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  Hasiba Noori is ALIVE: All you need to know about the Afghan singer who was reported to be killed

  July 17, 2023 21:45 IST

  Hasiba Noori shot to fame with her song Phastun.

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  Cutting off of hands, executions will return in Afghanistan, says Taliban leader

  World | September 24, 2021 15:30 IST

  “No one will tell us what our laws should be. We will follow Islam and we will make our laws on the Quran," Taliban leader Mullah Nooruddin Turabi said.

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  US troops could stay longer in Afghan to evacuate Americans: Biden

  World | August 19, 2021 7:43 IST

  He also pushed back against criticism that the U.S. should have done more to plan for the evacuation and withdrawal, which has been marked by scenes of violence and chaos as thousands attempted to flee while the Taliban advanced.

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  UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan issue on August 24

  World | August 18, 2021 11:53 IST

  The request has been supported by 89 nations so far. Most of the delegation will address the session via a video link, it added.

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  406 Taliban terrorists killed, over 200 injured in multiple operations conducted by Afghan forces

  World | August 06, 2021 13:13 IST

  Over 400 Taliban terrorists were gunned down and more than 200 were wounded as a result of ANDSF operations in multiple locations, including Nangarhar, Laghman, Ghazni, Paktia, Khost, Kandahar and others.

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  Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was executed by Taliban: Report

  India | July 29, 2021 22:04 IST

  According to the Washington Examiner report, Siddiqui was alive when the Taliban captured him. The Taliban verified Siddiqui’s identity and then executed him, as well as those with him.  

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  Taliban say they want Afghan deal, even as they battle on

  World | July 19, 2021 19:49 IST

  The leader of the Taliban said Sunday that his movement is committed to a political settlement to end decades of war in Afghanistan, even as the insurgents battle in dozens of districts across to country to gain territory.

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  Taliban shooting survivor speaks in 'I Am Malala'

  World | October 08, 2013 20:27 IST

  London:  A year ago, Malala Yousafzai was a 15-year-old schoolgirl in northwest Pakistan, thinking about calculus and chemistry, Justin Bieber songs and “Twilight” movies.Today she's the world-famous survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt, an activist

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  Malala invited to meet queen, describes attack

  World | October 06, 2013 16:27 IST

  London: It appears the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a Taliban assassination attempt can add Queen Elizabeth II to her list of admirers.Buckingham Palace officials said today that Malala Yousafzai has been invited to an Oct.