Taliban: News

25 Jun 2024

Afghanistan

'Bad hijab' arrests: Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault

Teenage girls and young women in Afghanistan have leveled accusations of sexual violence and assault against the Taliban following their arrests for wearing "bad hijab."

18 May 2024

Afghanistan

Afghanistan floods claim 50 lives, thousands of homes damaged

Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in central Afghanistan have claimed the lives of at least 50 people.

Cricket Australia postpones T20I series against Afghanistan: Here's why 

In a major development, Cricket Australia (CA) has indefinitely postponed their scheduled three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to human rights issues.

19 Mar 2024

Afghanistan

Explained: Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan, deterioration of Islamabad-Taliban ties

Pakistan on Monday conducted two airstrikes in the provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan, increasing tensions between the two countries.

01 Mar 2024

Netflix

Real story behind Netflix's 'IC814: The Kandahar Hijack'

On Thursday, Netflix India released its slate for 2024.

13 Feb 2024

Afghanistan

Taliban shuts down 'queer.af' LGBTQ+ Mastodon instance: What's next?

The Afghanistan government, now under Taliban control, has unexpectedly shut down the "queer.af" Mastodon instance, as reported by 404 Media.

21 Jan 2024

Afghanistan

Plane that crashed in Afghanishtan not Indian: Civil Aviation Ministry

A commercial aircraft crashed in Afghanistan's northeast Badakhshan province on Saturday night (local time), local media reported.

12 Dec 2023

Pakistan Army

Pakistan: Suicide bombing at army base leaves 23 dead

At least 23 people died in a suicide bombing attack at a Pakistan Army base in the country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, AFP reported.

24 Nov 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan permanently shuts down its Indian embassy over 'policy,' 'interests'

The Afghan Embassy officially announced its permanent closure in New Delhi on Friday over "persistent challenges from the Indian government."

30 Oct 2023

Pakistan Government

Pakistan to begin kicking out illegal immigrants from November 1

Pakistan has declared that it will start deporting undocumented immigrants, including 1.7 million Afghans, in phases from Wednesday (November 1), reported PTI.

08 Oct 2023

Afghanistan

Death toll in Afghanistan earthquake crosses 2,000: Report

The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted western Afghanistan on Saturday has gone up to 2,000, news agency Associated Press (AP) reported, quoting a Taliban government spokesperson on Sunday.

07 Oct 2023

Earthquake

Afghanistan: 14 dead, 78 injured after 6.3-magnitude earthquake

A massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Saturday, resulting in 14 deaths and 78 injuries, the AFP reported, citing officials.

Afghan embassy in Delhi to shut down: Reports 

Afghanistan's Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay, has announced the closure of its embassy in Delhi due to a lack of cooperation from the Afghan and Indian governments, News18 reported.

28 Aug 2023

Afghanistan

Global outrage as Taliban bars female students from studying abroad 

Days after the Taliban government in Afghanistan allegedly stopped scores of female students from leaving the country to study in Dubai, global rights organizations and activists have expressed dismay over the move.

04 Jul 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women's beauty salons in new decree

In a new verbal order, the Taliban has banned women's beauty salons in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, and other provinces, Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue spokesperson Mohammad Akif Mahajar told TOLO News.

08 Jun 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Bomb explosion during Taliban governor's memorial kills another official

A bomb explosion killed a former Taliban police official, Safiullah Samim, in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday, reported Associated Press.

05 May 2023

Movie Review

'The Kerala Story' review: Poor filmmaking bogs down important tale

Riding high on controversies, Sudipto Sen's directorial The Kerala Story (TKS) was released in the theaters on Friday. The makers have claimed that 32,000 Kerala women were converted to Islam and made to join ISIS. His bold attempt at narrating the details of the barbaric crime in a two-hour movie unfortunately falls flat due to various factors including weak acting, dialogue, and music.

27 Apr 2023

Pawan Khera

Congress questions Modi's 'silence,' hints Taliban links in Poonch attack

Pawan Khera, the head of Congress's media and publicity department, has questioned the PM Narendra Modi-led government's "silence" on the terror attack that claimed the lives of five Indian Army personnel in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, last week.

26 Apr 2023

ISIS

Taliban killed ISIS mastermind of 2021 Kabul airport bombing: US

The Taliban administration killed the alleged mastermind behind the suicide bombing at Kabul airport in August 2021, according to United States (US) officials.

