KABUL: The United Nations expressed &quot;serious concern&quot; on Thursday over the detention of at least three Afghan journalists, arrested last week by Taliban security agencies on unknown charges. The UN&#39;s Afghanistan mission UNAMA also criticized &quot;assaults against journalists and confiscation of property during search operations&quot; by the authorities. &quot;UNAMA calls for clarification of the legal basis and any charges against the detained journalists,&quot; it said in a statement. TOLOnews said in a post on X on Sunday that two of its journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, had been detained in the Afghan capital. &quot;Security officials, in talks with TOLOnews, have said that details on this matter will be shared after the relevant legal procedures,&quot; it said. At least one other journalist was also arrested, according to UNAMA, but the Taliban regime did not respond to an AFP request for comment on Thursday. The information and culture ministry said on Tuesday that &quot;a few days ago, two TOLOnews journalists were arrested by security agencies&quot;. &quot;Their case is under investigation. The court has not ruled yet,&quot; ministry spokesman Khubaib Ghofran said in a statement, without specifying the reasons for their arrest. Advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists, in a post on X on Tuesday, called on Afghanistan&#39;s Taliban authorities to &quot;immediately and unconditionally release the detained journalists and ensure the press can operate without interference&quot;. The Afghanistan Media Support Organization, a local watchdog, expressed &quot;deep concerns&quot; over the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday. It deplored the lack of &quot;precise information... regarding the reasons for their arrests or their whereabouts&quot;. According to the Afghan watchdog, six other journalists are currently detained by the Taliban authorities. &quot;A free, independent, and safe press is essential for transparency, accountability, and the well-being of Afghan society,&quot; UNAMA said. Afghanistan ranks 175 out of 180 on the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index.

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United Nations express "serious concern" over the detention of at least three Afghan journalists, arrested last week by Taliban security agencies on unknown charges

UN voices 'serious concern' over detention of Afghan journalists

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ISLAMABAD:&nbsp;Pakistan&#39;s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has formally fact-checked Afghan media claims of a military strike on a university in Kunar province, stating that the reports are fabricated and part of a coordinated campaign to conceal the Afghan Taliban&#39;s support for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-rejects-afghan-taliban-claim-says-kabul-strikes-hit-terrorists-information-minister" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 115, 230);">terrorists targeting Pakistan</a>. In a post on X, the ministry called TOLOnews&#39; (an Afghan news network) reporting &quot;a blatant lie.&quot; It stated that no strike had been carried out on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan University in Asadabad, Kunar province. Pakistan&#39;s targeting, the ministry said, is &quot;precise and intelligence-based.&quot; <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 900px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2048739175932023087&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=c7e4c0364b0a20f516235d749df3704386ec72e4&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div> TOLOnews had claimed that Pakistani forces conducted missile and jet attacks on Monday targeting the university and surrounding residential areas, citing provincial information chief Najibullah Hanif. The Afghan Taliban official put casualties at three dead and 45 wounded. According to the information ministry, the Afghan media reports follow &quot;the old playbook where Afghan media creates fake news to cover up support to terrorist groups and proxies like Fitna al-Khwarij.&quot; The ministry added that Indian media amplified the claims. Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have deteriorated sharply since the Taliban regime returned to power in 2021. Islamabad&#39;s central demand has been verifiable action against <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-kill-15-terrorists-in-balochistan-operation-military" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fitna al-Khwarij</a> (Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan). TTP has been carrying out cross-border attacks into Pakistan&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/ttptaliban-nexus-exposed-as-attacks-and-retaliation-mirror-each-other" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">from Afghan soil</a>. The cross-border hostility has been one-directional. A mortar shell fired from Afghan territory struck a residential area in the South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa early Sunday morning. It injured three civilians, district police confirmed. The shell landed in a house near the border, wounding two women and a male resident. Police said the women sustained minor injuries while the man was reported to be in serious condition. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the TTP&#39;s presence in Afghan territory is a &quot;red line&quot; and that peace talks cannot proceed alongside continued militant operations. Pakistan launched Operation <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/operation-ghazab-lilhaq-pakistans-crossborder-offensive-kills-663-afghan-taliban" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ghazab lil-Haq</a> in February, targeting terrorist camps inside Afghanistan. Islamabad continues to pursue diplomatic engagement through the Pakistan-China-Afghanistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers&#39; Dialogue, per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a formal fact-check, stating that Afghan media claims of military strikes on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Kunar province as fabricated (Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University, Kunar/Faceboo

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Pakistan's information ministry rejects Afghan media reports of strikes on a Kunar university as fabricated; says the claims are designed to conceal Afghan Taliban support for cross-border terrorist attacks on Pakistan.

