[ad_1] The past few weeks, Afghan media has been abuzz with reports about the Taliban having handed over the Bagram air base, north of Kabul, to the US. The original report was made by journalist Zark Shabab. American C-17 aircraft recently landed at the base, bringing military vehicles, equipment, and senior intelligence officials, including that…
[ad_1] Taliban forces patrol near the entrance gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Tuesday it had important matters to discuss with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders and was working to remove the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organisations. “This is a country that is next to us,…
[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday it had important matters to discuss with Afghanistan‘s Taliban leaders and was working to remove the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organisations. “This is a country that is next to us, and one way or another we communicate with them,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We…
[ad_1] Sequestered at home in a remote Afghan town, 18-year-old Shekiba often roams the house hunting for the patchy Internet signal that is her last link to an education. Shekiba has turned to online learning since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and shut her out of classrooms, signing up for live economics lectures…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia cancelled a T20 men’s cricket series scheduled for later this year against Afghanistan on Tuesday, citing a worsening state of affairs for women in the Taliban-ruled nation.Cricket Australia said that the three-match series set for August at a neutral venue has been postponed after receiving advice “that conditions for women and…
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan on Monday in retaliation to the killing of seven soldiers in a recent attack on a security check post that authorities blame on militants based across the border.Kabul denounced the strikes as a violation of Afghanistan’s territorial integrity and warned that such reckless acts could lead to…
[ad_1] Taliban Afghan Foreign Affairs in-charge Amir Khan Muttaqi. File | Photo Credit: AP A senior Indian diplomat has met with ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Friday. The development came months after the embassy of Afghanistan here that was earlier run by officials with affiliation to the pre-Taliban…
[ad_1] The Regional Cooperation Initiative meeting was addressed by Amir Khan Muttaqi. New Delhi: India was among 10-odd countries which attended a conclave in Kabul on Monday organised by the Taliban with a broader aim for regional cooperation, according to the Afghan media. India has not yet recognised the Taliban setup and has been pitching…
[ad_1] A Russian private jet carrying six people crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan but the pilot and some of the others on board survived, the Taliban said Sunday. Four people survived and two are unaccounted for, air transport agency Rosaviatsia later said. The Indian aviation ministry said the plane was not a…
[ad_1] KABUL: A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban‘s draconian policies, putting curbs on the education of girls in the country, Khaama Press reported, adding that she called for strict action against the ban.Fatima Amiri, a survivor of the Kaaj educational centre attack and a staunch advocate for girls’ education,…
