09-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING/ MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL: US President Joe Biden says Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia are working to negotiate and reach an agreement with the Afghan Taliban on certain issues. His comment came hours after the Taliban announced details of its …

08-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has appointed Mohammad Sasan Akhund a close aide to the group’s late founder Mullah Omar, as head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government, weeks after it took control of the country in a rapid offensive. The list of cabinet …

07-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: The Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces, the group’s spokesman said, as it cemented its control of the country three weeks after taking over Kabul. “With this …

07-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies LONDON/ISLAMABAD: A UK High Court judge has ruled that an Islamic divorce granted in Pakistan should not be recognized in the United Kingdom as different rules apply under the laws of England and Wales. Justice Arbuthnot oversaw a family court dispute between a couple …

06-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH/ KABUL: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in a telephonic conversation  yesterday agreed that the international community must “step up its engagement” with Afghanistan to avert any humanitarian and refugee crisis, a statement …

05-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: Fighting was reported on Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, the last region of the country holding out against the armed group. A spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan, …

04-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ KABUL: As the world watched the frantic evacuations from Kabul’s airport, thousands of people were making their way to Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan on foot and in any vehicles they could find, far from the glare of news cameras. Officially, the border …

03-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies PANJSHIR/ KABUL/ IALAMABAD: Fighting between the Taliban fighters and resistance forces has intensified in the northern province of Panjshir, as the Afghan group battles to take control of the country’s last rebel stronghold. Residents in nearby areas of neighboring Parwan province …

02-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ NEW YORK: As the formation of Afghanistan’s new government is in its final stages, the Taliban are all set to appoint Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada as the country’s supreme leader, sources reported Wednesday, citing a Taliban official. The announcement may come …

01-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI/: United States President Joe Biden, in a televised speech, said the US pullout in Afghanistan was the “best decision”, adding that the choice was either to withdraw from the country or escalate the conflict. “I was …