IE officials explore trade opportunities at Kazakhstan’s inland port

KABUL (BNA): A high-ranking delegation from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, led by Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, visited Kazakhstan’s largest dry port, marking a significant step in stren...

Suicide explosion kills Afghan minister Khalil Haqqani

KABUL: The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State group for the attack which has not been cl...

12-Dec-2024 Read More

Don’t Isolate Afghan Taliban

Despite the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan for over three years, the country’s stability remains an enigma, recovering from the death and destruction of the past 45 years. It goes to the Taliban’s credit that...

06-Dec-2024 Read More

4 senior TTP commanders killed in Afghanistan

KABUL: Four senior commanders of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorist umbrella organization, including Malakand Division Naib Ameer Rahimullah, aka Shahid Umer Bajauri, were killed in the Kunar province of Afghanist...

04-Dec-2024 Read More

Afghan women barred from health studies

KABUL: Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday said women would be barred from classes, following an unwritten edict by the Taliban supreme leader. An official...

04-Dec-2024 Read More

New normals

Namazis the time to take a break from worldly matters to stand before Allah and seek His mercy and guidance. But despite one’s best efforts, thoughts wander to mundane matters — as they do to the unintended consequences of t...

03-Dec-2024 Read More