8pm News 12 August 2024
Daesh claimed responsibility on Monday for an explosion that struck a minivan in western Kabul, killing at least one person, according to a report by the Associ...
20 Afghan Sikhs granted Indian citizenship
These individuals are part of the first group to receive citizenship under the act in the past week in New Delhi....
Taliban extends retirement age for some public employees by two years
Under the labor laws of the previous government, the retirement age for civil servants was set at 65....
Afghan women persist in fight for rights, UN report says
U.N. Women highlighted that the Taliban’s stringent policies have disproportionately impacted women’s employment, leading to a sharp decline in their partic...
Taliban says roads construction takes considerable time
In addition to the Kabul-Kandahar highway, the Taliban has also begun the reconstruction of the Kandahar-Uruzgan road. This project has been contracted to priva...
Afghanistan records 11 new polio cases in eight months: WHO
During the same period, 14 cases were reported in neighboring Pakistan, WHO said....
Pakistan army arrests former ISI chief Faiz Hameed
The statement added that "appropriate disciplinary action has been initiated against Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed (Retd) under the provisions of the Pakistan Army Act."...
Sources report clash between Pakistani forces, Taliban near Torkham border crossing
The fighting is ongoing, with the sound of heavy weaponry being heard from the area, the sources said....