Tag: Afghanistan
Kabul passport office computer crashes over high demand
Officials said they have been forced to suspend operations after equipment used for issuing biometric documents broke down
U.S. steps up aid to Afghanistan, bypassing Taliban
In view of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the U.S. is providing nearly 144 million dollars in additional aid, the…
$111 is the value of Afghan suicide bomber: Taliban
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting interior ministry gave the value as $111, the equivalent of 10,000 Afghani.
30 killed by suicide bomber in Afghan’s Kandahar mosque
It comes days after a suicide bomb attack claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) on a Shi'ite mosque in the northern…
Taliban government holds first cabinet meeting in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s interim government, the Taliban has held its first cabinet meeting since taking power in August.
Taliban to restore royal-era Afghan constitution
The current Afghan constitution, which the Taliban rejects, is considered to be one of the best constitutions in the region…
India seizes $2.72B heroin from Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world's biggest illicit opiate supplier, but since taking power, the Taliban have said they plan to ban…
Mullah Baradar alive: Taliban
The Taliban also released video footage purportedly showing Baradar at meetings in the southern city of Kandahar
UN-Afghan conference raises over $1 billion
A United Nations-hosted international aid conference for Afghanistan raised more than 1 billion dollars in aid for the suffering population.
Taliban almost beat us to death: Afghan journalists
Both male journalists were covering women's protest against Pakistani involvement in Afghanistan and in support of women's rights on Wednesday…
Taliban cancel co-education in Afghan universities
According to them, co-education is un-Islamic and against the country’s national and traditional values.
Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada leads Taliban’s Afghan govt
The new Afghanistan government will be called the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan".
Lukewarm reception for Taliban govt
Taliban leaders filled all the top posts in Tuesday's government list. There were no outsiders and no women
UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Describing the situation at the country’s borders with Pakistan, Baloch said UNHCR had not seen such a “large refugee influx”…
450 Taliban fighters neutralised in Panjshir
Al-Qaeda fighters were reported to have joined the Taliban in the group’s offensive on the Panjshir valley
Taliban celebrate U.S troops withdrawal
The withdrawal of U.S Military signifies the end of 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than…
Afghanistan war ends, last U.S. evacuation flights leave Kabul
The flight officially ended the U.S. war in Afghanistan after 20 years and the deaths of more than 2372 troops.
WHO to send medical supplies to Afghanistan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says is examining ways to bring much-needed supplies into Afghanistan with medical stocks dwindling in…
Kabul blasts: Death toll rises to 108
Casualties include 13 US marines and 95 Afghan civilians.
Afghan woman delivers baby on US evacuation flight
An Afghan woman has delivered a baby girl just after touching down aboard a US evacuation flight.
Blair brands Biden’s Afghan retreat ‘imbecilic’
He said the withdrawal of U.S. troops has made 'every Jihadist group round the world cheering'.
Trump steps up attack on Biden over Afghanistan debacle
Trump, a Republican who has dangled the possibility of running again for president in 2024, has repeatedly blamed Biden, a…
No registered Nigerian in Afghanistan – Ex-NIDO President
Dr Jonathan Obaje, the former President, Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDO) Singapore in Asia, has said that there is no registered…
Biden vows to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan
We shall provide safe evacuation for our Afghan allies, partners, and Afghans who might be targeted because of their association…
Taliban yet to take Panjshir region of Afghanistan
The Afghan leader said hundreds of Afghan commandos, members of the special forces and pilots had fled to the safety…
Nigeria can’t be Afghanistan. What Lai told world media
Mohammed said insinuation in certain quarters that the security situation in Nigeria could degenerate to that of Afghanistan was not…
Taliban leader orders release of political detainees
Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the unconditional release of political detainees from all Afghan prisons.
Fleeing Afghanistan President Ghani lands in UAE
In a statement, the ministry said Ghani and his family were welcomed into the country on humanitarian grounds.
China to Biden’s America: You left ‘an awful mess’ in Afghanistan
"America's strength and role is destruction, not construction," Hua said at a regular press briefing
Afghanistan: Taliban declares ‘general amnesty’
The Taliban Tuesday declared a general amnesty for all government officials in Afghanistan and urged them to return to work.