Pakistan fact-checks Afghan strike claims, points to TTP cover-up

ISLAMABAD: Ariana Afghan Airlines has announced it will increase flight frequency between Kabul and Islamabad in response to rising passenger demand. Starting next week, the airline will operate three weekly flights on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, up from the current two flights on Sundays and Thursdays, according to Bakhtar News Agency.&nbsp; The expansion is expected to improve connectivity for travellers between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ariana is state-owned and the oldest airline in the country. The company has its main base at Kabul International Airport, from which it operates domestic flights and international connections to various destinations.

Ariana Afghan Airlines (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) 

Starting next week, the airline will operate three weekly flights on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, up from the current two flights on Sundays and Thursdays. 

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KABUL: Afghanistan&#39;s Taliban government announced on Tuesday that it was freeing a US national who had been detained for more than a year.&nbsp;The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, requesting his release for Eid.&nbsp;&quot;The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his period of detention sufficient and decided on his release,&quot; a statement read.&nbsp;The announcement came after a meeting of Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, US former special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, the UAE ambassador to Kabul Saif Mohammed Al-Ketbi, and a member of Coyle&#39;s family.&nbsp;The UAE facilitated the release, the ministry said, adding that Coyle had been reunited with his family in Kabul on Tuesday.&nbsp;Coyle, 64, was arrested by the Afghan authorities in January 2025, according to the Foley Foundation, which advocates for the release of Americans taken hostage or arbitrarily detained abroad.&nbsp;A website set up by his family, freedenniscoyle.com, said he was &quot;legally working to support Afghan communities as an academic researcher&quot; when he was detained.&nbsp;They said he had been held in &quot;near-solitary conditions, requiring permission even to use the bathroom, and without access to adequate medical care&quot;.&nbsp;Coyle first travelled to Afghanistan in the early 2000s &quot;to survey Afghanistan&#39;s rich linguistic diversity and help Afghan communities develop resources in their own languages&quot;, they added.&nbsp;&quot;Throughout his years of service, Dennis maintained a home in Kabul and built deep, meaningful relationships with the Afghan people,&quot; the website read.&nbsp;&quot;Those who know him speak with profound appreciation for both the man and his work. Dennis has always embraced Afghan culture with genuine warmth sharing cups of traditional green tea, enjoying dried fruit snacks, and engaging in the kind of heartfelt conversations that bridge cultures.&nbsp;&quot;His love for the Afghan people isn&#39;t just professional; it&#39;s personal and deeply felt.&quot;&nbsp;Earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States had formally placed Afghanistan on its list of countries engaged in &quot;wrongful detentions&quot;.&nbsp;The Afghan authorities called that &quot;regrettable&quot; and pointed to talks between the two sides and previous releases with mediators from Qatar.&nbsp;In 2025, five American citizens were released in what the Taliban authorities said was a &quot;goodwill gesture&quot;.

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The Afghanistan’s Taliban government said it released US citizen Dennis Coyle after holding him for more than a year. The UAE helped with his release, and he was reunited with his family in Kabul before Eid.

