Days after tit-for-tat attacks between Iran and Pakistan, Pakistan border guards and Afghan's ruling Taliban clashed on the Durand Line on Saturday, leaving at least three dead, reports said.
Category: AFGHANISTAN
A new dynamic in the Af-Pak Great Game
The differences between Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) and Pakistan on an agreement signed between the two has been increasing with the TTP claiming lack of Pakistani adherence to the terms of the agreement. This has led to serious casualties on both sides.
Afghanistan to rebuild 2,200 houses in quake-hit areas
The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan said it will rebuild 2,200 houses which were partially or fully damaged in the devastating June 22 earthquake which affected the provinces of Paktika and Khost.
Cholera outbreak in Afghan province kills 12
"A total of 18,000 people have been affected by cholera due to using polluted water and poor access to health services," Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying to reporters.
Three dead in bomb last on second day of attacks in Kabul
Three persons were killed and seven others were injured in a blast in Kabul's Pol-e-Sukhta area on Saturday evening, according to Mawlawi Zabihullah, commander of PD6 in Kabul, media reports said.
Eight killed in bomb blast in Kabul's Shia neighbourhood
The attack came as Shia Muslims, a religious minority in the country, were preparing for Ashura which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic State (IS) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Taliban frees 935 prisoners on eve of Eid
The prisoners were pardoned by a decree issued by Haibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliba, and according to the guidance of the country's Supreme Court, Xinhua news agency quoted government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid as saying in a social media post.
Toll rises to 1,000 in Afghanistan earthquake
The toll from an earthquake that jolted Afghanistan on Wednesday has crossed 1,000, while more than 1,500 people were injured, an official said, adding the number of casualties might rise further.
Death toll rises to 920 after major quake hits Afghanistan
Deputy State Minister for Natural Disaster Management in Taliban-led government, Mawlavi Sharfuddin, said in a press conference that 920 people were killed and 610 others injured in the quake, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency said in a tweet.
The hunger story of every household in Afghanistan
Kubra, an Afghan widow, resides in Bamiyan. All her firewood was stolen when they had fled their home amid the chaos after the Taliban moved towards Kabul in August this year, while the flour she bought months back is going to end in a couple of days.
Pak rupee being circulated in many Afghan provinces
Amid the collapse of Afghanistan's banking sector, coupled with Taliban-imposed restrictions on money exchange systems, local traders are now opting to use of Pakistani rupee as mode of financial transactions for payment in many provinces of the country.
Want to have good relations with all countries: Afghan Acting PM
The acting Prime Minister (PM) of Afghanistan's caretaker government Mullah Hassan Akhund has said that Afghanistan wants to have good relations with the international community, including the neighbours and regional countries.
First batch of Russia's humanitarian aid arrives in Afghanistan
Three planes carrying 36 tons of humanitarian aid landed at the Kabul airport on Thursday. The aid, including flour, cooking oil and blankets, has been handed over to Afghan officials from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Baradar urges countries to reopen Afghan embassies
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban caretaker government's Acting First Deputy Prime Minister, has urged nations to reopen Afghan embassies, adding that the Islamic Emirate "does not have any policy to harm any country", the media reported.
Women stage protest in Kabul against Taliban policies
The protesters chanted slogans like "exclusion of women in exclusion of humans", "our freedom of speech is the conclusion of our potency" and "education, work, and freedom are ways towards development".
2 killed, 21 injured in serial blasts in Afghanistan
In Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, two people were killed and 19 others wounded in three blasts targeting Taliban vehicles travelling along roads in Police District (PD) 6 and PD 4 on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Over 634,000 Afghans displaced this year: UN agency
A total of 634,800 people had been verified as having been displaced by conflicts as of September 12, 2021, out of which 282,246 displaced people had received assistance, Xinhua news agency quoted the OCHA as saying in a report.
Taliban hands over seized cash, gold to Afghan central bank
The cash and gold bars found from the houses of former administration's officials and local offices of former government's intelligence agency have been returned to Da Afghanistan Bank's treasury, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
Hibatullah Akhundzada to lead Taliban govt in Afghanistan
"The new government in Afghanistan has officially started its work under the name of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," said Anaamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban's cultural commission.
Taliban claims to 'fully capture' Panjshir
In a statement, Mujahid, who is also the Taliban's acting minister of culture and information, said that their efforts for the establishment of nationwide security paid off and the province has been taken by the support of the people, Khaama News reported.
Open to peace talks with Taliban, says Resistance Front leader
The NRF said its spokesman Fahim Dashti and a commander, Gen Abdul Wudod Zara, had been killed in the conflict, while a prominent Taliban general and 13 bodyguards had also died.
Protest in Kabul demanding women's rights turns violent
A protest in Kabul demanding for women's rights under the new Taliban government in Afghanistan turned violent after the participants tried to move towards the Presidential Palace were forcefully stopped by the insurgents, a media report said.
Baradar to lead new Afghan govt, Mullah Omar's son in key role
Baradar, who heads the Taliban's political office in Doha, will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban co-founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, in senior positions in the government, TOLO News said citing the sources.
Taliban say female students to study in separate classrooms
Abdul Baqi Haqqani, who has been appointed by the Taliban as the acting Minister for Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education, said classrooms for female students will be separate from those of males.
500,000 Afghans may leave in next 4 months: UNHCR
In a statement issued on Saturday, UNHCR said that the political uncertainty following the collapse of the former government to the Taliban in mid-August will force people to start a mass migration, TOLO News reported.