Smoke and mirrors at the UN: why diversionary tactics can’t conceal regional realities and Pakistan’s statecraft
ANALYSIS As global diplomats convene for the high-level sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, the annual ritual of multilateral diplomacy has once again exposed a deep fracture between substantive…
IFHRDE raises concern over arrests of Afghan women and girls
KABUL: The International Federation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile (IFHRDE) has expressed concern over the continued arrests of women and girls in Afghanistan, calling on the Taliban to end…
Nooristani council says Freedom Front holds Taliban outposts in Kamdesh
KABUL: Dajont Noorestaani, spokesperson for the Nationwide Council of the Noorestaani ethnic group, has claimed that Afghanistan Freedom Front forces continue to hold several Taliban outposts in Kamdesh district of…
Freedom Front claims control of Kamar village in Nuristan
KABUL: The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed that its commandos are currently present in Kamar village of Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, after capturing the area from Taliban forces during…
Freedom Front claims more than 60 Taliban casualties in Nuristan and Kunar
KABUL: The Afghanistan Freedom Front has claimed that more than 60 Taliban members were killed or wounded during recent clashes in parts of Nuristan and Kunar provinces. In a statement,…
Bride killed in shooting during wedding ceremony in Kandahar
KABUL: A 22-year-old bride was killed during wedding ceremonies in Dand district of Kandahar province after a dispute between family members, according to local sources. Sources said the incident took…
Former CIA officer details operation to track Mullah Dadullah
KABUL: A former CIA officer has described the intelligence operation that led to the death of senior Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah, saying the capture of a teenage boy from his…
Former Afghan media official calls for organized pressure on Taliban
KABUL: Ismail Mia Khil, a former director of Afghanistan’s National Radio Television, has argued that the experience of the past three decades, particularly the Taliban’s rule since 2021, should inform…
Taliban court declares 600 jeribs of Khatam al-Anbiya land state property
KABUL: A Taliban special court has declared 600 jeribs of land belonging to the Khatam al-Anbiya residential project in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, as state property, according to…
Bride and groom’s uncle killed in shooting at Kandahar wedding
KABUL: A bride and the groom’s uncle were killed following gunfire at a wedding ceremony in Dand district of Kandahar province, according to local sources. Sources said the incident took…