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Chinese foreign minister holds phone call with Pak counterpart, discusses
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 9 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed issues concerning Afghanistan, the Ukraine crisis and bilateral matters.
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Taliban arrest Afghan-Canadian aid worker
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 9 (ANI): Nadima Noor, an Afghan-Canadian who runs a small humanitarian organisation, was arrested and has been held captive by the Taliban since mid-February.
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UN in Afghanistan stands by Afghan women and girls amidst dire crises
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 9 (ANI): On International Women's Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls as they face the consequences of multiple crises, combined with entrenched gender inequality and discrimination, with courage and perseverance.
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At UNHRC, India slams Pakistan for malicious propaganda, raking up bilater
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for raking bilateral issues at multilateral forms and said that the top leadership of Pakistan has openly admitted that their military and intelligence agency (ISI) has created terro
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Afghanistan: 4.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Fayzabad
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Fayzabad [Afghanistan], March 8 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's capital Fayzabad, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said on Tuesday.
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India sends third consignment of 2,000 MTs of wheat to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Punjab [India], March 8 (ANI): The third consignment of 2,000 metric tonnes of wheat are being dispatched for Afghanistan in 40 trucks via the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday.
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Pakistan behind human rights crisis in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, EFSAS to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): The human rights violations in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is the brainchild of neighbouring Pakistan which played a key role in shaping both the radical ideas of the Taliban in religious seminaries and the fate of the terrorist group through steadfast supp
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Afghanistan tops list of countries most affected by terrorism
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 8 (ANI): Afghanistan is at the top of the list of countries affected by terrorism in 2021, local media reported citing the Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
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'Pakistan responsible for present Afghan humanitarian crisis'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): An international NGO called 'The Organisation for Poverty Alleviation and Development' held Pakistan completely responsible for the present humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday.
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Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): The Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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Taliban critic released after being detained for two days
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 8 (ANI): Sayed Baqir Mohseni, a political analyst and critic of the Taliban, who was detained by the group two days ago has been released, local media citing the sources reported.
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Canada: Afghans demonstrate in Toronto to defend women's rights in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], March 8 (ANI): About 25 Afghans gathered in Toronto city of Canada to defend women's rights in Afghanistan.
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