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US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials
The Haqqani network grew into one of the deadliest arms of the Taliban after the US-led 2001 invasion of Afghanistan
24 March,2025 09:20 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Russia among 43 countries likely to face Trump's new
A draft list of recommendations by security officials proposes categorising countries into three groups--Red, Orange, and Yellow--to restrict travel. Being placed on the Red List would mean a complete ban on entering the United States
17 March,2025 02:20 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Gunmen open fire on express train in Pakistan's Balochistan
In a statement, the BLA warned that if the Pakistan military launches an operation, "all hostages will be executed". The group is banned in Pakistan, the UK and the US. Meanwhile, Controller Railways Muhammad Kashif said that the train, comprising nine coaches, had around 500 passengers on board
11 March,2025 06:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentEarthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolts Afghanistan
As per the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, including seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes
10 March,2025 09:18 AM IST | Kabul | mid-day online correspondentPakistan: Six killed after roof collapses at Afghan camp in Karachi
The incident happened in the wee hours of Sunday at the Janjal Goth Afghan Camp in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area
10 March,2025 09:15 AM IST | Karachi | ANIPanama sets free detained US deportees
Deportees will have the option of extending their stay by 60 days if they need it, but after that many don’t know what they will do.
10 March,2025 08:38 AM IST | Panama City | AgenciesTaliban insist Afghan women’s rights protected; UN thinks otherwise
Last August, the Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces outside the home.
09 March,2025 07:51 AM IST | Kabul | AgenciesUN agencies scramble for resources amid US funding freeze
For their part, UN agencies have been scrambling to revise their operations, make strategic cuts, seek funding elsewhere, and appeal to the administration to restore US support.
09 March,2025 07:50 AM IST | Geneva | AgenciesKabir Khan on his short film Setara: ‘Nobody is talking about Afghanistan today’
Noting that the news cycle has moved onto other pressing issues, director Kabir Khan says his short film Setara is an attempt to remind people of Afghan women’s plight
07 March,2025 01:59 PM IST | Mumbai | Mohar BasuTrump urges Congress to pass bill criminalising sex changes on children
The US President also urged Congress to fund a state-of-the-art golden dome missile defence shield. He called it important to have golden dome missile defence shield and mentioned that Israel and other nations have it
05 March,2025 11:44 AM IST | Washington | mid-day online correspondent