The Taliban have confirmed the death of Abu Omar Khorasani, leader of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan. Khorasani had been appointed as Daesh head in Afghanistan after the killing of Sheikh Abdul Haseeb Logari in April 2017.…
International recognition of the Taliban government is not currently under consideration, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said: "The question of international recognition of the Taliban…
The Taliban's notorious former head of religious police has said extreme punishments such as executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan. Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, now in charge of prisons, told AP News amputations were "necessary for security". He…
Acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoub has said that according to some reports Taliban fighters have killed some individuals on the bases of enmity with the Taliban after the announcement of general amnesty by the Taliban leadership. Yaqoub…
The Afghan Diaspora Unity Council (ADUC) is very concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, the council said in a statement. The Afghan Diaspora Unity Council (ADUC) said the international community is raising concern over the composition of…
The Pakistani prime minister fears Afghanistan may slip into civil war if the Taliban fail to create an inclusive government. In an interview with the BBC, Imran Khan said: “If they do not include all factions, sooner or…
PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Pakistan or any other country has no right to ask the Taliban for establishing an ‘inclusive’ government in Afghanistan, the movement says. Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted he had launched talks with the Taliban on the…
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he has initiated talks with the Taliban on forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan. The statement from Imran Khan came in a tweet after the conclusion of the 20th Shanghai Cooperation…
Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, denying intra-Taliban differences, says he is in good health Talking to the Kandahar Milli Television on Wednesday night Baradar said he was on a trip to the southern province and had…
The Taliban say the new caretaker government is working on a plan to create a strong regular army. Qari Fasihuddin, the acting army chief of staff, said in an interview on Wednesday that the plan would be finalised…
The United Nations (UN) secretary general’s special representative for Afghanistan returned to Kabul after meeting with Taliban officials in Qatar. United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a tweet today said that the UN secretary general’s special…
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected as a baseless a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that the Islamic Emirate committed war crimes in some areas of Afghanistan. On Monday, HRW said the Taliban had committed war crimes in…
The European Union (EU), Germany and China criticized the composition of the Taliban’s caretaker cabinet, with Japan and Qatar saying they would monitor the performance of the Taliban while Uzbekistan termed the cabinet a beginning for a durable…
Following a string of rallies in Kabul and other cities. the Taliban’s interim government on Thursday announced a countrywide ban on protests. Absence permission from the Ministries of Interior and Justice, protests could not be staged in Kabul…
The Taliban movement has rejected a proposal for cessation of fighting in the embattled central province of Panjsher. The offer was made by National (NRF) Resistance Front leader Ahmad Massoud on Sunday, hours after a call from top…
Pajhwok Afghan News findings show that in the past, police and municipality officials would collect a total of 20 million afghanis in bribes from street vendors in Kabul, but the practice has ceased to exist. Taliban took over…
Taliban’s Military Affairs Commission has ordered the capital and provincial commanders and intelligence officials to identify, punish and expel from cities those who opened gunshots into the air. The reason behind the latest celebratory aerial firing two nights…
Taliban’s political office leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai on Wednesday said that the Islamic Emirate would declare within next two days an ‘inclusive’ government in which all people and political parties would be represented. During an interview with…
New Delhi and Taliban representatives have held talks on the safety of Indians left behind in Afghanistan. The issue came up for discussion at a meeting between India’s ambassador to Qatar and the head of the Taliban’s Political…
The Taliban on Tuesday called on foreign countries to reopen their embassies in Afghanistan, saying the war-torn nation now needed economic independence. After the September 9, 2001 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan on October 7 of that…
The Taliban on Saturday renewed their call for all women employees of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to return to work. Those in possession of government-owned equipment, tools and weapons were also asked to return these…
Special envoy of Qatar, Iranian ambassador and Chinese representatives have discussed with Taliban officials, former president, Hamid Karzai, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar about finding a solution to the Afghanistan crisis. Karzai in a tweet today said…
Germany, Turkey, the US and Taliban have discussed keeping the Kabul airport open beyond August 31 deadline to evacuate more Afghans from Afghanistan. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the media on Monday that leaders of G7 member…
Political commentators say China and Russia appear to be interested in recognising the new government in Afghanistan. So far, the United States has been trying to mount pressure on the Taliban, who took over the country in mid-August,…
