Afghanistan’s state power company has appealed to a United Nations-led mission to give$ 90 million to settle unpaid bills to Central Asian suppliers before electricity gets cut off for the country given that the three-month deadline for payments has passed. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan from mid-August, electricity bills haven’t been paid to neighboring countries that supply about 78 per cent of its power needs.... These countries may cut the power supply “ any day they want, ”

martyred soldier was identified as Lance Naik Safiullah. Sources said militants reached the area on

Several electricity supply projects to Afghanistan have been halted since the past four months due to the suspension of funds from the Asian Development Bank( ADB), the World Bank and the US development aid in the wake of the country's takeover by the Taliban, according to officials from the national power company. The officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat( DABS) said that Turkmenistan's 500 KV electricity transmission to Afghanistan is one of the halted projects, which was transferring

haven’t been identified.... For us they are the same," Safiullah Haroun, a Taliban intelligence

Amid the power crisis, various factories have been closed down in Afghanistan's Kandahar province due to lack of electricity, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, many electricity supply projects have been halted for the past four months. Officials at Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat( DABS) said that the main reason for halting these projects is the suspension of funds from the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the United States develo

Join our Whatsapp channel KABUL: Rashid Khan is set to play Test cricket for the first time in nearly four years after the world-renowned spinner was named Monday in Afghanistan’s squad for a series in Zimbabwe. The 26-year-old missed Afghanistan’s most recent Test matches on medical advice to heal a back injury for which he underwent surgery earlier this year.He last played a Test against Zimbabwe in March 2021 but has been featuring in white-ball cricket. The two-match Test series is scheduled

Armed Forces minister James Heappey said militants are unlikely to plot or commit attacks in the short term as it could reignite the debate about Western interventions.Mr Heappey believes Al-Qaeda, who launched the 9/ 11 attacks, will not" act contrary to the Taliban's interest".He added:" The principal threat to the UK's national security stemming from the withdrawal of NATO from Afghanistan and the new Taliban administration will centre on the extent to which Afghanistan is once again used by

As Taliban insurgents continue to make advances, Afghanistan has replaced its army chief.... BBC Correspondent Yogita Limaye told BBC Breakfast that Kabul has already seen a surge in the arrival of refugees moving into the Afghan capital after Taliban forces made rapid advances across the country.... Estimates this week suggest Kabul might fall into the hands of insurgents in 30 to 90 days without intervention.Ms Limaye said: “ The fallout of the surge in violence that we're seeing all over th

Sarwari said hundreds of houses had been destroyed in impoverished areas in the Qadis District, in the southern part of the province.... Photos taken by local residents and provided by Mr.... There have been several earthquakes in recent weeks along Afghanistan’s eastern borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, data from the U.S. Geological Survey show....

Afghanistan’s President has called for a full-scale national mobilisation to counter sweeping gains by the Taliban, warning that the Islamist group will only negotiate seriously once their military momentum is halted.... The demand for capitulation will be robustly answered, declared the President.“ I will never kneel before such a destructive force ”, he said.... “ We will either sit knee-to-knee for real negotiations at the table, or break their knees on the battlefield.” Mr Ghani’s address