The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new list compiled by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).While restricting access to education has been the most high profile abuse, discrimination is taking...

The Taliban interim Prime Minister, Mullah Hassan Akhund, directed all ranks on Thursday to refrain from entering homes on the pretext of 'searches', grabbing public properties and confiscating peoples' belongings in the name of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...

A number of former Afghan officials, who fled the country along with President Ashraf Ghani after the Taliban takeover last month, have announced the continuation of the Afghan government in exile.A statement released by the Afghan Embassy in Switzerland...

Top US generals had warned US President Joe Biden that a rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan could increase risks to Pakistan's nuclear weapons and the country's security, Dawn reported."We estimated an accelerated withdrawal would increase risks of regional...

Al Qaeda has operated primarily from Pakistan's former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now incorporated into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; and in the megacity of Karachi, as well as in Afghanistan, according to a report by the US Congressional...

Recently the Republic of Armenia celebrated 30 years of independence. This year too, the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy celebrated the bicentennial - a seminal moment not just for the academy, or for the Armenian community of Kolkata or India but...

A private Afghan airline flew out at least 155 family members of the company's leadership to Abu Dhabi instead of evacuees, including journalists, according to a media report on Monday.Citing the Bloomberg report, TOLO News said the Kam Air flight was...

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said that it was impossible for his country to recognise the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, adding that at least 17 of the appointed ministers were "terrorists", the media reported on Monday.In a statement...

The newly-formed Taliban administration in Afghanistan has welcomed the US' recent move to allow the flow of humanitarian assistance to the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday."The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of...

The US administration said it has maintained sanctions pressure on the Taliban and its leaders, as well as the significant restrictions on their access to the international financial system."And this gets back to the core point that even as we maintain pressure...

The Taliban reportedly hung the dead bodies of four alleged kidnappers in public in the western city of Herat in an apparent warning, the BBC reported.The gruesome display came a day after a notorious Taliban official warned that extreme punishments such...

A Taliban spokesperson has lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, describing him as a 'puppet' who was 'not elected by the people of Pakistan'.The spokesperson in an interview urged Pakistan not to interfere in Afghanistan's affairs, the Friday...

The annual meeting of the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) this year is discussing the legitimacy of the new ruler of Afghanistan - the Taliban.But now the bigger question has emerged - who would represent Afghanistan at the UNGA after the Taliban took...

A number of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul against Taliban policies, demanding equal rights to education and work, according to a media report.Sunday's protest took place in response to the closure of the former government's Ministry of Women Affairs...

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that the taliban have not fulfilled their commitments on various issues like the education of girls, women's rights, as well as a decision on the national flag, since they took over the country late last month.A...

The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistan Taliban has rejected the idea that the power-shift in Afghanistan would affect TTP strategies and added that TTP is already intensifying attacks against the government of Pakistan.The head of the...

The Taliban's acting Army Chief, Qari Fasihuddin said that the militant group is holding consultations over creating a regular army for Afghanistan.Afghan broadcaster TOLO News reported that Fasihuddin made the announcement at a press conference in Kabul...

The Taliban has handed over about $12.3 million cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, a statement said on Thursday.The cash and gold bars found from the houses of former administration's officials and local offices...

While the security situation in Afghanistan has remained stable since the Taliban takeover in August, the country is now facing economic and humanitarian challenges, with its people longing for a better life and the new government calling for international...

Afghanistan would soon have a regular army to defend the country, Taliban's army chief of staff Qari Fasihuddin has said."Afghanistan would have a regular, disciplined and strong army in near future to defend and protect the country and consultations in this field...