A senior American diplomat has once again taken exception to the restrictions the interim government in Kabul has imposed on Afghan girls and women. “By our count, the Taliban have issued over 50 decrees restricting what Afghan women do, where they go, what they wear, when they can be seen,” says the US chargé d’affaires More
Six Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel have been wounded during a squabble with Pakistani security guards at Torkham, a media report said on Monday. Sunday’s ugly incident also led to the closure of the crossing for more than four hours, as immigration officials stopped work in protest. According to Dawn, each side blamed the other More
Pakistan reopened the Torkham gate on Sunday to passengers after closing it for three hours, officials in eastern Nangarhar province said. Torkham commissioner Mullah Abdul Jabbar Hikmat said Pakistan closed the Torkham gate for three hours. Earlier, Nangarhar Information and Culture Department’s spokesman Siddiqullah Qureshi said that the Pakistani side had once again closed the More
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has highlighted Afghanistan’s severe water crisis, noting nearly 80 percent of the population lacks sufficient access to drinking water. On the World Water Day, the UN agency emphasised almost 79 percent of Afghans faced inadequate access to water resources. The organisation attributed the crisis to severe drought conditions, economic More
Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan has condemned Pakistan’s recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan’s soil, seeing Islamabad’s foreign policy failure behind the deterioration of relations between the two countries. The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf political party told journalists in prison that terrorist incidents could increase in Pakistan if relations with Afghanistan deteriorated He also claimed the More
US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has discussed Afghanistan with Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. West wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that he had a discussion on the future of Afghanistan with Indian Foreign Ministry Assistant Secretary G.P. Singh and another official in New Delhi. He added that India was playing More
At least three civilians were killed and 12 others wounded as a result of a suicide bombing in front of the New Kabul Bank building in the capital of southern Kandahar province on Thursday morning. The suicide attacker detonated his explosives in a line of people waiting for withdrawing money from the bank in the More
Some Afghan politicians have slammed Pakistani airstrikes in Khost and Paktika provinces as violation of international rules and hailed retaliation from Afghanistan, saying the Aghan nation cannot tolerate such actions. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahi had confirmed Pakistani jets bombed the houses of ordinary people in Paktika’s Barmal district and Khost’s Spera district, killing eight More
The Biden administration has asked Pakistan to exercise restraint in its counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan. Urging both sides to talk out their differences, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre underlined the need for protecting civilians. In a predawn attack on Monday, Pakistani planes pounded alleged Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktia More
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will travel to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week to discuss support for Afghans. West wrote on his X handle: “I will travel to India and UAE this week to meet with partners on our collaboration in support of the Afghan people.” Earlier, West and More
