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Posters across Kabul reminding women to wear hijab
Kabul : The Taliban-led government's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice have stuck posters across Kabul to remind women to wear a hijab, the media reported on Monday.The posters, seen across the capital city on Sunday,…
‘90% of Afghan healthcare centres on verge of collapse’
Kabul : Ninety per cent of Afghanistan's healthcare centres are on the verge of collapse, which in turn is "depriving millions of basic care, threatening the Covid-19 response and creating a major risk of disease outbreaks, malnutrition and…
Top Taliban official urges world to help Afghanistan
Kabul : A top official of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has urged the world to help the war-torn country amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis without considering the nation's political issues, the media reported.In a video…
Taliban bans women from coffee shops
Kabul : Women and girls without a close male relative accompanying them were banned from entering coffee shops in Afghanistan's Herat province, Raha Press reported.Sheikh Azizi ur Rahman Al-Mohajer, the head of virtue and vice of the…
Heavy snowfall kills 11, injures 23 across Afghanistan
Kabul : Heavy snow, that started falling across Afghanistan earlier this week triggering avalanches and floods, have so far claimed the lives of 11 people, while injuring 23 others, the media reported.Citing officials of the Taliban-led…
‘Taliban didn’t plan to assassinate Ashraf Ghani after takeover’
Kabul : After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban did not have plans to assassinate former President Ashraf Ghani, a top official of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said here on Tuesday.In an exclusive interview with…
Afghans protest against freezing of assets
Kabul : Thousands of Afghans took to the streets of Kabul to protest against freezing of the war-torn country's assets by the US, demanding for its immediate release amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.The demonstrators on Sunday were…
Poverty forces Afghan kids out of school
Kabul : Driven by extreme poverty amid the economic collapse of Afghanistan, the number of children employed in hazardous jobs instead of going to schools has increased, a media report said.Afghanistan is considered the worst place to be a…
Threat of narco-terrorism rise after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Kabul/New Delhi : India has been facing the menace of narco-terrorism since several years now. This nexus between narcotics and terrorism has serious repercussions for Indias security. The 'Golden Crescent comprising Iran, Afghanistan and…
IS claims responsibility for Kabul passport office attack
Kabul : The Islamic State terror group's Khorasan branch (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for an attack on the passport office in Kabul which was however, foiled by Taliban forces, the media reported on Sunday.According to a report on…