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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar lauds PM Imran Khan for opposing Afghan war, US bases

KABUL: Hezb-e-Islami chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for refusing bases… Read More

Mullah Baradar releases audio statement after death rumours

The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar released… Read More

Qatari Foreign Minister visits Kabul to meet Taliban

CAIRO: Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani visited Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday… Read More

Afghans blame departed US forces for their woes

War-weary residents of Kabul expressed anger and feelings of betrayal by the United States on… Read More

DG ISI hosts spy chiefs from Iran, Russia, China, Tajikistan in Islamabad: sources

ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed on Saturday hosted… Read More

Afghanistan’s Kandhar gets new policing system under Taliban

KANDHAR: Afghanistan seems to be limping back to life after the Taliban takeover of the… Read More

Crime ratio declined by 95pc after Taliban takeover, claims IG Kandahar

KANDAHAR: Inspector General of Police (IG) Kandahar Friday claimed that the ratio of criminal activities… Read More

Another C-130 aircraft with humanitarian aid reaches Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Second C-130 aircraft loaded with humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people… Read More

The US debacle in Afghanistan and trial of the Taliban

The Taliban did not conquer Afghanistan. The weak and discredited Ashraf Ghani surrendered the country… Read More

Key players in the Taliban’s new government

Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday announced key posts for their new government, after the group seized… Read More

Taliban announce new caretaker Afghan government

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday announced Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the leader of their… Read More

Taliban claim complete control of Panjshir province

KABUL: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed early Monday the final stronghold of the resistance, Panjshir… Read More

Panjshir leader says ready to talk with Taliban

The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north… Read More

Taliban, opposition fight for Panjshir Valley, top US general warns of civil war

Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul,… Read More

DG ISI Faiz Hameed meets Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, discusses ‘inclusive govt’

ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has met former… Read More

Taliban, opposition vie to control Panjshir

Taliban and opposition forces were fighting on Saturday for control of the Panjshir valley north… Read More

Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region of Panjshir has fallen

KABUL: Three Taliban sources said on Friday that they seized the Panjshir valley north of… Read More

Taliban battle for final holdout province of Panjshir defying their rule

Anti-Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley said on Friday they were battling to repulse "heavy"… Read More

Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt

KABUL: Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to… Read More

Taliban prepare to reveal new Afghan government

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy… Read More