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Fact check: Afghan govt bars citizens from travelling to Pakistan

Screenshots and news shared by journalists do not mention date of statement

Updated 03 Sep, 2023 07:13pm

World

Taliban ban women from visiting national park

'Going sightseeing is not a must for women,' says acting minister

Published 28 Aug, 2023 10:01am

World

Women’s rights continue to erode as Afghan Taliban celebrate takeover

They closed beauty salons and barred women from parks

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:52pm

World

Afghan Taliban leader issues edict against militants fighting Pakistani security forces

Says Afghan nationals will not attend funeral prayers

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 01:08pm

World

US, Taliban discuss security commitments in first official talks over two years

Dialogue was two-way, detailed, candid, and needs to continue, says Thomas West

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:47am

Life & Style

Taliban create bonfire of ‘immoral’ music equipment

Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray, says Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir

Published 30 Jul, 2023 11:10pm

World

Afghan Taliban condemn blast at JUI-F’s worker convention in Bajaur

More than two dozen people so far killed in explosion

Updated 30 Jul, 2023 08:37pm

World

US officials to meet Taliban in Doha to discuss economy, rights issues

A state dept sokx said the meetings do not indicate recognition of Taliban

Published 27 Jul, 2023 09:14am

World

EU sanctions 3 major Taliban leaders over ban on women education

The Taliban chief justice is also on the list

Updated 23 Jul, 2023 11:18am

Pakistan

Caretaker setup cannot extend, says Sanaullah

Interior minister sees ‘nothing unusual’ in protection provided to PTI faction

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 01:04am

Pakistan

State confused regarding its dealings with outlawed TTP, says expert

Dismisses distinction between ‘good Taliban’ and ‘bad Taliban’

Published 16 Jul, 2023 11:16pm

Pakistan

Pakistan military says Afghan nationals involved in terror attacks, warns of ‘effective response’

COAS General Syed Asim Munir leaves for Iran on two-day official visit

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 07:39pm

World

Car bomb causes deaths in northern Afghanistan - provincial spokesperson

The target was the provincial governor

Published 06 Jun, 2023 11:08am

World

Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks

The meeting represents a diplomatic success for Qatar, which has criticized Taliban restrictions on women

Published 01 Jun, 2023 10:07am

Pakistan

Swat’s school girls return, but fears linger

Even as they try to put the incident behind them, for some the memories are too vivid

Published 30 May, 2023 12:17am

Pakistan

South Waziristan sit-in outside FC ends after ‘suicide’ in detention

Family questions official post mortem

Updated 25 May, 2023 11:25pm

World

Afghan foreign minister to woo neighbours on rare visit

This is one of the most high-profile to travel abroad since the Taliban seized power

Updated 07 May, 2023 12:05am

World

No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban

If you were working for God, you would not have crushed this little field

Published 04 May, 2023 09:18am

World

Taliban authorities warn UN over Afghanistan talks exclusion

Guterres called the two days of talks in Doha as the United Nations

Published 02 May, 2023 02:55pm

World

UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week

Pakistan would cover all costs associated with Muttaqi's trip between May 6 to 9, says letter

Published 02 May, 2023 08:19am

World

UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks in Qatar, without Taliban

The Taliban government has not been invited

Published 01 May, 2023 02:11pm

World

UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans

The resolution, unanimously adopted by all 15 Council members

Published 28 Apr, 2023 10:53am

World

Taliban kill IS ‘mastermind’ of Kabul airport attack: White House

He was a key ISIS-K official directly involved in plotting operations, says John Kirby

Published 26 Apr, 2023 12:29pm

World

China ‘concerned’ about impact of Afghan policies on women’s rights

Qin’s comments at a regional summit in Samarkand

Published 14 Apr, 2023 12:03pm

Life & Style

UN Afghan staff told to stay home as Taliban signals UN female ban

the Taliban authorities have imposed a slew of restrictions on Afghan women

Published 05 Apr, 2023 11:08am

World

UN cuts ration for millions of Afghans as funds dry up

UN food agency urgently needs $93m in funding to reach 13m people in Afghanistan in April

Published 19 Mar, 2023 11:37am

Life & Style

Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madressahs

'We were depressed because we were denied an education,' says 16-year-old Farah

Published 16 Mar, 2023 10:45am

World

Bomb attack kills guard, wounds journalists in Afghan north

Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri say three children were also among the wounded

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:13pm

World

Taliban governor of Afghan province killed in suicide attack

Explosion happened moments after the governor arrived in his office

Published 09 Mar, 2023 04:43pm

Life & Style

Afghan broadcaster airs rare all-female panel to discuss rights on Women’s Day

UN’s Mission to Afghanistan calls on Taliban to reverse restrictions on the rights of girls and women

Published 09 Mar, 2023 01:23pm