Cricket has surged in popularity inside Afghanistan in recent years, fuelled by triumphs over bigger nations on the international stage. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Afghanistan cricket bosses on March 20 expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men’s T20 series because of deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruledRead More →
Herbert Fritz was arrested in May last year Doha, Qatar: An Austrian far-right extremist who visited Afghanistan reportedly to prove it was a safe country was released on Sunday after nine months in detention there. Herbert Fritz, 84, who according to Austrian media has close links to the far-right extremistRead More →
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has also worsened since Taliban’s return (Representational) Kabul: In a newly released report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has highlighted that millions of dollars have been transported to Afghanistan in different shipments over the previous three months. SIGAR stated that each cargoRead More →
Amnesty said that crimes were committed Afghanistan by Taliban and other actors before August 2021. Kabul: Amnesty International has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prioritise and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban and other actors in Afghanistan before the Taliban seizedRead More →
Afghanistan Earthquake: No casualties have been reported. Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Afghanistan on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake took place in early hours today at 00:03:14 IST and was reported at a depth of 73 km. In a post on social mediaRead More →
Security personnel were on site and had begun investigating, Kabul police added. (Representational) Kabul: Seven people died and 20 others were injured in a bus explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, police said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion occurred in the capital’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood — anRead More →
The beauty parlour ban will see another 60,000 women lose their income. Kabul: Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space forRead More →
The order issued last month forces the closure of thousands of beauty parlours. Kabul: Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze themRead More →
The Taliban has cancelled the licenses of women’s beauty salons in Kabul. (Representational) Kabul: The Taliban has in a new verbal decree, banned women’s beauty salons in Kabul and other provinces across the country, a spokesman for Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Akif Mahajar, told TOLO News. TheRead More →
Some key Taliban members want the group to distance itself from Pakistan and show its independence. About two weeks after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021, the then head of Pakistan’s spy agency arrived at one of Kabul’s plushest hotels, smiling, sipping tea and appearing at ease with the militants’Read More →
