Pakistan’s military spokesperson says air strikes hit 22 Afghan military targets, killed 274 Taliban officials and militants Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday (February 27, 2026), with Islamabad’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declaring the … Read More
The man had been convicted of killing 13 members of a family, including children, and was executed by one of their relatives, according to police. Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out the public execution of a man on Tuesday convicted of … Read More
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday local time, according to the USGS and local authorities, sparking fears of mass casualties as the country’s Taliban government said at least 20 people died. Afghan Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman … Read More
Officials said more than 1,300 people were injured in the quake, which struck outside the eastern city of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan. PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 800 people have been killed and more than 1,300 others injured … Read More
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are “sufficient” for an EU country to grant asylum to Afghan women, who have seen their rights stifled under Taliban rule. Since Taliban authorities seized power in Afghanistan … Read More
KABUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The Taliban’s morality ministry dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for “immoral acts” in the past year, officials … Read More
Putin aide says Moscow is engaging Taliban in conversation as they are Afghanistan’s ‘de factor authority Russia is considering removing the Taliban from its list of designated terrorist organisations, officials in Moscow said on Tuesday as Vladimir Putin eyes support … Read More
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activists The Taliban’s announcement that it is resuming publicly stoning women to death has been enabled by the international … Read More
Another earthquake has hit western Afghanistan, just days after two large quakes in the same region killed more than 1,000 people. The new 6.3 magnitude quake struck at around 05:10 local time (00:40 GMT) on Wednesday, 28km (17 miles) north … Read More
ISLAMABAD – Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. The figures couldn’t be independently verified. The magnitude 6.3 … Read More