Afghanistan

Taliban officials released images of Sirajuddin Haqqani for the first time as he made a rare public appearance in Kabul. Haqqani has long been wanted for a string of terror attacks.Afghanistan’s Taliban government for the first time published clear photos…

The leader of the Afghan People’s Unity Party, Muhammad Muhaqiq, confirmed that the Taliban terrorist movement, while claiming to eliminate ethnic and religious discrimination, has taken discriminatory measures against Hazaras and Shias.Muhaqiq wrote on his Facebook page that the terrorist…

The British newspaper, The Guardian, confirmed that the Afghans were not to blame for the events of 9/11.The newspaper said in a report, “The average Afghan was not even alive when the planes were transferred to the Twin Towers on…

Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims, saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters gathered outside Kabul’s grand Eid Gah mosque…

Taliban forces in Kabul arrested North, a former BBC journalist on assignment for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and another journalist whose name was not released, and transferred them to an undisclosed location, according to a statement on Twitter…

Once again, the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned of the likely death of one million due to acute malnutrition in Afghanistan.In a tweet, the Children’s Fund expressed its deep concern over the plight of children in the country.“If no…

A number of Shia religious scholars and politicians in Afghanistan called on the ruling terrorist Taliban movement to ensure social and public justice for the Shias and for all the Afghan people.The scholars made statements at a meeting held in…

At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed by firing from neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad said Sunday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.It comes just days after Baloch separatists in the southwest killed nine Pakistan troops in a series of…

The Imam Al-Hadi Foundation, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the holy city of Qom, carried out the second batch of distributing food baskets to the needy in the Afghan capital, Kabul.A statement of the Foundation, received by Shia…

Two Afghan journalists detained by the Taliban earlier this week were released Wednesday, the news editor of their media organization said.Since returning to power in August the Taliban have increasingly cracked down on dissent, and local journalists have been beaten…