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Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the last president of Afghanistan’s republic, indirectly took aim at the Taliban in his Eid message, stating that legitimacy remains Afghanistan’s central problem and that the Taliban must brace for difficult decisions.  

A Taliban spokesperson has welcomed remarks from Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who said the Taliban have “managed to ensure security across Afghanistan.”  

As a U.S. delegation arrived in Kabul, the Taliban made a striking move by scrubbing anti-American slogans from the walls of the United States Embassy and painting them white.  

Four years into the Taliban’s renewed grip on Afghanistan, girls’ schools remain closed, locking students out of education. What started as a temporary ban has morphed into one of the world’s longest and most sweeping educational restrictions. While millions of children globally return to school with hope each year, Afghan girls are still denied this basic right.  

Nowruz, the ancient spring festival, was celebrated this year with great joy and splendor in many countries. In the city center of Ağrı in Turkish Kurdistan, thousands gathered to honor the day with music performances, local dances, and the wearing of traditional Kurdish clothing. Women and youth in colorful Kurdish attire added a special beauty to the event, filling the city with excitement and enthusiasm.

Tarz Press has obtained an audio recording of Sirajuddin Haqqani, a top Taliban leader, expressing alarm over rogue killings within the group’s ranks.  

A bomb explosion rocked the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today, Saturday, March 15, injuring Mufti Munir Shakir, a prominent and polarizing Pakistani cleric, along with four others. The blast went off as Shakir was heading to a mosque, triggered by a makeshift bomb planted near his route, according to local sources.  

Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, has called out the National Resistance Front (NRF) for its shaky political narrative, accusing it of lacking solid intelligence and adopting a hypocritical stance on regional developments.

Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry, dismissed Pakistan’s military accusations that the Taliban collaborated with the attackers of the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan. Writing on X, Balkhi called the claims “baseless” and devoid of truth.  

A day after Baloch separatists attacked the Jaffar Express train in Pakistan, the fate and identity of 200 passengers remain unknown, raising questions about who they were and where they are.