UK Will Not Recognize Taliban: Dominic Raab
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Robb says we do not recognize the Taliban and urges other countries to do the same. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Robb...
Taliban Claim Taking Control Of Panjshir
Three Taliban sources said the group had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan holding out against it,...
Taliban Co-Founder Baradar To Lead New Afghanistan Govt
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the group said on Friday, as its fighters...
Sher Muhammad Abbas Named Afghanistan FM
KABUL: Taliban leader Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai, head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar, has been named foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of...
It’s possible’: General Mark Says US Can Work With Taliban To Fight IS
US Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said it was “possible” the United States will seek to coordinate with...
Nine Deaths Reported As Storm Ida Triggers State Of Emergency In New York and New Jersey
The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to...
Taliban Likely To Appoint Hebatullah As Supreme Leader, Claims US TV
KABUL: The Taliban said that the discussions held on forming a new government have been finalized and they will soon make an announcement. Anamullah Samangani,...
Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda Security Chief Back in Afghanistan
KABUL: A senior al Qaeda commander who was Osama bin Laden’s security chief has apparently returned to Afghanistan after two decades living in Pakistan, according...
Biden Says He Was Not Expecting Sudden Departure of Ghani
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday mounted a fierce defense of pulling troops from Afghanistan as the “best decision for America,” a day after the...
UAE Announces To Resume Tourists Visas To Vaccinated People Against Coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo...
Military Mission Ended in Afganistan: Blinken
WASHINGTON: The United States has completed withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, ending the 20 years of invasion into the country. In press briefing in...
Afghanistan Got Complete Independence Today: Zabiullah
KABUL: Taliban say that they have taken control of the Kabul airport following withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Talking to media at Hamid...
Pentagon Says US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Complete
WASHINGTON; The Pentagon announced that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was complete, concluding the 20-year war. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby and U.S. Central Command...
Pentagon Fears Another Attack at Kabul Airport
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Monday said U.S. operations in Afghanistan would end “soon,” and that it was looking into reports that ten Afghan civilians, including...
COVID Lockdown Extended For Two Weeks in NZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks. New Zealand had been largely virus-free for months, barring...
Death Toll in Afghan Explosions Climbs To 170
KABUL: The United States pressed on into the final days of the chaotic airlift from Afghanistan amid tighter security measures and fears of more bloodshed,...
Taliban Proposed Turkey Run Kabul Airport: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: At the Taliban s proposal, Turkey may end up running the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, with the Taliban themselves providing security, but a...
Death Toll in Kabul Airport Attack Rises to 110
KABUL: At least 13 U.S. service members, identified as 11 Marines, a Navy sailor and an Army soldier, died Thursday in a suicide bombing outside...
US Soldiers Killed In Kabul Blast Are Heroes: Joe Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden ordered American military commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-Khorasan assets, leadership and facilities as the death toll of...
60 Killed, 140 Wounded as Multiple Blasts hit Kabul Airport
KABUL: Three explosions struck near the main gate of Kabul airport Thursday, causing multiple casualties in what the US military labelled a “complex attack” that...
US Lawmakers Demand To Bring Ashraf Ghani To Justice Over Alleged $169-Million Escape
Washington: Two House Republicans — Reps. James Comer (Ky.) and Glenn Grothman (Wisc.) — penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland raising concerns about...
Taliban and Northern Alliance Agree Not To Attack Each Other
KABUL: In a major development that took place Thursday, the Taliban and the Northern Alliance have agreed not to attack each other, said sources. The...
Gunman kills 4 In Attack Near French Embassy In Tanzania
DAR SALAAM: A gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar...
Saudi Arabia Approves Sinovac and Sinopharm Vaccines
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has approved two further COVID-19 vaccines, Sinovac and Sinopharm. There are currently four vaccines approved for use in the Kingdom: Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech,...
News of Ukrainian Plane Hijack Proved Fake
News of the hijacking of a Ukrainian passenger plane from Afghanistan proved to be false. Eighty-three people were on board, according to the Russian news...
