Ayaz Gul

Taliban Hold Firm to Ban on Afghan Female Aid Workers

UN officials will visit Afghanistan in coming weeks to discuss the issues with Taliban rulers and find solutions

Gunfight with Militants Kills 3 Pakistani Troops Near Afghan Border

December 2022 has turned out to be the deadliest month in a decade for Pakistani security forces

Islamic State Attack Kills Provincial Police Chief in Afghanistan

Deadly car bombing in northeastern Badakhshan province also killed chief's two guards

US Embassy Alerts Staff Amid Surging Militant Violence in Pakistan

The warning comes amid a surge in terrorist attacks in parts of the South Asian nation, including a suicide bombing in the capital this past week that killed a police officer

UN Urges Taliban to Reverse Ban on NGOs Employing Female Staffers 

NGOs warn Taliban ban will curtail delivery of lifesaving assistance to millions of Afghans and affect thousands of jobs

Deadly Suicide Blast Rattles Pakistan Capital

Attack at a security checkpoint in Islamabad killed a police officer

US Mulls Isolation of Taliban Over Education Ban Without Hurting Aid for Afghans 

The Taliban have increasingly excluded women from public life despite repeated pledges they would respect fundamental rights of all Afghans

Taliban Enforce Ban on Afghan Female University Students Amid Global Outrage

Witnesses in Kabul saw students crying and hugging each other at the gates of several higher education institutions

Taliban Ban Women From Universities in Afghanistan

The move is the latest in a series of restrictions the Taliban have placed on Afghan women’s access to public life and education since seizing power 16 months ago

Afghanistan-Based Fugitive Militant Chief Admits Directing Terrorism in Pakistan

Noor Wali Mehsud praises his fighters for taking several security officials hostage inside provincial police counterterrorism interrogation center and urges them not to surrender, come what may

Afghan Taliban Announce New Round of Public Floggings

Hostage Crisis Persists in Pakistan Counterterrorism Prison

Hostage-takers demand safe passage to Afghanistan

Militants Take Pakistani Officers Hostage at Counterterrorism Detention Center

The hostage-takers are demanding safe passage to Afghanistan 

Fresh Border Clashes Between Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban

Pakistani officials report death of civilian, saying many more were injured

Minister: Pakistan Sharing with UN 'Indisputable' Evidence Linking India to Terrorism

Hina Rabbani Khar, the deputy foreign minister, told a news conference in Islamabad that the 'dossier' being shared contains "details and evidence" of New Delhi’s role in a deadly 2021 car bombing in the Pakistani city of Lahore, among other incidents of terrorism

Taliban Publicly Flog 27 Afghan Men, Women Convicted of ‘Moral’ Crimes

China Says Kabul Hotel Attack Injured 5 Chinese Nationals

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said three gunmen had raided the building in the afternoon before being quickly engaged and killed by security forces

Attack on Kabul Hotel Housing Chinese Nationals Leaves 3 Assailants Dead 

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said three gunmen had raided the building in the afternoon before being quickly engaged and killed by security forces

Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill 7, Injure 31 

Most of the casualties occurred on Pakistan’s side and the majority of the victims were civilians

Pakistan Kills 4 ISIS-K Intruders from Afghanistan

Pakistani security forces, acting on intelligence information, conducted a “search operation” and an ensuing gunfight eventually killed the intruders