India and Taliban at war, US unmoved

Just two weeks after top Indian diplomat Manmohan Singh visited Kabul to meet with Taliban officials, a senior U.S. official arrived in New Delhi to discuss Afghanistan. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West urged Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra to develop a “unified diplomatic approach that supports collective interests” in Afghanistan. Unlike India, the … Read more

Taliban retaliates for Pakistani airstrikes on its territory: report

Taliban retaliates Pakistan conducts air strikes on its territory According to Afghanistan’s Tolo News, in the border area. According to Afghan news media, Taliban militants opened fire in the Burki area along the Durand Line on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, injuring at least three Pakistani soldiers. Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official … Read more

Pakistan attack in Afghanistan kills 8, Taliban warns of ‘very dire consequences’

Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have increased since the Taliban seized power (Representative) Kabul: A Taliban government spokesman said a “reckless” airstrike by Pakistani forces on the Afghan border on Monday killed eight people, all of them women and children. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated since the Taliban government took power … Read more

21 killed, 38 injured in three-vehicle collision in Afghanistan

According to the transportation department of Afghanistan’s Southern Province, a traffic accident occurred in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 21 people and injuring 38 others. The accident occurred on Sunday morning in Helmand province’s Glashek district, on the main highway between southern Kandahar and western Herat provinces, a statement from the Helmand provincial department said. … Read more

Suicide attack on Pakistani military base kills 7

A suicide bomber rammed a truck packed with explosives into a sprawling military post in northwest Pakistan on Saturday (local time), military and security officials said. At least seven soldiers were killed in the explosion and ensuing gunbattle. The military said troops responding to attacks in the North Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on … Read more

Afghan student shot dead at university pleads with Taliban to let girls study

Breshna Musazai spent 19 harrowing months in Qatar, anxiously awaiting resettlement to the United States as a refugee. Moussazai was forced to flee Afghanistan just two days after the Taliban took over Kabul in 2021, finding herself separated from her parents and her dreams shattered. Her right leg ached, a physical echo of the trauma … Read more

Taliban display rocket launchers and bombs next to artifacts in Afghan museum

Afghan women are banned from visiting museums. Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan: In addition to antique Qurans and ancient Afghan coins, the Mazar-i-Sharif Museum also displays rocket launchers and homemade bombs as proof of the Taliban’s victory over foreign soldiers. “It doesn’t have any ancient history, but it played an important role in the victory,” said Abdul Qayum … Read more

Analysts: Doha deal has “flaws” as US and Taliban accuse each other of violating terms

Washington — Four years after the Doha deal was signed, the United States and the Taliban accuse each other of violating its terms, while analysts say the deal is “flawed” and has had “catastrophic” consequences for Afghans. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Wednesday that “the Taliban have not fulfilled … Read more

U.S. announces technical and academic opportunities for Afghan women

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new partnerships aimed at empowering Afghan women and countering the Taliban’s suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Blinken, speaking at the US-founded Afghanistan Women’s Economic Resilience Summit (AWERS) conference, said Microsoft and LinkedIn will provide virtual training and certification to Afghan girls around the world, helping them … Read more