Pakistan’s PM says ‘US really messed it up’ in Afghanistan

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the United States “really messed it up in Afghanistan” and that Washington should have pushed for a political settlement much earlier.

Afghan Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Adel, Culprit of Kabul University Attack

Russia Extends Punitive Twitter Slowdown Until Mid-May

Russia said on Monday it would extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15, though it acknowledged the US social media company had speeded up deletion of what Moscow calls banned content.

Court hears Mullah Mansour used fake identities to buy insurance and properties

Former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in 2016 in a US drone strike, had a life insurance policy with a Pakistan company under a false name, and had properties in Karachi worth millions, an anti-terrorism court in Karachi heard on Saturday.

US, Europe urge Taliban to stop ‘spring offensive’ and resume talks

The United States and European countries in a joint statement have called on the Taliban to stop their “undeclared spring offensive” and immediately resume peace talks.

Atta Noor changes tack, mulls interim government

Former Balkh governor and politician Atta Mohammad Noor said he has recently started considering the option of an interim government which he said could help resolve the current crisis.

EU-Afghanistan discussed human rights, violence reduction

Minister Says Serious Measures on Hand to Contain Second Wave of COVID-19

Kabul (BNA) Addressing a press conference together with Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, the Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Dr. Ahmad Jawad Osmani, briefed the media on ministry’s serious measures to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus in the country.

UN compound attacked in Herat, NATO, Britain, US condemned

NATO in Afghanistan and British Embassy based in Kabul have reacted to the attack on the United Nations facility in western Herat province on Friday.

UK, US Release Travel Advisory for Afghanistan

The U.S. Embassy urged all US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options. Given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy’s ability to assist U.S. citizens in Afghanistan is extremely limited even within Kabu, a statement read.

MPs Blame Govt for Allowing '$8M Per Day' Embezzlement in Customs

A number of lawmakers in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga—the lower house of Parliament--on Wednesday blamed the Afghan government for what they described as systematic corruption and the embezzlement of the national assets of the country.

Iranian Exiles Protest President-Elect

Supporters of Iran's exiled opposition rallied in Berlin and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the prosecution of the Islamic Republic's newly elected president, Ebrahim Raisi, whom they accuse of crimes against humanity.

Nine dead after Wardak mob clash with police

The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) said that a team would be assigned to probe Friday’s skirmish in Maidan Wardak which left at least nine people dead and seven wounded.

Gov’t inflicts heavy casualties on Taliban across Afghanistan

According to defense and provincial officials, 67 Taliban have been killed in operations conducted by the Afghan national defense and security forces in various parts of Afghanistan.

Taliban claim to have captured four districts in Panjshir valley

As conflicts between the resistance forces in Panjshir province and the Taliban have been going on for nearly a week, the latter has claimed to have taken the districts of Shutul, Paryan, Khinj, and Abshar.

Chinese Official in Xinjiang Slams UK Genocide Declaration

A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area.

Araqchi: 'Good progress' made in Vienna talks, diplomats to rerun home for consultations on remaining key issues

The top Iranian negotiator says “good progress” has been made in Vienna talks between the remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but participants need to return to their respective countries for further consultations on certain remaining issues.

Pineapple not the remedy for coronavirus

Medical experts have rejected rumours that the pineapple is an anti-coronavirus fruit. They say the fruit is beneficial for the human body but does not cure the coronavirus

Activities of Hezb-ut-Tahrir Party Banned in Afghanistan: VP Saleh

IS-K Terrorists Move to Afghanistan: SCO Secretary General

The Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has said that the IS-K terrorists moved to Afghanistan from the Middle East and posed a threat to regional security.

Transparency International Opens Office in Afghanistan

Transparency Afghanistan has officially become the national contact of Transparency International in Afghanistan.

India announces first formal meeting with Taliban

India’s ambassador to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader on Tuesday, the Indian foreign ministry said, the first formal diplomatic engagement since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Afghan reconciliation council convenes inaugural meeting

The first meeting of the leadership committee of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation was held on Saturday, three days after negotiators announced breakthrough in peace talks.

Female Suicide Bomber Eliminated In Faryab Province

India’s hospitals overrun as COVID-19 infections top global record for 2nd day

People across India scrambled for life-saving oxygen supplies on Friday and patients lay dying outside hospitals as the capital recorded the equivalent of one death from COVID-19 every five minutes, Reuters reported.

PTM doesn’t want to insult Pakistan but to raise voice for Pashtun’s rights: Pashteen

Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, the leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) has said that the movement does not aim to insult the Pakistani government but to raise voice against the oppression of Pakhtun

Blinken and Qureshi discuss Afghan peace process

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on Sunday and discussed the Afghan peace process among other issues.

Jamiat-e-Islami calls for interim government

The Jamiat-e-Islami party on Saturday called for an interim government to be established in order for a peace agreement to be reached with the Taliban.

Journalists beaten, detained while covering protest in Kabul

The Taliban fighters have beaten four Afghan journalists and cameramen and have temporarily detained others as they tried to cover a protest.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’ crimes against Palestinians

An international rights watchdog accused Israel on Tuesday of pursuing policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians – and against its own Arab minority – that amount to crimes against humanity.