Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Wednesday, December 21 urged the Taliban to reverse its ban on girls receiving a university education in Afghanistan. In a Wednesday statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said it expresses…

The Taliban sect in Afghanistan has banned women from going into higher institution. This is coming three months after numerous women alongside men in Afghanistan took entrance exam across the country. The Taliban in…

Taliban have banned hairdressers in Helmand province, Afghanistan from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law. Anyone violating the rule will be punished, Taliban religious police say. Some…

Former Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani has apologised to the people of his country after fleeing to take refuge in the United Arab Emirates amid Taliban take over of power. "Leaving Kabul was the most difficult decision of my…

Taliban authorities have agreed to let 200 American civilians and other non-Afghans to depart on charter flights from Kabul airport, a U.S. official confirmed on Thursday. US Special Representative, Zalmay Khalilzad played a key role in…

Taliban fighters are on Friday close to forming a government, with the hardliners under intense international scrutiny over their vow to rule Afghanistan with greater tolerance, especially on women’s rights. The announcement of a new…

Google says Nigerians have been honing their culinary skills over the past month with trending searches revealing that they are asking: “How to cook Egusi soup?”, “How to cook Ogbono soup?”, “How to make bread?” Other interesting…

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have declared that women in the country will be allowed to study at university, but not in the same room as men. The group's acting higher education minister also said that male teachers will not be…

Last plane carrying U.S. troops has left Afghanistan, according to the commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, signifying  the completion of the 20-year mission that began in the country shortly after 9/11. “I'm…

United States killed two “high profile” Islamic State targets with a drone strike in Afghanistan on Saturday, as the airlift of those desperate to flee moved into its fraught final stages with fresh terror attack warnings and Taliban…

Federal Government has revealed that there are no Nigerians who needs evacuation in Afghanistan, following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) explained that its findings indicated that…

Two explosions outside Kabul’s international airport have killed at least 60 people, including 12 U.S. service members and wounded dozens more less than a week before U.S. forces are due to depart. MDB earlier reported the twin…