Kandahar: Afghan authorities implement Shari’ah punishments in public
Afghan authorities have implemented Shari'ah punishments on nine people - including amputations and flogging - in public in a sports stadium in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
Local...
Taliban: We will rule as a strong Islamic government
The Taliban have pledged to rule as a “strong Islamic government” which will respect the rights of its citizens and which will have good...
Islamic Emirate officials take over Afghan embassy in Iran
Officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have taken over official duties in the Afghan Embassy in Tehran - making Iran the latest country to...
Pakistani military kills eight in airstrikes on Afghanistan
Pakistani military aircraft struck homes in two provinces of Afghanistan in pre-dawn attacks on Monday, Afghan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
Kabul said its forces retaliated...
Eight Shias killed during Muharram event in Afghanistan
At least eight Shia Muslims were killed and 18 others were injured in an explosion during a Muharram gathering in Kabul.
According to local authorities,...
Afghanistan condemns U.S. drone strike which killed Al Qaeda leader
The authorities in Afghanistan have condemned the U.S. drone strike on Sunday morning which killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid...
Afghanistan forms committee to reopen girls’ secondary schools
The Islamic authorities in Afghanistan have said they have formed a committee of eight members to facilitate the reopening of girls’ schools.
The committee will...
Afghan authorities publicly execute murderer for first time since takeover
The Afghan authorities have publicly implemented the hudood punishment of execution on a murderer in Farah province.
The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate imposed...
First grand assembly ‘Loya Jirga’ since end of U.S. occupation opens in Kabul
Afghanistan is holding its first Loya Jirga - or grand assembly of tribal and religious leaders - since the end of the Western occupation...
Iran warns Afghanistan over water supply from shared River Helmund
A major water dispute has broken out between Iran and Afghanistan amid a war of words between both sides.
Last week Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi...
