ISLAMABAD (AA) – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan that remained closed for three days following skirmishes has reopened, an official confirmed. The Torkham border, which connects Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, was shut down on Monday after...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The interim administration in Afghanistan has announced an end to acknowledging any consular services from several of its missions in Europe. A statement by the Foreign Ministry in Kabul said the Afghan political and consular missions in several EU nations have refused to directly engage with the interim administration. “...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP Flipping his flailing judo sparring partner to the mat, Afghanistan’s judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training for the Games in the country. Six Afghans — including three expatriate women– will compete at the Paris Olympics this month in cycling, athletics, swimming and ...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP On a stage inside Kabul Stadium, dozens of bodybuilders take turns flexing and posing in a bid to clinch the title of Mr Afghanistan — albeit with their legs modestly covered to just below the knee- in accordance with rulings for modesty for men prescribed by Islamic law. Gone are the […]
London, United Kingdom – AFP Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the “dark future” awaiting women and girls sent back. “It is deeply concerning that Pakistan is forcing Afghan refugees based in Pakistan back into Afghanista...
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the Taliban, a banned group in Russia, are Moscow’s “allies” in fighting terrorism because they are in control of Afghanistan. “We must assume that the Taliban controls the power in the country. And in this sense the Taliban are, of course, o...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP Taliban authorities have said that women’s rights were “Afghanistan’s issues” to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the ...
United Nations, United States – AFP Restrictions on women’s rights continue to prevent Afghanistan’s “reintegration” into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban’s participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated government. Since their 2...
A UN Special Rapporteur’s report underscores a deepening crisis for women and girls in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Released ahead of the 56th session of the Human Rights Council, the report details a systematic suppression that severely curtails women’s rights. That includes restrictions on women’s education, work, health, and freedo...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least seven troops were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Pakistan’s northwestern region on Sunday, the military said. An improvised explosive device targeted an army vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, killing seven soldiers, including...
