Qamar Gul, veteran Afghan female singer, dies aged 70
The award-winning ‘golden voice’ singer started singing as a child but achieved popularity in the 1970s, when her career took off...
Farah’s female journalists say they are ‘barred from working’
Manager of a private radio station says the Taliban stopped women from working at the media outlet despite it targeting women listeners...
Russia looking to Iran for more weapons, including ballistic missiles
There is growing concern in Washington about the military cooperation between the two nations and the threat this could pose to Iran’s neighbors...
UN calls on Taliban to uphold dignity, freedom and justice in Afghanistan
The United Nations in Afghanistan has called on the Taliban to live up to its commitments enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
College graduates in Bamiyan concerned about their future
Wednesday’s ceremony was for male students while female students are expected to celebrate their graduation in a separate ceremony next week....
Hekmatyar asks his supporters to be ready ‘for another fight’
Hekmatyar says it is too early to blame any group for the attack on his office as an investigation is underway into the incident....
Schools closed in Sri Lanka amidst air pollution
Polluted air from neighboring India was aggravating the problem, authorities said as quoted by the Associated Press....
Afghanistan’s higher education system gets major Taliban shakeup
Taliban minister says madrassa teachers and university staff will swap around so that the gap between modern education and Islamic education can be closed...