Cases of mental illness on rise in Afghanistan's Herat

Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in cases of mental illness in recent months of which 80 per cent of the patients...

Pak denies air strike claims against TTP

Pakistan has denied an Afghan media report that alleged that Pakistan forces conducted air strikes on the...

Pakistan has put the world in a precarious situation, says expert

A quote often attributed to the famous ancient Indian strategist Chanakya says, "If you feed a snake milk you...

Ban on Afghan women from working paralyze NGO work in Afghanistan

After the Taliban issued a decree banning Afghan women from working in NGOs, several international humanitarian...

Protest in Pakistan's South Waziristan continues

The large-scale protest against the recent wave of terrorism and lawlessness in the restive South Waziristan in...

Afghan health sector in crisis due to ban on women working

The local residents of Ghor Province, Afghanistan have warned that if the Taliban-led Health Ministry keeps ignoring...

Afghan refugees in Pak fear deportation: Report

The recent steps by the Sindh provincial government to deal with illegal migrants is attracting bad press, the...

Pakistan police arrest 5 TTP terrorists from Punjab province

Punjab's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson said that they belonged to various banned religious...

"Barring women from work will interrupt aid to Afghanistan"

According to Griffiths, humanitarian aid organisations working under the United Nations, need the support of women...

UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, other aids

Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in...

Taliban's ruling on Afghan media outlets operating from abroad

Taliban's Ministry of Information and Culture said the court's ruling addressing the actions of some media outlets...

Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to information

As the Taliban's crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in...