May 19, 2024
PAKISTAN

Taliban prohibit women from attending universities in Afghanistan

Women will not be allowed to enrol in higher education programmes in Afghanistan, according to the Taliban-run higher education ministry’s announcement on Tuesday. In accordance with a cabinet resolution, a letter certified by a representative of the higher education ministry ordered Afghan private and public colleges to immediately deny admission to female students. The rest […]

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International

7 people are killed by a roadside bomb in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: An onboard roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of seven petroleum business personnel, according to a spokesman for the provincial police. “By the side of the road, a cart had the explosive. It went off as the bus pulled up “said Asif Waziri, a police officer of Mazar-i-Balkh Sharif’s […]

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International

Taliban claim that the United States is “usurping” Afghanistan’s frozen assets

KABUL: After Washington unveiled plans to establish an external fund to oversee $3.5 billion of its stolen national reserves, the Taliban said on Thursday that the US had “usurped” Afghan assets. The US placed a $7 billion asset freeze on the central bank in August of last year, which exacerbated the poverty crisis brought on […]

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Sport

The Pakistan vs. Afghanistan match violence was punished by a stiff punishment from the UAE police

SHARJAH: Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have issued substantial fines to supporters who participated in the rioting following the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan.This week’s Asia Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Sharjah ended in a thrilling one-wicket victory for Pakistan, which some Afghan fans in attendance found offensive. Following Wednesday’s game, […]

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Sport

Afghanistan and Bangladesh will face off in today’s Asia Cup match

SHARJAH: At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will square off in the third game of the ongoing Twenty20 Asia Cup 2022.At 7 p.m. PST, this Group B match will begin. As they prepare to play their opening match of the competition, Bangladesh will work to enhance their T20I […]

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Sport

Ireland wins the fifth game easily to win the T20 series 3-2

Ireland defeated Afghanistan 3-2 in the five-game Twenty20 international series with a close victory in the last and fifth rain-delayed match on Wednesday at Stormon. After Ireland was given a revised target of 56 in seven overs, George Dockrell scored the winning run with two balls remaining, giving the hosts a seven-wicket victory and a […]

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International

Taliban expand the number of required religious studies courses offered at Afghan colleges

KABUL: Education officials in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that extra Islamic studies lectures will be required for university students, but they gave few hints as to when secondary schools for girls will reopen. Many traditional Afghan clergy who are part of the radical Islamist Taliban returned to power a year later and are sceptical of […]

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International

The women were compelled to work in Afghanistan during Taliban rule

HERAT AFGHANISTAN : Since taking power a year ago, the Taliban have forced Afghan women out of society by placing strangling limitations on their ability to work, travel, and dress. There is rarely a woman in the nation who has not experienced the loss of a male relative in one or more conflicts, and many […]

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PAKISTAN

Was it authorised to utilise Pakistani airspace for a drone attack in Afghanistan? Asks Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Senior Vice President of the PTI Fawad Chaudhry questioned the government on Saturday on whether it had authorized the US to use Pakistani airspace for a drone strike in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri. The ex-information minister stated in a tweet that the real issue is […]

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International

Biden claims that the US assassinated al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: One of the most sought terrorists in the world and the presumed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al-Qaeda, was assassinated by the United States on Monday, according to President Joe Biden. According to Biden, the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, took place on Saturday. He stated, “I gave […]

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