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A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen
Guidelines listed measures such as the mandatory wearing of hijabs and separate entrances for female students
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Sikh community to stay in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Only 150 Sikh, Hindu families left in country with majority of members migrating to India over past 20 years
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Uzbekistan lifts school headscarf ban to boost attendance
Authorities ‘intend to allow national headscarves and skullcaps in white or light colours’
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Taliban provincial governor vows to fight Da’ish
Mullah Neda Mohammad says they have arrested 70 to 80 Da’ish members
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116-year-old woman beats Covid-19 in Turkey
Elderly woman had only received one dose of Sinovac vaccine, says son
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Six Palestinians escape from high-security Israeli prison
Escapees appeared to have opened a hole from their cell toilet floor to access passages
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Taliban warn against any further insurgencies after Panjshir's capture
The international community is coming to terms with the new Taliban regime with a flurry of diplomacy
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Taliban claim complete control of Afghan province of Panjshir
Pictures on social media showed Taliban members standing in front of Panjshir provincial governor’s compound
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Sinovac booster shot increases protection against Covid-19: report
Study says severe illness didn't occur in fully vaccinated patients without underlying health conditions
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UAE announces plans to boost economy, attract workers
Two new visa categories - one for freelancers and one for entrepreneurs and skilled workers - will be created
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Britain looking carefully at suicides among Afghan veterans
Britain lost 13 percent of the international military coalition's 3,500 fatalities since 2001
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Taliban seize almost half of Panjshir
Release fresh footage that shows tanks, heavy weapons being used against resistance forces
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Seven Pakistanis sentenced to death in Egypt for smuggling heroin
Authorities seized drugs brought in via Red Sea worth around 2.5 billion pounds in 2019
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Indian, Pakistani veterans see slim chance of full-scale war
Former military officers call for ‘political engagement’ to resolve long-pending disputes, including the Kashmir issue
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Syed Ali Geelani’s sons say they found father’s grave in IIOJK
Dr Nayeem and Dr Naseem say family was not allowed to perform last rites of their veteran Kashmiri leader
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Iraq caps Arbaeen foreign pilgrim numbers at 40,000
Foreign pilgrims would be allowed to arrive only by air, says official
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Taliban order university women to wear face-covering niqab
Classes must be segregated by sex or at least divided by a curtain
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Afghan civil war 'likely': top US general
Conditions are very likely that you could see a resurgence of terrorism, says General Mark Milley
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Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region
Spokesperson says resistance forces suffered numerous casualties with large numbers of prisoners and captured vehicles
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Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers rally against farm laws
More than 500,000 farmers attended the rally in Muzaffarnagar, according to local police
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India charges Syed Ali Geelani's family under draconian anti-terror law
Family accused of 'raising anti-national slogans and resorting to other anti-national activities'
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Boom time for Afghan arms dealers in Taliban heartland
Sandwiched between a pharmacy and a general store, Khan’s shop in the Panjwai district is flush with fresh inventory
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US lawmaker urges Blinken to clear private evacuation flights out of Afghanistan
Groups of American citizens, legal permanent residents, Afghans eligible for special visas hiding near airports: Waltz
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UAE announces plans to boost economy, attract workers
'UAE's drive for the next 50 years is to become a global player across different industries'
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Islamic State attack kills 10 policemen near Iraq's Kirkuk
Three Iraqi soldiers killed in a separate attack in Mosul
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Qatar to operate daily aid flights to Afghanistan
The country aims to provide much-needed supplies following the US military pullout.
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Japan's Covid vaccine minister favoured for PM; woman wins backing - media
Former internal affairs minister Takaichi is expected to be one of two hoping to become Japan's first woman premier
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New Zealand tried to deport attacker for years after he arrived as refugee
The attacker had arrived in New Zealand 10 years ago on a student visa.
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Rashid slams Indian media for kicking up fuss on DG ISI's Kabul visit
Interior minisnter said Indian media was spreading propaganda says India has suffered defeat in Afghanistan
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Afghan crisis cements Qatari global influence
Doha's long-standing hotline to the Taliban ultimately helped Qatar burst onto the world stage
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Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recovery
Fewer workers to maintain the plantations also means more pests
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Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province
US General Mark Milley warned of a "civil war" if Taliban fail to consolidate power
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US general says most of those evacuated from Afghanistan to Qatar are now in Europe, US
Afghans must overcome immigration hurdles to eventually enter the United States
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Taliban capture 'four districts of Panjshir'
Mujahideen are advancing towards the centre of the province, says Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi
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Nameless civilians are known as Collateral Damage
Soon western countries will coin a new noun for their horrific defeat in Afghanistan
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Philippines to lift Covid travel ban on 10 countries including Pakistan
Travellers will have to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arrival, says presidential spokesperson
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Kabul airport reopens to receive aid, domestic flights restart
Ariana Afghan Airlines resumes some flights in Afghanistan
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Taliban won’t renege on general amnesty: Haqqani leader
Haji Khalil Haqqani says Afghans supported Taliban because they were fed up with corrupt government
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Saudi state media companies to start moving from Dubai to Riyadh
Al-Arabiya, Al Hadath TV inform employees about plans to start broadcasting from Riyadh by next January, says sources
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Flipkart co-founder challenges Indian enforcement agency probe
Enforcement Directorate has been investigating e-commerce giants for allegedly bypassing foreign investment laws
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EU can’t rely on US for security amid Afghan crisis: France
Europe has to become No 3 super-power besides China and United States, says French minister
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Iran calls on US to stop its addiction to sanctions
Foreign ministry spokesman made his remarks a day after the US Treasury announced financial sanctions
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At least 17 killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul: reports
The gunfire drew a rebuke from Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid
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Top Afghan TV network stays on-air despite fear of Taliban
In one shocking incident, a group of Taliban fighters stormed the studio of the privately owned Afghanistan TV
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US Secretary of State to visit Qatar to express gratitude for help with Afghan airlift
The top US diplomat said he would then head to Germany to lead a virtual 20-nation ministerial meeting on Afghanistan
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Biden orders release of secret 9/11 documents
Biden is responding to pressure from families of some of the approximately 3,000 people killed by Al-Qaeda
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Biden wants Afghan exit to end US global cop role
'Human rights will be at center of our foreign policy; way to do that is not through endless military deployments'
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Charities bring change to Pakistan’s southern Thar desert
Hospitals, wells, agriculture farms set up in region often hit by drought, famine
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New Zealand reports first death from Delta variant of Covid-19
About 1.7 million people in Auckland, the nation's largest city, have been in strict level 4 lockdown since mid-August
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Three of seven New Zealand attack victims are in critical condition: PM
The attacker was shot dead by police on Friday, after launching his stabbing spree















































