Uzbekistan urges engagement with Afghanistan beyond viewing it only as a security threat
KABUL: Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan and daughter of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has called for a broader approach to Afghanistan, saying the country should not be…
United Front claims attack on Taliban command center in Badakhshan
KABUL: The United Front of Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for an overnight attack targeting a Taliban command center in Darayim district of Badakhshan province. In a statement, the group said…
Taliban commander accused of shooting and tying up young man in Takhar
KABUL: A Taliban commander in Taluqan city, the capital of Takhar province, has been accused of shooting and tying up a young man following a verbal altercation, according to local…
Two men found strangled in Badghis as local sources blame Taliban members
KABUL: Two men who went missing in Badghis province have been found dead, with local sources saying they were strangled with a rope rather than killed by gunfire. The incident…
Pakistan seizes 463kg crystal meth linked to Afghan smuggling networks
ISLAMABAD: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), working with Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), has seized 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in joint operations, according to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.…
Kandahar strikes coincide with Taliban intelligence chief’s Doha trip
KABUL: Pakistani airstrikes in Kandahar coincided with the reported departure of Taliban intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq for Doha, where he was expected to meet U.S. intelligence representatives, according to…
SEVEN MONTHS OF RESTRAINT UNDER FIRE: Why Pakistan’s Afghanistan policy is more defensible than it looks from outside
Opinion / Analysis By any honest reading of the last seven months, Pakistan has been fighting a war it did not want, against a neighbour it has repeatedly tried to…
Women mysteriously detained in Herat
KABUL: The Taliban morality police have detained several women and girls, according to local sources, who said the officers patrolled the city, forced the women into vehicles and took them…
Hamza bin Laden video raises questions over Taliban-al-Qaeda tensions
KABUL: The release of a video attributed to Hamza bin Laden has raised questions about the relationship between al-Qaeda and the Taliban and the militant group’s activities in Afghanistan. Some…
Taliban court declares 2,657 jeribs of Mazar-i-Sharif land as Emirate property
KABUL: A special Taliban court has ruled that more than 2,657 jeribs of land known as “Diplomatic Town” in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, is property of the Taliban…