US, Pakistan face off again on Afghanistan threats
The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul has deepened the mutual distrust between the US and Pakistan, putative allies who have tangled over Afghanistan.
Taliban not in mood to listen to Pakistan
Currently, when Afghanistan’s future is unclear it could be said that Islamabad’s position seems to be ill-equipped to deal with the challenges
G20 summit on Afghanistan expected in coming weeks
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio stressed the need to prevent Afghanistan from breaking down and saying there are methods of providing
Afghan FM, Kazakh envoy discuss trade ties
Muttaqi also met with Chinese ambassador Wang Yu and discussed issues regarding bilateral relations and coordinating humanitarian assistance to the troubled country…reports
Taliban ban Helmand barbers from trimming beards
The order, distributed on social networks, also contains a request not to play music or hymns on the premises of hairdressing salons…reports
Taliban hang bodies in public as grim warning
The men were killed in a gunbattle after allegedly kidnapping a businessman and his son…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban reportedly hung
Torkham border reopens for trade activities
The FC officials informed that the Taliban had shut the border early on Thursday morning without taking them into confidence…reports Asian Lite
Taliban to form ‘commission’ to draft new constitution
Earlier on Tuesday, the Taliban had announced the expansion of cabinet ministers with no women representation in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan….reports
Food insecurity rises in Afghanistan: UN body
The middle classes are also struggling – only 10 per cent of households headed by someone with a secondary or university education
Limits to power: Taliban in Kabul, a jailbreak in Israel
True, a jailbreak cannot be compared with the reconquest of a country but that is not the way Palestinians see it…writes Saeed