As US officials and the Taliban hold direct talks with each other in Doha, the keynote points of discussion remained the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan and the country's faltering economy.
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Bajaur suicide blast in Pakistan that killed 54 people, including 23 children, according to Al Jazeera.
Following the ban on women's beauty salons in Afghanistan by the Taliban, a businesswoman in Kabul is helping over 50 women by providing them with work and professional training, reported Tolo News.
US envoys for Afghanistan Thomas West and Rina Amri have once again called for an inclusive government in Kabul which, at present is under Taliban rule, TOLOnews reported. Since the Taliban seized power, it has curtailed women's rights in the nation.
According to a report submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) might seek a merger with Al Qaeda to create an umbrella organisation that incorporates all militant groups operating in South Asia, reported Dawn.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested ten terrorists while conducting 132 secret operations in various cities of Pakistan to keep a check on terrorist activities, said a spokesperson for CTD, according to The Express Tribune.
In a recent report revealed by UNICEF, over 15 million people are expected to experience food insecurity till October 2023, with 29.2 million people expected to require humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
General Director of Afghanistan’s Invitation and Guidance Directorate Mohammad Hashim Shaheed Wror has said modern education is not obligatory but Islamic education is obligatory for both men and women, TOLO News reported.