Afghanistan Crisis

New Delhi : The decision to impose restrictions by the Afghan government on its citizens travelling abroad has drawn strong reactions from policy makers and social media users.While some users slammed the move calling it "hostage-taking," a…

Kabul : The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan called the recent house-to-house searches "constructive," saying that many weapons and ammunition were captured. Also several Daesh fighters, robbers and kidnappers were captured in the so-called…

Shiberghan : An Afghan woman has helped construct a school for girls in the country's northern Jawzjan province, which has been welcomed by Afghans as an initiative towards developing education in the country.In Aqcha, a far-flanged…

Kabul : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said more than 24 million Afghans are in grave need of humanitarian assistance." As many as 24.4 million people in Afghanistan are in need of humanitarian assistance," the ICRC…

Kabul : A senior Taliban member has claimed that silent international recognition of the Islamic Emirate government of Afghanistan is currently underway, adding there have been positive improvements in the country's political sector."This…

Kabul : A Taliban commander has claimed that groups were seeking to destablise Afghanistan's restive Bamyan province and reitered that security forces will not allow anyone to disrupt security.Without identifying the groups, Mulla Mohammad…

Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the Unicef is considering paying an amount of $100 per month for nearly 200,000 public school teachers.In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Education (MoE) said that…

Kabul : The Taliban government in Afghanistan has said that talks on running the technical operations of five major airports in the country are yet to be finalised with Turkish and Qatari companies.In a statement, the Ministry of Transport…

New Delhi : The Taliban promised a new era of peace and prosperity but six months later, few in the country are content with their new rulers, RFE/RL reported.More than a million Afghans have fled reprisals, persecution, and a worsening…

Kabul : Afghanistan will initially have a 110,000-member army, the Taliban's acting Defence Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid said, adding that the number will be increased if required.Speaking to state media, Mujahid said that some…