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...
US Extends Best Wishes on Independence Day
WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he looks forward to advancing shared US-Pakistan goals of security, stability and prosperity in South...
Independence Day Celebrated In Pakistani Embassy in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: The 75th Independence Day of Pakistan is being celebrated all over the world. A special Independence Day celebration was also held at the...
US Mobilizes Troops To Kabul For Embassy Staff Drawdown
Faced with unexpectedly rapid military gains by the Taliban, the United States decided to dramatically scale down its embassy in Kabul and send about 3,000...
Taliban Capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province
The Taliban's advance in Afghanistan has accelerated and they have also captured the important province of Kandahar. The number of Taliban-held Afghan provinces has risen...
Six Dead Including Suspected Gunman in UK Shooting
LONDON: Six people, including the suspected gunman, died Thursday following a “serious firearms incident” in the southwestern English city of Plymouth, police said, with reports...
Afghan Govt Offers Share In Power To Taliban
KABUL: Amid rapid gains by the Taliban and taking control of the 10th provincial capital of Afghanistan, the Ghani administration has offered the Taliban a...
Helicopter Crashes in Russia
MOSCOW: A helicopter with 16 people on board, most of them tourists, crashed in the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia s far east on Thursday, the local...
India Shuts Last Consulate in Afghanistan And Evacuates Citizens
KABUL: India sent a military plane to northern Afghanistan on Tuesday to pull out its citizens, officials said, as fighting raged between Afghan security forces...
No Regrets About Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan: Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said he has no regrets about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters and reporters at the White House,...
COVID-19 Vaccination Declared Mandatory for US Army Personnel
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for U.S service members by mid-September, an effort by the Biden administration to...
No Ceasefire Deal With Afghan Govt: Taliban
KABUL: A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban told Arab TV that there was no ceasefire deal with the Kabul government. According to Arab TV, the...
US, UK Ask Their Citizens To Leave Afghanistan Immediately
The United States and Britain have instructed their citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately in view of the deteriorating situation of the country. Due to the...
Saudi Airports’ Rankings Improve Among World’s Top 100 for 2021
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s airports continued to advance on the list of world’s 100 top airports, despite the impact of the pandemic, according to the Skytrax...
Saudi Arabia To Receive Umrah Pilgrimage Applications From Monday
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage applications from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims from tomorrow. An official of the Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry...
Pakistan Regrets not Being Invited to UNSC Meeting on Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram during a press briefing said that Pakistan regrets that it was not invited to participate...
US Urges Iran’s New President To Resume Nuclear Talks
The United States has called on Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi to return to talks on reviving a historic nuclear deal. US State Department Spokesman...
Security Council To Discuss Afghan Situation Tomorrow
WEB DESK: Tomorrow’s Security Council meeting will consider the intensity of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan and the occupation of several districts by militants. The Security...
10 Killed in Texas Road Crash
TEXAS: Ten people were killed and 20 people were taken to area hospitals after a van crashed on Highway 281 near Encino, Texas, Wednesday afternoon,...
Shutdown, March To Mark Black Day in IIOJK Today
SRINGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, complete shutdown will be observed and a march will be conducted towards the Lal Chowk in Srinagar,...
Officer Dead, Suspect Killed in Violence Outside Pentagon
WASHINGTON: A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building, and a suspect...