Afghanistan announces release of detained US citizen

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed the Afghan Taliban regime&rsquo;s claim that it targeted a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, calling the claim entirely baseless.&nbsp;&quot;The strikes carried out on the night of 16 March 2026 in Kabul and Nangarhar were precise, deliberate, and professional; no hospital, no drug rehabilitation center, and no civilian facility was targeted,&quot; Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarrar posted on his X account.&nbsp;He said the targets were military and terrorist infrastructure, including ammunition and technical equipment storage sites and other installations linked to hostile activity against Pakistan.&nbsp;The development comes amid the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, which was launched on the night of Feb. 26, following unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban regime from across the border.&nbsp;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 369px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2033852969742213265&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fsections%2F&sessionId=e0c0051f3b492aa5c3f80b1962f35ce2ade85d95&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&nbsp;Tarrar said that Pakistan is only engaging those military and terrorist targets, along with the infrastructure, that are &quot;directly or indirectly used to plan, facilitate, shelter, train, or abet terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.&quot;&nbsp;He said that all six strikes were promptly put out with video footage by the Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting, making the nature of the targets plain for all to see.&nbsp;&ldquo;The visuals leave no room for doubt. The flames and secondary detonations witnessed in Kabul further confirm that the intended ammunition storage site was hit with precision,&rdquo; it added. The official X account of Pakistan&rsquo;s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting&rsquo;s fact-checking service said, &quot;Omid Hospital being claimed to be hit by Afghan Taliban regime in the tweet is actually multiple kilometers away from Camp Phoenix, the military terrorist ammunition and equipment storage site [was] precisely targeted last night.&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 674px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2033812783155056920&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=7abc7d15ae80772caaa74124b60c95ac625efb36&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Tarar said the current propaganda is coming from a regime whose officials have repeatedly relied on &quot;false narratives, doctored claims, selective deletions of earlier posts,&quot; and on the use of old visuals to mislead audiences and cover up the truth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;The real issue remains unchanged: Pakistan, the region, and the wider world continue to face the grave threat of terrorism emanating from territory under the control of the Afghan Taliban regime.&quot;&nbsp;The minister said that Pakistan will continue to take &quot;every necessary measure to defend our citizens, degrade terrorist capability, and deny safe haven to those who wage terror against Pakistan from across the border.&quot;

Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claims of hitting a Kabul hospital, saying strikes targeted terrorist sites as part of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in response to cross-border threats and ongoing security concerns.

Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claim, says Kabul strikes hit terrorist infrastructure

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected the Afghan Taliban regime&rsquo;s claim of civilian targeting and called it a &ldquo;poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border.&rdquo; The official X account of Pakistan&rsquo;s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting&rsquo;s fact-checking service posted a statement on Sunday rejecting claims attributed to a Taliban official and accusing the Afghan Taliban regime of attacking civilians along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 901px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2033254608441844146&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=23e1275d1ced839228f31af2ab66ade88b4f3bca&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px"></iframe></div></div>In the post published on X (formerly Twitter), the fact-checking account said: &ldquo;The claim by so called Deputy Spokesperson of Afghan Taliban regime is yet again a poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border and to befool its own citizens reeling under a terror sponsoring regime.&rdquo; Deliberate targeting of civilians&nbsp;The statement said that an attack occurred earlier on March 15 in Pakistan&rsquo;s northwestern region. The post said, &ldquo;Today on 15th of March 2026 around 1530 hours, Afghan Taliban regime deliberately targeted civilian population in Tabesta Letai, Salarzai area of Bajaur District, in KPK province.&rdquo; &ldquo;Four innocent civilians have embraced shahadat while one five year old child is seriously injured in the attack.&rdquo; The post also addressed accusations about Pakistani military operations, stating that only terrorist targets had been struck. It said, &ldquo;Targeting by Pakistan Armed Forces has been consistently and transparently communicated to public, as was also done with respect to this false allegation.&rdquo; &lsquo;Repeated lies and fake communications&rsquo;&ldquo;On night 14/15 March, only terrorist hideouts, infrastructure and technical equipment of Master Terror Proxy Afghan Taliban regime was hit in Kandhar and visuals/clips of the said precision targeting have already been shared.&rdquo; The post further underlined the issue of the Afghan Taliban spreading false information. It said, &ldquo;Pakistan unlike Afghan Taliban regime doesn&rsquo;t rely on old/fake/AI generated images and visuals.&rdquo; &ldquo;Repeated lies and fake communications by official Afghan Taliban regime channels are only discrediting them domestically and internationally.&rdquo; &ldquo;Truth Always prevails over falsehood,&rdquo; the post concluded.&nbsp;

Says, ‘The claim by so called Deputy Spokesperson of Afghan Taliban regime is yet again a poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border.’ 

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