By Fidel Rahmaati in The Khaama Press Online, October 22, 2023Aladdin Orphanage, a part of the government-run housing institution designed primarily to accommodate orphaned girls and children, has been transformed into a religious school following the resurgence of the Taliban. Salma, a recent graduate from the orphanage, told the Khaama Press News Agency that approximately 48 girls reside in this facility. According to Salma, at least 25 of them are younger girls from the sixth…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 16, 2023According to The Economist, Afghanistan’s return to Taliban rule, devastating natural disasters, and cessation of Western aid have pushed the country into poverty, prompting Afghans to view their nation as a “curse.” The Economist has reported that in the latest incident, a devastating earthquake in western Herat claimed the lives of over 2,000 people and destroyed dozens of villages. Mohammad Amin, one of the relatives…
Report in Dawn, October 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The capital police have arrested two suspects allegedly affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered explosives, hand grenades and weapons from them. According to the police, the suspects were planning to target sensitive installations and personalities. The police made the arrest and recovered weapons on a tip-off by an informer. The police said a team of the Counter-Terrorism Department was present in Satra Meel area for surveillance when…
Reuters report, Oct 14, 2023 at 05.37 PM ISTKABUL: The Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government. Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional meetings, mostly those focussed on Afghanistan, but the Belt and Road Forum is among the highest-profile multilateral summits it has been invited to…
AFP Report in The News, October 14, 2023KABUL: At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said. The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks has reduced dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government. However, a number of armed groups — including the regional…
by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, Oct 13th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The interim Afghan government has refused to accept aid from Pakistan for the earthquake victims as tensions between the two neighbours continue to strain relations between them. Afghanistan was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake last Saturday, leaving at least 1,000 people dead and affecting many villages. There was further damage when another quake hit the region on Wednesday. Pakistan was quick to offer support…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 11, 2023According to sources, the Taliban did not allow a team of ten Pakistani doctors to land at Herat Airport. A team of ten Pakistani doctors was denied entry to Herat Airport by the Taliban, preventing them from providing crucial medical assistance to earthquake victims in the city. Afghanistan International News Agency reported that the team included general surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, and paramedics. The Taliban…
by Mubarak Zeb Khan in Dawn, Oct 8th, 2023• Transit cargo grows in the second year of Taliban rule• Cargo flow jumps 39pc, number of containers up from 74,316 last year to 102,886 in FY23• Cargo value soars from $4bn to $6.7bn, up 67pc • Smuggling-prone items surge 63pc to $3.7bnISLAMABAD: In a significant development since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the flow of Afghan transit cargoes has witnessed a substantial surge in one year.…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Oct 02, 2023ISLAMABAD: Sindh interim Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Haaris Nawaz Sunday said the Afghan Taliban and TTP were ideologically the same. Talking to a website, he said the US deliberately left its weapons and ammunition behind before quitting Afghanistan, which had been taken away by terrorist groups like the TTP, BLA, BLF and Daesh. Now these weapons were being used against Pakistan. He said terrorists from the…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 30, 2023The US envoy for Afghan women and human rights, Rina Amiri, on Saturday, said that the global consensus is clear. If the Taliban does not respect women’s rights, it cannot join the international community. Amiri, on her social media platform X, revealed that during the 78th UN General Assembly, she engaged in high-level meetings with officials from various countries, concentrating specifically on Afghanistan and the challenges faced by…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 29, 2023Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will not meet with the Taliban delegation invited as “guests” to the Moscow Format meeting in Kazan, confirmed Zamir Kabulov, the Russian special envoy for Afghanistan. Kabulov’s comments came during an interview with the RTVI media outlet in response to a question about the potential for Lavrov to meet with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign Minister of the Taliban, at the event.…