Karzai urges Pakistan to reverse decision affecting Afghan medical students
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has described the decision by relevant Pakistani institutions to prevent Afghan medical students from continuing their studies in Pakistan as “regrettable” and called for the…
Anti-Taliban fronts report attacks on Taliban forces in Kapisa and Kandahar
The Freedom Front of Afghanistan has claimed that three Taliban fighters were killed and two members of the group were wounded in an attack targeting a Taliban outpost in Tagab…
TTP-linked Afghan doctor killed in Pakistan operation
TTP-linked Afghan militant Dr. Obaidullah Saeed Badri was killed along with three associates during an operation conducted by Pakistani security forces in Kurram District, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. Badri,…
Today, the world remembers 9/11 but Pakistan never got the chance to forget
By Dr Muhammad Shahid Every September, the world pauses to remember the smoke over Manhattan, the grief that gripped American cities, the moment the twenty-first century seemed to begin in…
Taliban reportedly detain 10 female online vendors in west Kabul
Taliban forces have reportedly arrested at least 10 female online vendors from a residential unit in west Kabul, according to sources familiar with the incident. The arrests are said to…
UNFPA: More than 640 million women and girls were married in childhood
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that child marriage remains one of the most serious violations of human rights, with more than 640 million women and girls around…
Pakistan says Afghan students with valid visas can stay and finish degrees
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has moved to ease weeks of uncertainty for Afghan students in the country, saying that those holding valid visas and enrolled in recognized academic programmes will be…
AFF claims attack on Taliban checkpoint in Kapisa, says 3 killed
KAPISA — The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) says its fighters stormed a Taliban checkpoint in the Tagab district of Kapisa province, in an assault the anti-Taliban armed group claims left…
Taliban justice minister reportedly orders Shamshad TV to vacate building
Sources within the Taliban administration have told Afghanistan International that Justice Minister Abdul Hakim Sharaei has ordered private broadcaster Shamshad TV to evacuate its building and hand the premises over…
Panjshir Zero Unit reportedly targets Taliban deputy governor in Faryab
Maulvi Nasrullah Fayazani, the Taliban’s deputy governor in Faryab province, was reportedly injured in an attack by the Panjshir Zero Unit in Maimana city. According to the information provided, the…