Quote of the day by ‘The Kite Runner’ author Khaled Hosseini: “I suspect the truth is that we are waiting…”Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, celebrated for novels like 'The Kite Runner,' masterfully captures the universal human yearning for...
28 Apr, 2026, 09.22 AM IST
Afghan officials say Pakistani strikes killed 7, wounded 85 in first attacks since peace talksMortars and missiles from Pakistan struck a university and homes in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, killing seven and wounding 85. Pakistan d...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
Afghan universities reopen but women still barredThe university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021 and has sparked g...
06 Mar, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Two journalists missing in Kabul, media watchdog raises alarmThis comes after Afghan journalists, Ali Akbar Khairkhwa and Jamaluddin Deldar, reportedly went missing from Kabul, with their whereabouts ...
02 Jun, 2022, 12.50 AM IST
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says he lived in Kabul right under nose of his adversariesMujahid, who operated in the shadows for years, also admitted that he studied at the Haqqania seminary in Nowshera in northwest Pakistan, w...
12 Sep, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
Escape from Afghanistan: Indian, Afghan nationals recollect ‘most frightening 24 hours’The last 24 hours of the evacuation were the “most frightening”, recalled many Indian and Afghan nationals, who completed their 14-day quar...
08 Sep, 2021, 06.42 AM IST
Hope govt will ensure our immediate evacuation: Indian teachers stranded at a Kabul University"We have reached out to every possible forum in India and we are hoping that the government will do something to ensure our immediate evacu...
18 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
J&K teachers in Kabul seek immediate evacuationAfter giving online lectures for several months from Kashmir due to the pandemic, they went to Kabul in July for the scheduled semester exa...
18 Aug, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
ISIL-K's new leader heads India operations; may've earlier affiliation with Haqqani network: UNThe Haqqani network, which has the backing of elements within the Pakistani security establishment, is one of Afghanistan's most experience...
04 Feb, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
One civilian killed, two wounded in Kabul rocket attack"This morning, 10 rockets were fired from the Labe Jar neighbourhood of Kabul," ministry spokesman Tariq Arian told reporters. He said thre...
12 Dec, 2020, 01.24 PM IST
Former Afghan TV presenter killed in explosion in capitalThe death of Yama Siawash is being investigated and the identity of the other victims was not immediately known, said police spokesman Ferd...
07 Nov, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
IS claims deadly Kabul University attack: Propaganda arm"Two Islamic State fighters managed to attack a gathering set up by the Afghan government at the Kabul University for the graduation of jud...
02 Nov, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
Attack on Kabul university leaves 25 dead and woundedNo group immediately took responsibility for the ongoing attack though the Taliban issued a statement saying they were not involved. Howeve...
02 Nov, 2020, 06.39 PM IST
Bodybuilding: The pursuit of beauty in war-torn KabulBodybuilding has become ubiquitous all round the Afghanistan capital since the fall of the Taliban regime.
25 Jun, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Suicide bomber kills 26 in Kabul attack: OfficialsThe interior ministry said a suicide attacker on foot had detonated himself in front of Kabul University.
21 Mar, 2018, 06.37 PM IST
4 more arrested for murder of writer Sushmita BanerjeeFour more men were detained today on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee.
11 Sep, 2013, 09.54 PM IST
- Karzai invites to Indian varsities to Afghanistan
Acknowledging India's role in reconstruction of war-ravaged Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has invited Indian Universities to set up t...
17 Apr, 2008, 12.52 PM IST