Mursal Nabizada, 32, a member of parliament in the US-backed government that was overthrown by Taliban in 2021, was killed in a nighttime attack on her home. Source link
Read More »5 killed in blast at Afghan ministry where Chinese delegation was set to meet
Dozens of others were wounded in the explosion, but a senior official says no foreigners were present when the suicide bomber struck. Source link
Read More »Taliban says raids net Isis members behind Kabul Chinese hotel attack
Isis – a key rival of the Taliban – claimed responsibility for the December 12 attack on Kabul Longan Hotel, which left five Chinese nationals injured. Source link
Read More »Afghan women suspended from universities by Taliban-led education ministry
A letter instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students immediately, in accordance with a Cabinet decision. Source link
Read More »Pakistan hopes Kabul embassy attack will be thoroughly probed | The Express Tribune
The Foreign Office on Monday said that Pakistan remained in active contact with the Afghan authorities on the matter of a terrorist attack on Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Kabul and expressed the confidence that it would be fully investigated and the perpetrators and their abettors would be brought to …
Read More »Gunmen attack Pakistan Embassy in Kabul | The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani survived an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul on Friday, embassy sources told The Express Tribune. They said that Nizamani’s guard got critically injured during the attack which took place in Kart-e-Parwan area of the Afghan capital where the embassy is located. …
Read More »Pak envoy unhurt in Kabul gun attack | The Express Tribune
KABUL/ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani security guard was wounded on Friday by shots fired at the Pakistan embassy in the Afghan capital, in what Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called “an assassination attempt” on the head of the mission Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani. A Kabul police spokesman said one suspect had been arrested and …
Read More »Pakistan gives damning assessment of Taliban’s 16-month rule | The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: In an unusual move, Pakistan has given a damning assessment of the Afghan Taliban regime’s 16 months in power, saying the interim government has done little to form inclusive government, protect the rights of women and eradicate terrorist groups. The lack of progress, Pakistan notes, means that the critical …
Read More »UN says 35 dead in Kabul classroom bombing as women protest against ‘genocide’
UN mission says there are at least 35 fatalities, with an additional 82 wounded; more than 20 of those killed were girls and women. Source link
Read More »Pakistan deplores suicide attack outside Russian Embassy in Kabul | The Express Tribune
Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the dastardly suicide attack outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kabul that has resulted in the loss of precious lives of Russian diplomats and Afghan nationals, as well as many others injured, a Foreign Office (FO) statement said. At least two Russian embassy …
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