban officials and teachers said... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her
Herat – An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Barbers suffer under Taliban rule as Afghans shun fashion
Herat – Quiffs, mohawks, and crew cuts were hairstyles Nader Shah was accustomed to styling for image-conscious young men... Read more
21 Sep, 2021
‘I may as well be dead,’ Afghan women outraged by new Taliban restrictions on work
Kabul – The Taliban’s effective ban on women working sank in on Monday, sparking rage over the dramatic loss... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Afghan girls’ football team flees to Pakistan
Lahore – Members of Afghanistan’s national girls’ football team have fled across the border into Pakistan, officials said on... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Fallen Afghan government’s envoy urges UN to probe Taliban rights abuses
Geneva – An Afghan ambassador appointed by the Kabul government that collapsed last month called on Tuesday for the UN... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
First foreign commercial flight since Taliban takeover leaves Kabul
Kabul – An international commercial flight left Kabul on Monday, the first since the Taliban retook power last month,... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
Dogs of war: Afghan mutts find new home after missing US evacuation
Kabul – In a makeshift training centre at Kabul airport, dozens of dogs that were left behind during last... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
