Afghan entrepreneur Nasrat Khalid started Aseel to sell online to help artisans from his home country make a living. Since the takeover of the Taliban, the startup up has pivoted, sending food and …
The Taliban government orders domestic and foreign NGOs in Afghanistan to suspend employing women
Mexico City borough of Xochimilco Eyewitnesses in the western Afghan city of Herat say Taliban forces used a water cannon to disperse a protest over their university ban for women A truck carrying …
Taliban Franchise Becomes Pakistan’s Bugbear
Pakistan’s town of Chaman on the border with Afghanistan is ironically called Friendship Gate when there is no sign of any camaraderie between the two Muslim neighbours. The disputed border, called the Durand Line drawn up during the British colonial rule,
Yemen’s Women Chafe Under Tightening Huthi Restrictions
Yemeni student Abir al-Maqtari dreamt of studying abroad but amid a tightening of restrictions on women echoing religious regimes in Iran and Afghanistan, Huthi forces blocked her from leaving.
Fortescue Future Industries and Andrew Forrest officially abandon green energy pursuits in Afghanistan
Fortescue has abandoned its Afghanistan green dream — with confirmation of the withdrawal a year after Andrew Forrest said he could work with “anybody”, even the Taliban if it eradicated human rights …
Family finally arrives in Edmonton after long journey from Afghanistan
An Afghan family will spend their first winter in Edmonton after a harrowing escape from the Taliban and a long wait in Pakistan.
FM tells Afghanistan banned TTP is Pakistan’s red line
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said on Thursday that the Afghan Taliban have been told that the banned TTP is Pakistan’s red line.
Afghan side of CASA-1000: Pakistan, Tajikistan discuss financing options
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan have reportedly discussed financing options of Afghanistan part in Central Asia, South Asia-1000 (CASA-1000) project which is delayed due to law and order situation …
Afghan side of CASA-1000: Pakistan, Tajikistan discuss financing options
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan have reportedly discussed financing options of Afghanistan part in Central Asia, South Asia-1000 (CASA-1000) project which is delayed due to law and order situation …
Major Congressional Probe into Afghanistan Withdrawal Gearing Up
The new year will see a new Congress, and one of the first orders of business for Republicans is to investigate the Biden administration for how it handled the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan — an …