UK Special Representative Says Taliban Urged to Reopen Schools for Girls
Richard Lindsay, the UK Special Representative for Afghanistan, said early this morning that he recently met senior Taliban ministers in...
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Pakistan Says 13 Militants Killed While Trying to Enter from Afghanistan
The Pakistan Army has announced that on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 28 and 29), it killed 13 members of the...
Pakistan Calls Taliban Attacks a “Serious Violation” of International Law
Pakistan’s Interior Minister has strongly condemned Taliban attacks on “residential areas” in Angoor Ada in South Waziristan, saying that attacks...
Abdul Ghani Baradar Says Afghanistan’s Economy Has Improved Significantly
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban, claimed in a meeting with the UK...
Five Killed in Landslide in Badakhshan
Local Taliban officials said that five people were killed following a landslide in the Shahri Buzurg district of Badakhshan province....
Karzai Says Ban on Girls’ Education in Afghanistan Will Lead to Foreign Dependence
Hamid Karzai, former President of Afghanistan, has once again called for the reopening of schools and universities for girls, amid...
Taliban Report Return of More Than 4,000 Additional Migrants From Pakistan
The Taliban said the Pakistani government expelled 4,355 Afghan migrants on Wednesday, (29 April). According to the Taliban’s High Commission...
Afghanistan Ranks Above Only Five Countries in Press Freedom Index
Afghanistan ranked 175th out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, scoring 19.51 points. Among the...
World Bank Says Afghanistan’s Coal Exports Have Completely Stopped
The World Bank said in its March report that Afghanistan’s coal exports fell to zero after border crossings with Pakistan...
Britain Updates Sanctions List of Taliban Officials
Britain’s Foreign Office updated its sanctions list of Taliban officials on Wednesday, with 17 changes made in the new version....