Taliban ban Voice of America, RFE/RL for one-sided broadcasts

The Taliban on Thursday banned the FM radio broadcasts streaming from Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Afghanistan stations, saying that they are stopped due to non-compliance with journalistic principles and one-sided broadcasts.Taking to Twitter, Abdul Haq Hammad, who oversees broadcasting for the Ministry of Information and Culture of the incumbent Afghan administration, said, […]

Afghan Universities reopen, female students may attend only if separated from men

Afghanistan’s public universities reopened on Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban took over last year, with female students joining their male counterparts on campus. Although the Taliban administration had not officially announced its plans for female university students, education officials told Reuters that women were allowed to attend classes as long as they were […]

War in Afghanistan now over, will announce govt in few days, says Taliban

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday said that the war in Afghanistan is over and an announcement about the formation of the new government will be made in the next few days. “The war in Afghanistan is over, now we will work together to rebuild this country,” said Mujahid at a press conference in Kabul, […]

US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war

The Pentagon on Monday announced that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has been completed, after 20 years of US military operations. General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, announced the completion of US withdrawal from Afghanistan during a Pentagon news conference. “I’m here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan […]

Afghanistan crisis: India brings back its envoys, other officials from Kabul

Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft which was carrying 120 Indian officials from Afghanistan has landed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, sources confirmed on Tuesday. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs informed that the Indian Ambassador in Kabul and his Indian staff will move to India immediately, in view of prevailing circumstances in the war-torn country. “In view […]

Horrific footage shows Afghans who clung to plane falling to death as flight takes off from Kabul

A shocking video in which desperate Afghans who had clung on to the underbelly of a C-17 Globemaster falling down from the plane has gone viral on Monday. It appears that desperate Afghans were clinging on to either the undercarriage of the C-17 or the landing gear of the transport plane when they got flung […]

Taliban takes over Afghanistan’s Kandahar, other key cities in major offensive

The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan’s second biggest city of Kandahar, officials said on Friday, fuelling fears the US-backed government could fall to the insurgents as international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war. The city was reportedly seized on late Thursday as the Taliban continues to step up their offensive amid US […]