The White House says withdrawing from Afghanistan has not weakened the US alliance or US standing globally. The Biden administration released a summary of the US troop withdrawal report from Afghanistan. According to the White House, there were no signs that more time and funding would have changed the Afghan situation. The report said that…
Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said that amid severe underfunding, the move would “further undermine humanitarian partners’ ability to support the population, especially the most vulnerable such as women and girls”. “The world cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan at this precarious moment,” Dr. Alakbarov insisted, before urging the international community “not…
File photo The Taliban has stopped Afghan women workers of the United Nations from working in Afghanistan. The spokesperson of the United Nations has said in his statement that the Taliban are seeking details from the authorities on preventing women staff from working. According to the news agency, UN female staff were exempted from the…
Three British nationals are being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to a news agency report from London, the three detainees include a tourist, a charity doctor and a citizen who runs a hotel in Kabul. However, the details of how long these people have been in the custody of the Taliban have not…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…
Lahore: Former Test cricketer Kamran Akmal says that the wrong playing XI against Afghanistan led to the defeat in the series. We should enter the field with full force against New Zealand. Speaking on the occasion of Ramadan Cricket Tournament in Lahore, the former wicketkeeper-batter’s position was that it is unreasonable to debut four players…
Muhammad Haris. File photo Mohammad Haris, the young batsman of the national cricket team, has declared himself responsible for losing the T20 series against Afghanistan. In a message released on the social networking site Twitter, Mohammad Haris said, “My dear nation, we did not get the result we wanted.” “I am responsible for all this…
Pakistan crushed Afghanistan’s dream of a clean sweep, defeating Rashid XI by 66 runs in the last T20I. Chasing a target of 183 runs, the Afghanistan team was bowled out for 116 runs in this match played at the Sharjah Cricket Ground. In the third T20 match, Afghanistan’s batsmen did not have a single run…
Shahid Afridi. File photo Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Shahid Afridi advised to include senior players in the team along with youngsters after defeat by Afghanistan. In a statement issued on the social networking site Twitter, Shahid Afridi said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a good step by giving opportunities to…
Shahid Afridi congratulated the Afghanistan team on their victory: Photo: File Karachi: Former cricketer Shahid Afridi’s reaction to the defeat in the T20 series against Afghanistan came out. After Pakistan Cricket Team’s defeat by Afghanistan in two consecutive T20 matches, Shahid Afridi said in a statement on Twitter that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) giving opportunity…
