Situation of Afghanistan

Kabul : In response to a US State Department report on religious freedom, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that "the religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected". Taking to Twitter on Sunday, the…

Kabul : The Taliban have ordered female Afghan TV presenters and other women on screen to cover their faces while on air, BBC reported. Media outlets were told of the decree on Wednesday, a religious police spokesman told BBC Pashto. The…

Kabul : The Taliban-led government has ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab. The directive was issued by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice,…

New Delhi : Afghanistan's rulers, the Taliban, have designed a new formula , which apparently conforms to their puritan religious norms, of educating boys and girls. Girls will go to university on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday while boys…

Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan have separated weekday classes for male and female students of the Kabul University and Kabul Polytechnic University in a bid to further end co-education, a media report said. Based on a new…

Kabul : More than 450 tons of expired food and beverages were destroyed in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, the country's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday. The spoiled food and expired beverages were seized by health authorities in…

Kabul : Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and Chief Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabiullah Mujahid condemned Pakistan's recent airstrikes on Khost and Kunar provinces in the strongest terms adding that…

Kabul : In a decree issued on Sunday, Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada banned the cultivation of opium poppy and opium trade in Afghanistan."As per the decree of the supreme leader of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), all…

Kabul : With girls banned from returning to secondary schools, the World Bank has suspended four projects worth $600 million in Afghanistan, the BBC reported on Wednesday.The projects were being prepared for implementation by United Nations…

Kabul : A total of 350 Afghan youth were commissioned to the national army after completing a military training course, said a statement of the defense ministry here on Wednesday. All the 350 persons received a special military training…