Taliban

Taliban warn US, EU sanctions could trigger wave of Afghan refugees

Oct 13, 2021 18:01

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have warned Western diplomats that insisting on sanctions as a means to pressure their governance could undermine security and trigger a wave of economic refugees.
US describes talks with Taliban as 'candid and professional'

Oct 12, 2021 08:09

The US State Department official has described the talks with the Taliban in Qatar as "candid and professional,” following the US defeat in the 20-year war against Afghanistan where hundreds of thousands of people were killed and millions more displaced.
Taliban, US conclude 2-day talks in Doha

Oct 11, 2021 08:59

Representatives from the Taliban and the United States have concluded talks in Doha, Qatar, after discussing bilateral issues and evacuations.
Ethnic, religious discord in Afghanistan, new security conspiracy of US-backed enemies: Parliament speaker

Oct 10, 2021 14:32

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has condemned a recent terrorist attack targeting worshippers at a packed mosque in the northeastern Afghan city of Kunduz, warning that enemies are plotting to stoke religious and ethnic discord in the country.
Leader urges Afghan officials to punish Friday attack perpetrators

Oct 09, 2021 18:12

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Afghanistan’s authorities to punish the perpetrators behind the Friday terrorist attack targeting worshippers at a packed Shia mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz.
President Raeisi: Everyone knows US backed, planned Daesh growth in Afghanistan

Oct 09, 2021 16:00

President Ebrahim Raeisi has voiced concerns about the persistence of terrorist acts in neighboring Afghanistan, saying it is no secret that the growth of the Daesh terrorist group, which claimed responsibility for the latest terrorist act in Afghanistan, was a US job.
Taliban vow punishment as death toll from Shia mosque blast mounts

Oct 09, 2021 13:11

The Taliban have pledged punishment for those behind Friday's deadly bomb attack on a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan, for which the Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility.
UN refugee chief warns of catastrophe if Afghanistan aid delayed

Oct 08, 2021 19:58

The UN refugee chief has warned of a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan if much-needed aid to the country is delayed, urging international donors to honor their financial pledges immediately.
Afghanistan: Over 50 martyred in massive bomb blast at a mosque in Kunduz

Oct 08, 2021 16:50

A bomb attack on a Shia Muslim mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern city of Kunduz has martyred more than 50 people and left score of others injured.
Taliban call Daesh in Afghanistan a ‘headache’ not ‘threat’

Oct 08, 2021 15:50

The Taliban have played down the threat of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan, saying the Takfiri outfit is much of a “headache” than a menace and would soon be destroyed.