Jaishankar meets UNAMA chief, discusses situation in Afghanistan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed pleasure at welcoming Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, head...

Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises to 55: Taliban

The Taliban-led Ministry of State for Natural Disaster Management in Afghanistan has confirmed that the death toll...

At least 33 killed in Afghanistan flash floods

At least 33 people were killed after snow, rain, and subsequent flooding wreaked havoc in the country over the past...

India on Taliban restoring property rights for Afghan Hindus

India on Friday said that it is a "positive development" that the Taliban is restoring property rights for Afghan...

Afghan girls say ban on schooling takes joy out of Eid holidays 

Amid the Taliban's restrictions on basic rights of women, and girls to attain education, female students in...

Panel of journalists calls on Taliban to lift Facebook ban

Amid the recently surfaced reports of restriction of Facebook in Afghanistan, the 'Committee to Protect Journalists'...

Process underway to 'appoint' special envoy for Afghanistan: UN

Amid Taliban's opposition to the move, the United Nations Secretary-General's spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric,...

World Bank ranks Afghanistan on women's economic participation

Amid global concerns over the denial of basic rights to women and girls in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the World...

Central bank under Taliban control on online transactions

According to the statement, the 'prohibition' of online currency exchanges has been put in place under the Taliban's...

Herat families still homeless 6 months after quake: UN

The Herat province was rocked by two major earthquakes of magnitude 6.3 each which jolted the region within a frame...

Afghanistan's hospitals suffer from bed shortage

On the World Health Day, the acting minister of public health lamented the current situation, stating that the...

UN stresses need for meaningful participation of Afghan women

The United Nations emphasised the need to empower and give meaningful and active participation to Afghan women in...