Afghan Security Official Killed in Firing at Kabul Airport
KABUL: One Afghan security official was killed and three others were injured in an exchange of fire between Afghan security forces and unknown individuals at...
Lock down Extended In New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown on Monday, saying the current outbreak has not peaked, as criticism mounts of her strategy...
OIC Supports Talks For Formation Of Govt In Afghanistan
RIYADH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) organized an extraordinary meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. During the meeting, OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen...
Trump Assails Biden For Afghanistan ‘Humiliation’: Trump
WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump launched a sustained attack on President Joe Biden’s handling of the retreat of US forces from Afghanistan, which he called...
India Should Focus On Its Internal Issues: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
KABUL: Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and Hezb-e-Islami Chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has expressed the belief that formal talks amongst the Afghan groups to form a...
Israel strikes Gaza After Dozens Injured In Border Clashes
Gaza: Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza on Saturday after clashes between its troops and Palestinian protesters left dozens injured, including an Israeli border policeman and a...
Indian Forces Martyr Three Kashmiris in IoK
SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism have martyred three Kashmiri youth in Pulwama district....
Not Given Interview to Any Israeli Journalist: Sohail Shaheen
KABUL: Afghan Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen said he had not given nterview to any Israeli journalist. "I'm being interviewed by several journalists every day," he...
Biden Thanks Taliban Over Safe Evacuation of US Citizens
WASHINGTON: The Taliban face an “existential” choice about how they are seen by the rest of the world after their sweeping military victory in Afghanistan,...
Survey: Indian PM Modi’s popularity declines to 24%
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has fallen drastically, reveals a latest survey released on Monday. The rating carried out under the India...
IMF Suspends Afghanistan’s Access To Funds
An IMF spokesperson said it was due to “lack of clarity within the international community” over recognising a government in Afghanistan. Resources of over $370m...
Taliban Announce Creation Of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Kabul: Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban have taken over, while the movement’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely...
Ashraf Ghani, Family In UAE
DUBAI: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after he left as Taliban fighters...
Indian Forces Fire Shells Over Muharram Mourners in Occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Hurriyat leaders and organizations have strongly denounced the use of brute force by Indian police on...
US Freezes Afghan Central Bank’s Assets of $9.5bn
The U.S. has frozen nearly $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank and stopped shipments of cash to the nation as it...
Taliban Announce Amnesty For All
KABUL: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said that Afghanistan faces major challenges and assured that there will be no confrontation with anyone. Addressing a...
Abdul Ghani Baradar Reaches Afghanistan
DOHA: The deputy leader of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar along with senior leaders arrived in Afghanistan via a special plane from Doha after...
Taliban Announce General Amnesty For Govt Officials
Kabul: The Taliban announced a “general amnesty” for all government officials Tuesday, two days after the group captured Kabul and completed their hold over the...
Anti-terrorism Operations Would Continue In Afghanistan : US President
Washington: Reacting to the Kabul takeover by the Taliban, US President Joe Biden blamed Afghan leadership for Taliban takeover. Biden broke days of silence Monday...
Ashraf Ghani Reaches Oman To Travel to US
KABUL: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Oman from where he will travel to the United States. According to a foreign news agency,...
At least Five Killed in Firing at Kabul Airport
KABUL: At least five people were killed in Kabul airport as hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes leaving the Afghan capital, witnesses told...
Afghan Delegation Arrives In Pakistan
Kabul: An Afghan political delegation led by Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani arrived in Pakistan. Political leadership of Afghanistan in the State Lounge at...
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Left The Country
KABUL: Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan, Afghan news outlet claimed on Sunday, citing sources. It is not yet clear whether he has resigned as president.Ghani...
Ali Ahmad Jalali Likely To Be Appointed As New Head Of Interim Govt In Afghanistan
Kabul: Former Afghan ambassador to Germany, Ali Ahmad Jalali, has been appointed as the head of the new interim government in Afghanistan, reported Afghan media...
Kashmiris observing Indian Independence Day as Black Day
Occupied Kashmir: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world are observing the Indian Independence Day today (Sunday) as...