Two Afghan militants killed in Indian-held Kashmir clash
Two militants, identified as Afghans nationals, were killed during a clash with Indian forces in the Majalta area of India-held Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. The high-altitude operation, codenamed Operation…
Badakhshan residents complain over stalled road construction project
Residents of the sixth district of Feizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, have raised concerns over the suspension of a road construction project, saying the work has stopped before the…
Afghan man sentenced to 14 years in UK for sexual assault
A British court has sentenced 29-year-old Afghan national Baktash Sultani to 14 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls in Manchester. According to the prosecution’s…
Australia and partners pursue legal action over Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women
Australia, together with Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, is pursuing international legal action concerning Afghanistan’s obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).…
Fazel Fazly warns of growing security threats and political uncertainty in Afghanistan
Fazel Mahmoud Fazly, who served as head of administrative affairs under Afghanistan’s former republic government, has warned that political uncertainty and the absence of what he considers a legitimate government…
Thousands of Afghan migrants return from Iran amid economic crisis
Thousands of Afghan migrants have reportedly returned to Afghanistan from Iran as the country faces worsening economic conditions, including rising prices, unemployment and a sharp decline in the value of…
Fawzia Koofi condemns Taliban restrictions on women and warns over Afghanistan’s future
Former Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi has once again criticized the Taliban’s policies toward women, saying their restrictions have severely affected women’s rights and Afghanistan’s future. Koofi, a former member of…
Tragedy in Kohat: 17 martyred, over 50 injured as suicide blast ranches old police lines mosque
Preliminary investigations point to cross-border linkages as security officials indicate Afghan-based operatives seem to have orchestrated the Kohat compound attack Kabul Times Desk KOHAT — A devastating suicide bombing struck…
Pakistan Official Challenges Zalmay Khalilzad Over Taliban Remarks
Pakistan’s presidential spokesperson Morteza Solangi has criticized former U.S. ambassador and Afghanistan envoy Zalmay Khalilzad over his recent comments concerning former Afghan military personnel and the Taliban. Khalilzad shared a…
Tribal Elder Killed in Armed Attack in Logar Province
A tribal elder was reportedly killed in Afghanistan’s Logar province on Thursday morning, according to local sources cited by 8 AM newspaper. Sources told the newspaper that Haji Babrak, described…