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World Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:28pm

Qatar working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport 'as soon as possible'

The airport, the scene of a frenzied evacuation which ended with the US troop withdrawal on Tuesday, is out of...

World Published 02 Sep, 2021 12:37pm

Taliban prepare to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil

Taliban official Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on social media a ceremony was being prepared at the presidential palace in Kabul, while private broadcaster Tolo said an announcement on a new government was imminent.

Business Updated 01 Sep, 2021 10:32pm

Taliban confront Afghan economy in turmoil, humanitarian crisis

Two weeks since the Taliban's sweep into the capital Kabul brought a chaotic end to 20...

Business Published 01 Sep, 2021 09:57pm

Taliban launch charm offensive with Afghan banks amid funding fears

Acting central bank governor Haji Mohammad Idris met members of the Afghanistan Banks Association and...

World Published 01 Sep, 2021 08:20pm

Distrust remains as some women return to work under Taliban

Some women, particularly those in the health and education sectors, say they have continued to go to work in...

Sports Published 01 Sep, 2021 08:12pm

Taliban approve Afghanistan's first cricket Test since takeover

During their first stint in power, before they were ousted in 2001, the Taliban banned most forms of...

World Published 01 Sep, 2021 04:19pm

With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

With Kabul's airport inoperable, private efforts to help Afghans fearful of Taliban reprisals focused on arranging safe passage across the land-locked nation’s borders with Iran, Pakistan and central Asian states.

World Published 01 Sep, 2021 10:56am

Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of US nation-building

Earlier in the day, the Taliban, which seized control of Afghanistan in a lightning advance this month, fired guns into the air and paraded coffins draped in US and NATO flags as they celebrated their victory.

Pakistan Published 01 Sep, 2021 10:10am

Pakistan frets over security threats from Afghanistan

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam There is growing concern among Pakistani officials about security in neighbouring...

World Published 31 Aug, 2021 10:46pm

India announces first formal meeting with Taliban

The envoy, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the head of the Taliban's P...

World Published 31 Aug, 2021 09:00pm

EU seeks united front on handling Afghan migrants

In the draft text, member states say they are "determined to act jointly to prevent the return of...

World Published 31 Aug, 2021 01:51pm

Five challenges for Taliban in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Taliban have won the war — now they have to govern Afghanistan. The transition presents an enormous...

Life & Style Published 31 Aug, 2021 11:29am

As Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule, music goes silent

Even before the last U.S. flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds ...

Blog Published 31 Aug, 2021 11:05am

ISIS-K violence could force the west into an unlikely alliance with Taliban

The decades-long conflict in Afghanistan was always far more than a simple case of the Taliban versus the Afghan...

World Published 31 Aug, 2021 11:00am

Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. general's ghostly image books place in history

Carrying his rifle down by his side, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division,...

World Published 31 Aug, 2021 10:56am

Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday...

World Published 30 Aug, 2021 11:49pm

UN Council set to adopt Afghanistan resolution

he resolution says the council expects the Taliban to allow a "safe, secure, and orderly...

World Published 30 Aug, 2021 10:14pm

US exit will stop IS attacks in Afghanistan, Taliban says

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said those Afghans who are influenced by IS, will give up their operations on...

World Updated 30 Aug, 2021 09:57pm

Children among civilians killed in US drone attack in Kabul

In Kabul, witnesses reported a large blast shaking the neighbourhood where the vehicle was parked and...