Afghanistan Government: News
24 Nov 2023
AfghanistanAfghanistan permanently shuts down its Indian embassy over 'policy,' 'interests'
The Afghan Embassy officially announced its permanent closure in New Delhi on Friday over "persistent challenges from the Indian government."
21 Dec 2022
TalibanAfghanistan: Taliban ban women from university education
The higher education ministry of Afghanistan said that female students wouldn't be allowed in any of the country's universities until further notice.
21 Sep 2021
AfghanistanNo women included in Taliban's new list of Cabinet members
The Taliban on Tuesday announced another list of new names for the remaining Cabinet positions in its new government. However, no women made it to the list once again.
15 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban infighting: Deputy PM, top minister involved in 'major row'
Days after the formation of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan, infighting has reportedly broken out within the extremist group, the BBC reported.
14 Sep 2021
AfghanistanEvictions trigger anti-Taliban protests by thousands in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Thousands of Afghans on Tuesday protested against the Taliban in Kandahar after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanTaliban says women cannot be ministers; should just give birth
Days after forming an all-male Cabinet in Afghanistan, the Taliban's misogyny was exposed once again when its spokesperson claimed that women shouldn't be ministers and they should only give birth.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan is on brink of 'universal poverty,' says UN envoy
Afghanistan is at the risk of a "total breakdown" of the economy if the international community does not immediately step in and infuse money into the country, the United Nations (UN) has warned.
10 Sep 2021
AfghanistanPakistan will use own currency for trade with Taliban: Report
Pakistan is planning to carry out bilateral trade with the Taliban using its own currency, the Pakistani rupee.
07 Sep 2021
AfghanistanWho is Mullah Hassan Akhund, likely new Afghanistan PM?
The Taliban may have finally zeroed in on the head of their upcoming government in Afghanistan, more than three weeks after taking over the country.
06 Sep 2021
TalibanTaliban says it has 'completely captured' Panjshir Valley
The Taliban has gained full control of the Panjshir province, the last one to hold out against it, the group announced on Monday.
04 Sep 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban says Panjshir has fallen; resistance leaders deny claim
Taliban sources on Friday said the group has captured the Panjshir Valley, the last province in Afghanistan to hold out against them.
03 Sep 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban likely to announce its new government today
It's been over two weeks since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, and now it is reportedly set to unveil its new government after Friday afternoon prayers.
26 Aug 2021
IndiaAfghanistan: Taliban seeks foreign aid, reveals expectations from other countries
It's been a week since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, returning to power after 20 years in the war-torn country.
24 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTaliban fighters are abducting children, elderly in Andarab Valley: Saleh
Taliban members are not allowing food and fuel to reach the Andarab Valley in the northern Baghlan province, Afghanistan's former Vice-President Amrullah Saleh said.
21 Aug 2021
Afghanistan150 Indians were questioned by Taliban, have now reached airport
Nearly 150 Indian nationals, who were said to have been "abducted" by the Taliban this morning, were actually taken to a police station in Kabul for questioning, top government sources confirmed to NDTV and News18.
21 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTop Taliban leaders may be exempted from UN sanctions list
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Sirajuddin Haqqani, and 133 other leaders of the Taliban may soon be exempted from the United Nations' sanctions list on the terror group, News18 reported.
20 Aug 2021
AfghanistanUS officials knew Afghanistan could fall to the Taliban
Just last month, an internal US State Department document had warned top American officials about Afghanistan's potential fall to the Taliban.
19 Aug 2021
AfghanistanThese top Taliban leaders are now running Afghanistan
The Taliban shocked the world by sweeping across Afghanistan in a matter of days, bringing an end to the 20-year-long war and gaining power once again.
19 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTaliban declares Afghanistan the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' on I-Day
The Taliban today officially declared the formation of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," on the occasion of the war-ravaged country's 102nd Independence Day.
16 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghan military plane crashed in Uzbekistan amid crisis
An Afghan military jet crashed in the neighboring Uzbekistan after being shot down by Uzbek defense forces late on Sunday.
15 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTaliban set to form interim government in Afghanistan, reports say
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is set to give up the post and an interim government, led by the Taliban, will be formed, reports said on Sunday.
15 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban has entered capital Kabul, reports say
The Taliban has entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, and there seems to be little resistance from the country's security forces, reports said.
14 Aug 2021
Afghanistan'Won't allow more deaths': Afghanistan President amid reports of resignation
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani today said his government will prevent further violence and displacement in the country, that has been seeing deadly clashes as the Taliban advances.
14 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAs Taliban advances, it's forcing Afghan women to marry terrorists
Amid reports of the Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan, the terror group is now reportedly coercing Afghan women to marry its terrorists.
14 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban races toward Kabul as more cities fall
The Taliban is now just 50 kilometers away from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as more cities fell to the insurgents in quick succession.
13 Aug 2021
IndiaAfghanistan: Taliban captures Kandahar as clashes continue
The Taliban has captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, marking the latest jolt to the country's government in a matter of days, officials confirmed on Friday.
10 Aug 2021
AfghanistanIndia to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan on special flight today
India has appealed to all its nationals living in and around Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif to leave the country on a special flight this evening.
09 Jun 2018
TalibanTaliban raid on Afghan military base kills 17: Officials
At least 17 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a military base in western Afghanistan, hours before the group announced a ceasefire.
07 Jun 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan declares Eid ceasefire with Taliban; operations against IS active
Afghanistan government announced today a week-long ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan. However, operations against other groups including Islamic State will continue.
17 Mar 2018
TalibanKabul: 2 killed in car bomb explosion claimed by Taliban
A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul today killed at least two civilians, as the militants maintain pressure on the capital amid growing calls for peace talks.
13 Mar 2018
TalibanElements in Taliban open to peace talks: US Defense Secretary
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on his unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday said that elements of the Taliban are open to talks with the Afghan Government.
05 Aug 2016
TalibanPakistani Government chopper crash-lands in Afghanistan; occupants held hostage
Six Pakistani engineers and a Russian engineer, traveling to Uzbekistan in a Russian MI-17, had to make a crash landing due to technical faults in Afghanistan's Logar area on 4th August, 2016.
