Saturday, May 17, 2025

Topic: Taliban

In a first, India’s FM Jaishankar speaks with Taliban govt, thanks Afghan minister for his remarks on Pahalgam

India on Thursday welcomed the Afghan Taliban government’s rejection of attempts to “create distrust” between the two countries, during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s first interaction with Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Afghanistan earthquakes: Death toll crosses 2,000

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2060, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday

Prince Harry says he killed 25 ‘fighters’ in Afghanistan

Prince Harry of British monarchy says he killed 25 "Taliban fighters" during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, according to reports based his memoir. Spare,...

“Taliban were at gate and told us…”: Female students turned away from Afghan universities

After the Taliban administration said women would be suspended from tertiary education, women university students in Afghanistan were turned away from campuses on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: 10 killed in explosion at Kabul mosque

The United Nations has condemned a deadly explosion at a Sufi mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Friday, which reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured up to 15 more, many of them seriously. 

“I see my students crying;” Taliban closes girls’ schools hours after reopening

The Taliban in Afghanistan has announced that girls’ high schools will be closed, hours after they reopened for the first time in nearly seven months.