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Afghanistan: Poppy cultivation sees surge in Kandahar, Helmand
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], March 5 (ANI): The cultivation of poppy for opium production has surged in Afghanistan's Helmand and Kandahar provinces in 2022 as compared to last year, local media reported citing farmers.
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Pakistan's optimism with Afghan Taliban misplaced: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): After many in Pakistan expressed their happiness at the victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan in August last year, the euphoria is now subsiding in the face of increased terrorism at home while Pakistani authorities continue to provide support and protect
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Pakistan donated inedible wheat, India's far better: Taliban official
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 5 (ANI): A war of words have ensued on the social media platform Twitter after reports emerged that a Taliban official had slammed Pakistan for donating poor quality of wheat while praising the quality of wheat sent by India.
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Afghan embassy in Moscow opposes vote of its representative in favour of U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 4 (ANI): Afghan embassy in Moscow opposed the vote of its representative in favour of Ukraine, amid the ongoing crisis due to Russian military operation.
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2 killed, over 20 injured in blast outside mosque in Afghanistan's Paktia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Gardez (Paktia) [Afghanistan], March 4 (ANI): Two people were killed and over 20 others were injured after an explosion took place outside a mosque in Afghanistan's Paktia province, media report citing officials said on Friday.
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Doha hosts discussion on Afghanistan's humanitarian situation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Doha hosted a round-table discussion on the current and future of the war-ravaged country.
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Afghanistan: Rights group raises concern over door-to-door searches by Tal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 4 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the house searches being conducted by the Taliban in a number of provinces in Afghanistan.
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India sends second convoy of 2000 MTs of wheat for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 4 (ANI): The second convoy of India's humanitarian assistance carrying 2000 MTs of wheat left Attari, Amritsar on Thursday for Jalalabad, Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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Taliban intelligence trying to control Afghan media, says watchdog
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 4 (ANI): Taliban intelligence is trying to control the Afghan media by torturing and beating Afghan journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said in its latest report.
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Leniency towards Taliban will prove disastrous, says Former Afghan Ministe
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oslo [Norway], March 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's former Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan suggested that leniency towards the Taliban would be perilous as it could embolden fundamentalist groups elsewhere to stage similar takeovers.
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Afghan border security personnel continue aggressive attitude along Durand
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Afghan border security personnel continued their aggressive attitude, cross border violations and disregard of mutually agreed and established procedures along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Durand Line, local media reported.
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Man from Daikundi province in Afghanistan walks barefoot to protest agains
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI): A young man, Ehsan from Afghanistan's Daikundi province walked several miles barefoot in the snow in a symbolic move to protest what he calls the unfair distribution of humanitarian aid.
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