Taliban: News
08 Dec 2024
AfghanistanAfghan filmmaker Roya Sadat granted entry to Saudi's Red Sea
Afghan director Roya Sadat has now been cleared to attend the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.
04 Dec 2024
AfghanistanAfghan women now banned from midwifery and nursing courses
Women in Afghanistan have been banned from attending midwifery and nursing courses following an edict from the Taliban's supreme leader, AFP reported.
20 Nov 2024
AfghanistanAfghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins peace prize
Nila Ibrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan activist, has been awarded the 2024 International Children's Peace Prize. The award honors her work for the rights of Afghan girls and women.
18 Nov 2024
Javed AkhtarJaved Akhtar acquitted in defamation case over RSS-Taliban comparison
In a major development, Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar has been acquitted of a defamation case filed against him.
30 Oct 2024
AfghanistanExplained: New Taliban law banning women from hearing each other
The Taliban regime has now banned Afghan women from praying aloud in front of each other.
29 Sep 2024
AfghanistanTaliban forcing divorced Afghan child brides to return to ex-husbands
The Taliban is forcing divorced child brides to return to their adult former husbands, according to a BBC report on Sunday.
13 Sep 2024
Amritsar'My father was on hijacked IC421 flight': Jaishankar's shocking revelation
In a stunning revelation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar revealed that his father was onboard the Indian Airlines flight IC421, which was hijacked in 1984.
13 Sep 2024
Hamza bin LadenOsama's son Hamza still alive, planning attacks on West: Experts
New intelligence reports have suggested that Hamza Bin Laden, son of Osama Bin Laden, who was believed to have died in 2019, is alive and has assumed leadership of al-Qaeda.
04 Sep 2024
Anubhav Sinha'IC 814' row: Real-life survivors back Netflix, say 'they showed...'
Pooja Kataria, a survivor of the 1999 IC 814 hijacking, has revisited her traumatic experience amid a growing debate over Netflix's dramatization of the events in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.
23 Aug 2024
AfghanistanUK YouTuber jokes about 'atomizing' India in racist rant
British YouTuber Miles Routledge has ignited widespread outrage by joking about launching nuclear attacks on nations including India in a meme video.
25 Jun 2024
Afghanistan'Bad hijab' arrests: Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault
Teenage girls and young women in Afghanistan have leveled accusations of sexual violence and assault against the Taliban following their arrests for wearing "bad hijab."
18 May 2024
AfghanistanAfghanistan floods claim 50 lives, thousands of homes damaged
Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in central Afghanistan have claimed the lives of at least 50 people.
19 Mar 2024
Australian Cricket TeamCricket Australia postpones T20I series against Afghanistan: Here's why
In a major development, Cricket Australia (CA) has indefinitely postponed their scheduled three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to human rights issues.
19 Mar 2024
AfghanistanExplained: Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan, deterioration of Islamabad-Taliban ties
Pakistan on Monday conducted two airstrikes in the provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan, increasing tensions between the two countries.
01 Mar 2024
NetflixReal story behind Netflix's 'IC814: The Kandahar Hijack'
On Thursday, Netflix India released its slate for 2024.
13 Feb 2024
AfghanistanTaliban shuts down 'queer.af' LGBTQ+ Mastodon instance: What's next?
The Afghanistan government, now under Taliban control, has unexpectedly shut down the "queer.af" Mastodon instance, as reported by 404 Media.
21 Jan 2024
AfghanistanPlane that crashed in Afghanishtan not Indian: Civil Aviation Ministry
A commercial aircraft crashed in Afghanistan's northeast Badakhshan province on Saturday night (local time), local media reported.
12 Dec 2023
Pakistan ArmyPakistan: Suicide bombing at army base leaves 23 dead
At least 23 people died in a suicide bombing attack at a Pakistan Army base in the country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, AFP reported.
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."
30 Oct 2023
Pakistan GovernmentPakistan to begin kicking out illegal immigrants from November 1
Pakistan has declared that it will start deporting undocumented immigrants, including 1.7 million Afghans, in phases from Wednesday (November 1), reported PTI.
08 Oct 2023
AfghanistanDeath toll in Afghanistan earthquake crosses 2,000: Report
The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted western Afghanistan on Saturday has gone up to 2,000, news agency Associated Press (AP) reported, quoting a Taliban government spokesperson on Sunday.
07 Oct 2023
EarthquakeAfghanistan: 14 dead, 78 injured after 6.3-magnitude earthquake
A massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Saturday, resulting in 14 deaths and 78 injuries, the AFP reported, citing officials.
29 Sep 2023
Ministry Of External AffairsAfghan embassy in Delhi to shut down: Reports
Afghanistan's Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay, has announced the closure of its embassy in Delhi due to a lack of cooperation from the Afghan and Indian governments, News18 reported.
28 Aug 2023
AfghanistanGlobal outrage as Taliban bars female students from studying abroad
Days after the Taliban government in Afghanistan allegedly stopped scores of female students from leaving the country to study in Dubai, global rights organizations and activists have expressed dismay over the move.
04 Jul 2023
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban bans women's beauty salons in new decree
In a new verbal order, the Taliban has banned women's beauty salons in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, and other provinces, Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue spokesperson Mohammad Akif Mahajar told TOLO News.
