The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in the Western countries, Kabul said Tuesday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration. The 2021…
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US demands Taliban prevent use of Afghan soil for terrorist attacks
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskFollowing attacks on security personnel in Pakistan, the US State Department on Tuesday urged the Afghan Taliban to ensure that the terrorist attacks are not launched from their soil. State…
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US denies funding, supporting Afghanistan’s Taliban-administered regime
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe United States has denied providing financial assistance or any kind of support to Afghanistan’s Taliban-led regime. “I have made clear in previous briefings, we do not provide any funding…
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan indicated Wednesday that it would consider releasing two U.S. prisoners in exchange for Afghans held in the United States. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief Taliban spokesman,…
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International
Taliban plan regional energy trade hub with Russian oil in mind
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the war-torn nation a major logistics point for regional exports, including…
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Taliban urges Pakistan to grant more time for undocumented Afghans to leave
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskAfghanistan’s Taliban government has urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts where thousands of returnees have gathered, fleeing…
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Human Rights
UN records torture, deaths of detainees in Taliban custody
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe United Nations has recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban authorities, nearly half of them acts of torture and ill-treatment mostly by police…
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Taliban gives a warm welcome to China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe Taliban on Wednesday welcomed China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan, with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi saying the nomination of Zhao Sheng was a “significant step with a significant message”.…
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Afghan diplomat summoned over Chitral attack as FM exonerates Taliban
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskPakistan on Friday summoned the in charge of the Afghan diplomatic mission in Islamabad to record a strong protest over the recent cross-border terrorist attack by a large number of…