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Afghanistan’s first export shipment containing 1,100 metric tons of mineral ore was exported by train from Roznak Railway Station in Herat towards Turkey crossing Iran. In a statement, the Afghanistan Railway Department announced that this export included talc mineral exported to the city of Mersin, Turkey. This is the first …

A Taliban spokesperson said on Monday that Pakistani airstrikes killed at least eight people, including three children, in border regions of Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, said Pakistani aircraft struck civilian homes in Khost and Paktika provinces near the border with Pakistan at around 3:00 a.m. local time (2230 …

Baghlan province residents who lost loved ones in the attack on Friday at the Imam Zaman Mosque in Pul Khumri urged the security agencies to stop similar events from happening again. Sayed Abbas, who lost two family members in this attack, claimed that his cousin, who passed away in the …

 The Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Trade rejected the news of the closure of the shared Islam Qala border crossing with Iran, saying that normal business and trade operation is underway there. The Ministry of Industry of the Taliban announced on Twitter the reports by some media on the closure …

Relations between Iran and Afghanistan soured in recent days after the Taliban refused to respect Iran’s water rights in shared rivers. The Taliban’s long-time procrastination in releasing Iran’s share from shared waters prompted Iranian President Raisi to issue a stern warning to Kabul, urging them to secure Iran’s rights or …

 Iranian foreign minister held a telephone conversation with the Taliban foreign minister Wednesday, stressing that taking practical steps to release water in the Hirmand River to flow towards Iran is a serious Tehran’s demand. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a telephone conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban interim government’s foreign minister …

 The UN deputy chief and head of UN Women called on Taliban leadership to end abuse of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General for UN political, peacebuilding and peace operations, Khaled Khiari, spend four days on a fact-finding …

The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman expressed Iran’s disapproval of the Taliban’s decision to suspend university education for female students in Afghanistan. Reacting to reports that the Taliban-run higher education ministry has suspended access to universities by female students across Afghanistan, Nasser Kanaani said in a statement on Thursday, “The Islamic …

The Taliban has banned women from using gyms in Afghanistan. The latest curbs come months after the Taliban, which returned to power in August 2021, ordered access to parks to be segregated by gender. The Taliban has banned girls from middle school and high school, despite initial promises to the contrary, restricted …

Pakistan witnessed a record 51 per cent increase in terrorist attacks in one year after theTaliban got power in Afghanistan. As many as 433 people were killed and 719 injured in 250 attacks in Pakistan between August 15, 2021, and August 14, 2022, Dawn news reported citing the data released …