Taliban bar women from pursuing certain university subjects

Washington (VOA): The Taliban have imposed yet more restrictions on girls’ education in Afghanistan as the group barred girls from choosing certain subjects in the country’s national university entrance exam this year. Th...

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

Turkish investors express interest in Afghanistan: Azizi

KABUL (TOLONews): Nooruddin Azizi, the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, has stated that Turkish businesspeople are eager to invest in Afghanistan’s agriculture and mining sectors. Azizi, who is currently visiting T...

30-Nov-2024 Read More