22 Apr 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban prohibits women from taking part in Eid celebrations 

In yet another harsh decision against women, the Taliban banned women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan— Baghlan and Takhar, ANI reported, quoting Khaama Press.

16 Mar 2023

Pakistan News

Pakistan now world's most terror-hit country: Global Terrorism Index

Pakistan has surpassed Afghanistan as the country with the highest number of terrorist attacks and deaths in South Asia, according to the annual Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report published by Institute for Economics and Peace.

14 Mar 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban members to attend 4-day online crash course on India

The members of the Taliban government in Afghanistan will be attending the "India immersion" online course, which starts on Tuesday, reported Indian Express.

11 Mar 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Blast at journalist award event kills 1, many injured

A bomb blast in northern Afghanistan on Saturday took the life of one person, while several others, including children, sustained injuries.

08 Mar 2023

India

India promises 20,000 MT wheat to Afghanistan through Iran's Chabahar

India will send 20,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan through Iran's Chabahar Port as humanitarian aid in partnership with the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP).

06 Mar 2023

Iran

Iran: Suspected targeted poison attacks affect girls from 50+ schools

A string of suspected targeted poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran has triggered a wave of panic in the country.

19 Feb 2023

Telangana

Telangana is India's 'Afghanistan,' CM KCR its Taliban: YS Sharmila

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Telangana Party (YSRTP) supremo YS Sharmila claimed on Sunday that Telangana was India's Afghanistan and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was its Taliban.

05 Feb 2023

Pakistan News

Pakistan: Massive blast near police headquarters in Quetta, 5 injured

At least five people were injured in a massive explosion outside the police headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan, Dawn reported.

18 Jan 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban publicly chop off hands of 4 convicts

Controversial public punishments including amputations have come to the limelight again in Afghanistan as the Taliban punished more convicts.

16 Jan 2023

Afghanistan

Mada 9, unveiled by Taliban, is Afghanistan's first indigenously-built supercar

Taliban has unveiled Afghanistan's first indigenously built supercar called the Mada 9. The vehicle was under development for five years and was built by a company called ENTOP.

08 Jan 2023

Afghanistan

Big mouth loser: Taliban on Prince Harry's 'killed 25' remark

After Price Harry claimed that he had killed 25 people in Afghanistan during his time in the military, the Taliban publicly criticized the Duke of Sussex and called him a "big mouth loser."

01 Jan 2023

Explosion

Kabul: Explosion outside military airport, multiple casualties feared

Several people died in an explosion outside a military airfield in Afghanistan's Kabul on Sunday, AFP reported citing government officials.

21 Dec 2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from university education

The higher education ministry of Afghanistan said that female students wouldn't be allowed in any of the country's universities until further notice.

07 Nov 2022

Afghanistan

Taliban reveals founder Mullah Omar's burial place 9yrs after death

The Taliban on Sunday disclosed its founder Mullah Omar's final resting place, which was kept secret for over nine years since his death in 2013, reported AFP.

30 Sep 2022

Kabul

19 dead after explosion rocks Kabul education center, several injured

An explosion by a suicide bomber at the Kaaj education center claimed the lives of at least 19 people and injured dozens in Dasht-e-Barchi of west Kabul in Afghanistan.

07 Aug 2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Another blast kills 8, injures over 20 in Kabul

A bomb explosion on a busy shopping street in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Saturday killed a eight and wounded 22 others, as per hospital officials and witnesses.

06 Aug 2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul kills 8, IS claims responsibility

The militant group Islamic State (IS) has reportedly taken responsibility for a fatal blast in a Shi'ite residential area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday.

04 Aug 2022

al Qaeda

Pakistan or Taliban: Who aided US in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri?

A key figure behind the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a special R9X Hellfire missile in Kabul on Sunday, the US announced.

18 Jul 2022

Afghanistan

Taliban tell women officers to send male relatives as replacements

Almost a year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, women officials have reportedly been asked to stay at home and send their male relatives as replacements.

22 Jun 2022

Afghanistan

280 killed as powerful quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Afghanistan

At least 280 people were killed as a powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan early on Wednesday, BBC reported.

18 Jun 2022

Afghanistan

Kabul: Multiple blasts in gurdwara after gunmen kill guard

At least two explosions were reported from a gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday.