Afghan couples marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs

Afghanistan, Dec 26 (BBC) – A mass wedding ceremony involving 50 couples has been held in…

After 20 years, Dr Aafia Siddiqui ‘was a living corpse, she looked drained and scalded, and in so much pain’

In this photograph taken on November 12, 2014, Fowzia Siddiqui, sister of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani…

Afghanistan: Taliban Must Earn Legitimacy through Diplomacy

By Latheef Farook* COLOMBO. 30 August 2023 (IDN) — After more than four decades of foreign…

Is the Taliban a threat to Central Asia?

NIKOLA MIKOVIC, SYNDICATION BUREAU The writer is a political analyst in Serbia. His work focuses mostly…

Taliban stopped 100 women flying to Dubai for university scholarships – UAE billionaire

United Arab Emirates (UAE) billionaire, Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor [KhalafAhmadAlHabtoor/Twitter] The head of a Dubai-based conglomerate, on…

Afghan MMA fighter recounts life in UAE resettlement camp

Zaki Rasooli was a professional mixed martial arts fighter in Afghanistan, before fleeing the country after…

Afghanistan’s economy on brink of collapse with 85 percent of population living in poverty: Report

An Afghan carries empty containers to fill with drinking water along a street in Kandahar, on…

Foreign Devils on the Road to Afghanistan By M.K. Bhadrakumar

Bruised in Africa, Macron is looking for a chance to hit back at Russia in its own…

Winter has come for Afghanistan

A woman walks down at a path during a cold winter day in Fayzabad of Badakhshan…

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s punishment of women is an act of desperation

Afghan women chant slogans to protest against the ban on university education for women, in the…

Senate Proceedings – Senator Fatima Payman’s First Speech

Senator Fatima Payman is a senator for Western Australia. She was an organiser for the United…

Disquiet on the western front

IT is very difficult for Pakistan to be delinked from Afghanistan, because of reasons of geography…

Experts call for revisiting Afghan policy

IT is very difficult for Pakistan to be delinked from Afghanistan, because of reasons of geography…

Taliban bans Voice of America

The US-funded news organization was accused of “repeatedly contravening” Afghanistan’s press laws Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have…

New report sheds light on child victims of British military in Afghanistan

The latest data from the UK Defence Ministry revealed that British soldiers were directly involved in…

Russia-Taliban in a desperate partnership of convenience By CLAUDIA CHIA YI EN

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar attends an international conference in Moscow on March 18, 2021.…

World Must Shun The Taliban But Help The Suffering Afghan People By Ishtiaq Ahmad*

The US has imposed a set of new sanctions on the de facto Taliban regime in…

Kabul blast a setback for Afghan women seeking education against the odds

Afghan female students chant “Education is our right, genocide is a crime” during a protest as…