Afghan War
Since August, more than 75,000 Afghans have passed through the Gulf emirate.
Updated 05 Mar, 2022 09:46am
“I run from one war, come to another country and another war starts. Very bad luck,” says Ajmal Rahmani after entering Poland.
Updated 03 Mar, 2022 10:51am
Taliban fighters go house-to-house in search of weapons and criminals blamed for a recent spate of robberies, kidnappings.
Published 28 Feb, 2022 05:07pm
Financial institutions, NGOs, international organisations, private sector companies can now make transactions with Afghanistan.
Updated 27 Feb, 2022 08:04am
The music department is the only discipline cancelled for both males and females.
Published 26 Feb, 2022 05:49pm
The unloading of wheat from Indian lorries and its loading onto Afghan trucks is expected to begin today.
Updated 22 Feb, 2022 10:02am
Payments of roughly $100 per month will be paid in local currency to around 194,000 primary and secondary school teachers.
Updated 22 Feb, 2022 08:17am
UN says more than 24 million Afghans need urgent help to survive, and half the population is facing acute hunger.
Updated 16 Feb, 2022 07:54am
Warn that they will be "forced to reconsider policy towards the country" if the US does not deviate from its position.
Published 15 Feb, 2022 12:52pm
They also “stressed” the importance of a national reconciliation plan.
Updated 15 Feb, 2022 08:40am
The Taliban delegation will meet with the EU delegation in Doha, diplomatic missions and officials from Gulf countries.
Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:37am
“UNAMA calls for the rights of every Afghan to be respected,” said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:55am
Says Taliban government must be recognised "sooner or later".
Updated 14 Feb, 2022 10:27am
UK's foreign ministry does not specify how many British nationals are being held and by whom.
Updated 13 Feb, 2022 10:43am
How can Washington justify inflicting collective punishment on the Afghans by dividing their frozen funds to penalise the Taliban?
Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:31am
Will the US steal money from a country on the brink of starvation?
Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:30am
Pakistan says utilisation of Afghan assets should be the sovereign decision of Afghanistan.
Updated 12 Feb, 2022 09:11pm
Videos showed men, women and children calling on Washington to welcome them to their second home.
Updated 12 Feb, 2022 10:04am
Switzerland raises curbs on girls’ education with Afghan rulers.
Updated 12 Feb, 2022 10:13am
Half of the $7bn will be spent on helping Afghans, other half to be awarded to Sept 11 victims.
Updated 12 Feb, 2022 08:18am
Washington will set up third-party trust to administer funds to Afghanistan but details are still being worked out, say officials.
Published 11 Feb, 2022 09:25pm
Officials say the Taliban “understand exactly what commitment they have undertaken” and they “have been working to counter IS”.
Updated 11 Feb, 2022 09:33am
Healthcare system’s near-collapse deepening humanitarian crisis in the country.
Updated 11 Feb, 2022 08:04am
Says the United States had no clear aims for invading Afghanistan.
Updated 11 Feb, 2022 07:47am
The health situation in Afghanistan is still dire and the acute humanitarian crisis is continuing to put lives at risk: Tedros.
Published 09 Feb, 2022 08:53pm
His switch reflects the broader transformation that the Taliban are undergoing as the group grapples with administering territory.
Published 09 Feb, 2022 02:47pm
The group has refrained from issuing national edicts but has introduced at provincial level rules dictating how women should live.
Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:58pm
It is due to hold talks with the Red Cross and other non-governmental organisations in the Swiss city.
Published 09 Feb, 2022 07:35am
"There are no recent signs that the Taliban have taken steps to limit the activities of foreign terrorist fighters," experts say.
Published 08 Feb, 2022 12:02pm
Opposition members criticise govt over recent terror attacks.
Updated 08 Feb, 2022 08:45am
