Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

Taliban says Mullah Baradar is alive, but social media says the Haqqanis killed him

<p> <strong>Where is Mullah Baradar,  Afghanistan’s deputy PM , and the group’s most familiar face?  Baradar has disappeared from public…

3 years ago

Kingmaker of Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Spy Chief Faiz Hameed could be the next army chief

<p> <strong>His Master’s Voice (HMV)--that is  how the Chief of Pakistan's spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is known in his…

3 years ago

Haqqani empire feeding on extortion, kidnapping, drug trafficking and real estate steers Taliban government in Afghanistan

<p> The Taliban government’s interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, number two in the dreaded terrorist outfit  Haqqani Network (HQN),  attended his…

3 years ago

Why has US Peace Envoy Khalilzad, who helped Taliban to take over Afghanistan, still not been fired?

<p> <strong>“Over the last three days, over 250 foreign nationals, including dozens of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, departed Kabul…

3 years ago

Is Pakistan now controlling the Taliban’s finances in Afghanistan?

<p> After taking control of Afghanistan’s  defence and interior ministries through their proxies, Pakistan is trying to take over the…

3 years ago

Ahmad Shah Massoud’s prophetic words—For peace to prevail in Afghanistan, Pakistan must be humbled

<p> <strong>This is what Ahmad Shah Massoud had told me more than two decades ago, when I had interviewed him…

3 years ago

Afghan embassies including one in India turn their back on Taliban

<p> The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Italy has announced that it will be closed on Thursday,…

3 years ago

Pak ISI mocks at UN — installs Haqqani network terrorists in key positions in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s deputy leader is now the interior minister of the country which was forcibly captured by…

3 years ago

With Baradar out and unknown Mullah Hasan Akhund in, has Pakistan mounted a coup in Afghanistan?

<p> <strong>This is what happened after the visit of the Director General of ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to Kabul…

3 years ago

Taliban goes for the kill in Panjshir with ISI Chief in command

<p> <strong>Fahim Dashti, a spokesman of Ahmad Massoud’s National Resistance Front (NRF) was killed in fighting in Panjshir province on…

3 years ago

Pak ISI chief in Kabul to sort out fight between Taliban and Haqqani groups over govt posts

<p> <strong>Pakistani ISI Chief Lt General  Faiz Hameed is in Kabul with his delegation of senior army  and civilian officials…

3 years ago

Panjshir fighters say they are standing firm in war with Pakistan-backed Taliban forces

<p> <strong>“News of Panjshir conquest is circulating on Pakistani media. This is a lie,” Ahmad Massoud, leader of the anti-Taliban…

3 years ago

After US exit, Taliban declares China as its main partner in Afghanistan

<p> Cash strapped Taliban says China will be its  closest ally, and key partner in the  “reconstruction” of the war-torn…

3 years ago

Top Taliban leaders were born, brought up and trained in Pakistan, says interior minister Sheikh Rashid

<p> <strong>After the US’s exit, Pakistan has been trying its best to cosy up to the Taliban. Pakistan’s interior minister…

3 years ago

Tajikistan confers highest awards to resistance icons Ahmad Shah Massoud and Burhanuddin Rabbani

<p> On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of state independence of the Republic of Tajikistan, the President  Emomali Rahmon…

3 years ago

Taliban set to reveal new government amid internal power struggle

<p> <strong>The Taliban is set to reveal its government as early as Thursday evening Afghanistan's TOLO news channel is reporting,…

3 years ago

Taliban wants to kill Ahmad Massoud in battle, says former Afghan Ambassador

<p> TheTaliban do not want to negotiate with the Northern alliance, instead they want to kill the leaders including Ahmad…

3 years ago

Were Biden and Ghani in denial mode as the Taliban marched towards victory?

<p> <strong>In a shocking revelation, a report says that the US president Joe Biden wanted the then  Afghan president Ashraf…

3 years ago

With US troops out Taliban lets water from dam flow into parched Iran and gets oil in return

<p> <strong>After taking over the reins of power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has opened the gate of the Kamal Khan…

3 years ago

Panjshir rebellion against Taliban flares amid US exit from Afghanistan

<p> While the Taliban are celebrating the exit of the US forces after two decades of war by firing shots…

3 years ago

Former Pak cricketer Shahid Afridi bats for Taliban, says they have come with a positive mindset

<p> Former controversial Pakistani cricketer is back in the news again. This time he is on the pitch again, batting…

3 years ago