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Women in Afghanistan face growing restrictions from the Taliban government

Attack took place at an education institute where an entrance exam was taking place

Bilawal Bhutto says there would be dangerous consequences if foreign powers tried to set up a “parallel governance”

Pak envoy tells UNSC recent spike in attacks in Afghanistan a cause of special concern

Further fragmentation, poverty likely scenarios, leading to migration, setting conducive to terror groups, warns envoy

In contrast to some previous officials, Foreign Minister Bilawal offered no warm words for the Taliban

Taliban say no armed group is present on Afghan soil

Security forces killed two terrorists in Lakki Marwat while one in Swat, says ISPR

Barrister Saif says peace talks process ongoing

Reports from Waziristan, Bajaur, Mohmand and Swat indicate members of banned organisations are regrouping for attacks

Terrorists from inside Afghanistan opened fire on the Pakistani troops in K-P’s Dwatoi area, says ISPR

Mark Frerichs was exchanged at the airport in Kabul with Afghan tribal leader linked to the Taliban

Bashir Noorzai was arrested in 2005 and charged with smuggling more than $50m worth of heroin into the United States

Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Pakistan has not made any request for handover of Maulana Masood Azhar

Taliban spokesperson rejects allegations saying officials ‘wanted to know about a gathering of women’

Former Afghan president urges ruling Taliban to reopen girls' high schools

Five people were also injured in the incident, says spokesperson

Speakers say Afghan soil should not be allowed for attacks against other countries

Groups of girls wearing headscarves and hijabs were seen heading to the school on Thursday morning

Islamabad privately conveyed to the interim govt that such public outbursts will harm bilateral ties, say sources

Zawahiri’s killing has rattled the Taliban and a month after the hit, they have sought to shift the blame to Pakistan

ISKP takes responsibility for blast at Guzargah mosque that killed Molvi Mujib Ansari

Contract comes after a Taliban delegation led by acting commerce minister visited Russia in mid-August

FO says Afghan Taliban’s charge defies norms of responsible diplomacy

Pakistanis never believed that we would stay, always thought that we would leave, says Frank McKenzie

Flooding has wrought widespread devastation in central and eastern Afghan provinces in recent weeks

Taliban gathering issues several resolutions including one condemning the drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader

Truckloads of food items were handed over to Afghan authorities at Chaman border

Defence ministry recently repaired 35 tanks, 15 Humvee armoured vehicles and 20 US-produced military vehicles

Lives of many turned upside down since the chaotic end to the 20-year war in Afghanistan

Roughly 25 million Afghans are now living in poverty - well over half the population

Taliban fighters fired in the air and beat up protesters taking part in a women's march in Kabul

Indian minister S Jaishankar confirms that a batch of diplomats except the ambassador has been sent back to Kabul

About 40 women — chanting ‘bread, work and freedom’ — marched in front of the education ministry building

Afghan economy was already in dire straits even before the Taliban takeover

Reporters Without Borders says 76 per cent of women journalists lost their jobs since Taliban took power last year

Timothy Weeks, who embraced Islam, says he is visiting the war-torn country to complete his journey’s ‘part two’

Police are cognisant of videos of heavy presence of militants in valley, reads official statement

Attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg in a seminary in Kabul, say officials

To tighten their grip, Taliban have poured thousands of fighters into the Panshjir Valley

Biden's administration has moved on without properly assessing lessons from the 20-year war and the Taliban victory

Interim govt instructed intelligence agencies to hold comprehensive investigation, says official statement

Says 'such actions' against the interest of US, Afghanistan and region

Tehran says clashes broke out after Taliban tried to raise their flag ‘in an area which is not Afghan territory’

Taliban and the Afghanistan rule

No denying that the findings of our report are extremely serious, says acting head of UNAMA

At a rare press conference alongside Taliban's acting minister, Ambassador Wang announces $8m in quake aid

The Toyota vehicle was buried by Mullah Omar when he arrived from Kandahar to Zabul

The war-torn country has been struggling since Kabul's fall. Now an earthquake has made the situation bleaker.

Official statement urges int’l community to lift sanctions, unfreeze funds and support development of war-torn country