Afghan official says 19 people lashed in northeast province

Kabul: Nineteen people in northeastern Afghanistan were lashed for adultery, theft and running away from home, a Supreme Court official said Sunday. The announcement underscored the Taliban’s intention of sticking to their str...

Russia’s Taliban tilt

Taliban are making inroads in diplomacy. The realisation from Moscow to normalise ties with Kabul is a game-changer in their otherwise suspicious module of interaction. The decision, of late, by Russia to remove the Afghan Talib...

09-Oct-2024 Read More

US restructures Afghan diplomacy team

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has announced a significant restructuring of its diplomatic strategy towards Afghanistan, appointing three senior officials to manage different aspects of its policy. The move replaces the s...

08-Oct-2024 Read More

6th Moscow Format meeting calls for moderate Afghan governance

ISLAMABAD: The 6th meeting of Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan called for moderate, prudent and inclusive governance of the de facto authorities of Afghanistan to protect the basic rights and interests of all the Af...

06-Oct-2024 Read More

Russia decides to remove Taliban from terrorist list

MOSCOW: The Russian foreign ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove the Taliban from a list of terrorist organisations had been “taken at the highest level”, the state TASS news agency reported. The decision nee...

05-Oct-2024 Read More

Gender, nationality ‘sufficient’ to grant Afghan women asylum: top EU court

BRUSSELS: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Friday that gender and nationality alone were sufficient for a country to grant asylum to women from Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban have sharply curtailed women’s r...

05-Oct-2024 Read More