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Taliban fire into air to disperse women’s rally backing Iran protests

Kabul: Taliban forces on Thursday used gunfire to disperse a women’s rally in the Afghan capital in support of protests in Iran over the death of a woman in morality police custody. Neighbours Afghanistan and Iran are both ...

Russia says it will help Taliban fight Islamic State in Afghanistan

MOSCOW: Russia will help the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan fight against the Afghan branch of Islamic State, Moscow’s special representative for the country was quoted as saying on Friday. Zamir Kabulov, a former Russi...

03-May-2025 Read More

Marginalising women a major curb on Afghan economy: UNDP

KABUL: Restrictions on women and girls imposed since the Taliban authorities took power are projected to cost Afghanistan almost six percent of its GDP over two years, the UN development agency country director said on Thursday....

02-May-2025 Read More

UNHCR seeks $71m for refugees returning to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking $71 million to assist Afghan refugees returning in desperate conditions to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran. The UNHCR is working wit...

30-Apr-2025 Read More

Afghanistan growth prospects down as aid declines: World Bank

KABUL: Afghanistan´s growth is expected to slow in 2025 following a drop in foreign aid, the World Bank warned on Wednesday, with assistance still crucial for the country as it grapples with one of the world´s worst humanitari...

24-Apr-2025 Read More

Russia allows Taliban to have Moscow ambassador

MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday it will allow the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to have an ambassador in Moscow, in a symbolic move days after it lifted a “terrorist” designation for the militant group. Moscow has t...

24-Apr-2025 Read More