08 Jun 2023
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Bomb explosion during Taliban governor's memorial kills another official
A bomb explosion killed a former Taliban police official, Safiullah Samim, in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday, reported Associated Press.
05 May 2023
Movie Review'The Kerala Story' review: Poor filmmaking bogs down important tale
Riding high on controversies, Sudipto Sen's directorial The Kerala Story (TKS) was released in the theaters on Friday. The makers have claimed that 32,000 Kerala women were converted to Islam and made to join ISIS. His bold attempt at narrating the details of the barbaric crime in a two-hour movie unfortunately falls flat due to various factors including weak acting, dialogue, and music.
27 Apr 2023
Pawan KheraCongress questions Modi's 'silence,' hints Taliban links in Poonch attack
Pawan Khera, the head of Congress's media and publicity department, has questioned the PM Narendra Modi-led government's "silence" on the terror attack that claimed the lives of five Indian Army personnel in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, last week.
26 Apr 2023
ISISTaliban killed ISIS mastermind of 2021 Kabul airport bombing: US
The Taliban administration killed the alleged mastermind behind the suicide bombing at Kabul airport in August 2021, according to United States (US) officials.
22 Apr 2023
AfghanistanTaliban prohibits women from taking part in Eid celebrations
In yet another harsh decision against women, the Taliban banned women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan— Baghlan and Takhar, ANI reported, quoting Khaama Press.
16 Mar 2023
Pakistan NewsPakistan now world's most terror-hit country: Global Terrorism Index
Pakistan has surpassed Afghanistan as the country with the highest number of terrorist attacks and deaths in South Asia, according to the annual Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report published by Institute for Economics and Peace.
14 Mar 2023
AfghanistanTaliban members to attend 4-day online crash course on India
The members of the Taliban government in Afghanistan will be attending the "India immersion" online course, which starts on Tuesday, reported Indian Express.
11 Mar 2023
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Blast at journalist award event kills 1, many injured
A bomb blast in northern Afghanistan on Saturday took the life of one person, while several others, including children, sustained injuries.
08 Mar 2023
IndiaIndia promises 20,000 MT wheat to Afghanistan through Iran's Chabahar
India will send 20,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan through Iran's Chabahar Port as humanitarian aid in partnership with the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP).
06 Mar 2023
IranIran: Suspected targeted poison attacks affect girls from 50+ schools
A string of suspected targeted poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran has triggered a wave of panic in the country.
19 Feb 2023
TelanganaTelangana is India's 'Afghanistan,' CM KCR its Taliban: YS Sharmila
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Telangana Party (YSRTP) supremo YS Sharmila claimed on Sunday that Telangana was India's Afghanistan and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was its Taliban.
05 Feb 2023
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Massive blast near police headquarters in Quetta, 5 injured
At least five people were injured in a massive explosion outside the police headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan, Dawn reported.
18 Jan 2023
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban publicly chop off hands of 4 convicts
Controversial public punishments including amputations have come to the limelight again in Afghanistan as the Taliban punished more convicts.
16 Jan 2023
AfghanistanMada 9, unveiled by Taliban, is Afghanistan's first indigenously-built supercar
Taliban has unveiled Afghanistan's first indigenously built supercar called the Mada 9. The vehicle was under development for five years and was built by a company called ENTOP.
08 Jan 2023
AfghanistanBig mouth loser: Taliban on Prince Harry's 'killed 25' remark
After Price Harry claimed that he had killed 25 people in Afghanistan during his time in the military, the Taliban publicly criticized the Duke of Sussex and called him a "big mouth loser."
01 Jan 2023
ExplosionKabul: Explosion outside military airport, multiple casualties feared
Several people died in an explosion outside a military airfield in Afghanistan's Kabul on Sunday, AFP reported citing government officials.
21 Dec 2022
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 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.
07 Nov 2022
AfghanistanTaliban reveals founder Mullah Omar's burial place 9yrs after death
The Taliban on Sunday disclosed its founder Mullah Omar's final resting place, which was kept secret for over nine years since his death in 2013, reported AFP.
30 Sep 2022
Kabul19 dead after explosion rocks Kabul education center, several injured
An explosion by a suicide bomber at the Kaaj education center claimed the lives of at least 19 people and injured dozens in Dasht-e-Barchi of west Kabul in Afghanistan.
07 Aug 2022
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Another blast kills 8, injures over 20 in Kabul
A bomb explosion on a busy shopping street in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Saturday killed a eight and wounded 22 others, as per hospital officials and witnesses.
06 Aug 2022
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Blast in Kabul kills 8, IS claims responsibility
The militant group Islamic State (IS) has reportedly taken responsibility for a fatal blast in a Shi'ite residential area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday.
04 Aug 2022
al QaedaPakistan or Taliban: Who aided US in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri?
A key figure behind the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a special R9X Hellfire missile in Kabul on Sunday, the US announced.
18 Jul 2022
AfghanistanTaliban tell women officers to send male relatives as replacements
Almost a year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, women officials have reportedly been asked to stay at home and send their male relatives as replacements.
22 Jun 2022
Afghanistan280 killed as powerful quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Afghanistan
At least 280 people were killed as a powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan early on Wednesday, BBC reported.
18 Jun 2022
AfghanistanKabul: Multiple blasts in gurdwara after gunmen kill guard
At least two explosions were reported from a gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday.
