Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

Taliban discloses elusive Supremo’s location–says Hibatullah Akhundzada is in Kandahar

<p> <strong>Where is the Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada? He has been out of the public eye after he became…

3 years ago

Why Afghan soldiers go to India for training, and not Pakistan, wonders Pakistan Army

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s military establishment  had offered the previous Afghan governments several proposals for their soldiers. The Pakistani Army Chief General…

3 years ago

US attempt to de-link Taliban from Haqqani network draws ridicule, exposes internal contradictions

<p> "Taliban and Haqqani Network are separate entities,” declared Ned Price, spokesperson of the US state department on Friday. In…

3 years ago

ISI-linked Pakistani Aslam Farooqui is the mastermind behind Kabul airport attack

<p> <strong>As the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed the responsibility for the Kabul airport attacks which left more than…

3 years ago

Guns fall silent for now in Panjshir as talks with Taliban begin

<p> <strong>For the last 24 hours guns are silent in the famed Panjshir valley as  negotiations between the Northern Alliance,…

3 years ago

Pakistan admits China is furious with Islamabad on CPEC security

<p> China is not happy with Pakistan regarding the recent attacks on its nationals working on various projects under the…

3 years ago

Pakistan ISI agents steal Afghan passports stamped with Indian visas from Kabul office

<p> <strong>Amid chaos in Afghanistan over evacuation, there are reports that ISI backed terrorists targeted  a travel agency in Kabul…

3 years ago

Afghanistan’s new interim defence minister, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, maybe close to Iran

<p> <strong>Ex-Guantanamo detainee Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir alias Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul is the new Interim Defence Minister of Afghanistan under…

3 years ago

Besieged Panjshir fights on, but lengthy negotiations with Taliban may not be far away

<p> <strong>Taliban's spokesperson  Zabihullah Mujahid has claimed that the Taliban fighters have laid siege  around Panjshir valley cornering the Northern…

3 years ago

Will Biden release an Afghan drug lord in exchange for the last American hostage with the Taliban?

<p> <strong>The US President Joe Biden has promised to evacuate all Americans. But there is one American who has been…

3 years ago

Back from Afghanistan Kashmiri terror groups celebrate by singing “Salam Taliban”

<p> After months of fighting along with the Taliban, militants of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)  have started…

3 years ago

Key Taliban commander trapped in valley as fierce battle rages with Northern Alliance for Panjshir

<p> The Taliban is caught in a fierce battle with fighters of the Northern Alliance as it tries to push…

3 years ago

Afghan Snow: India’s first beauty cream and its royal Afghan connection

<p> <strong>The other  day my 70-plus year-old friend called me, “have you heard of Afghan snow ... while you write…

3 years ago

China knocks on Taliban’s door to stop attacks on its nationals

<p> “The security situation in Pakistan has been severe” says the <a href="http://pk.chineseembassy.org/eng/zbgx/t1900950.htm">Chinese Embassy in Pakistan</a>, in a statement related…

3 years ago

JeM chief Azhar Masood’s brother Rauf Azhar calls on Mullah Baradar to pledge allegiance

<p> <strong>Taliban’s presidential hopeful Mullah Baradar after arriving in Afghanistan met Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu on Thursday. The…

3 years ago

Islamabad worried as more than 4,000 anti-Pak militants released by Taliban enter Pakistan

<p> <strong>Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which  has been experiencing a reversal of fortunes in the past, is in celebratory mood, thanks…

3 years ago

Anis Haqqani, the dreaded terrorist from the Haqqani network is now Kabul’s security chief

<p> While top Taliban leaders are in Kandahar discussing how to govern the country, the security of the capital Kabul…

3 years ago

Indian Military Academy trained Afghan soldier, figures among top Taliban leaders

<p> After the swift victory of Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to be the new President of Afghanistan…

3 years ago

Afghanistan has not lost the war says Ahmad Massoud, but resistance forces need help

<p> “I write from the Panjshir Valley today, ready to follow in my father’s footsteps, with Mujahideen fighters who are…

3 years ago

Taliban’s bid to change Afghanistan’s national flag ignites fierce backlash

<p> <strong>The celebration of Afghanistan’s  independence  day today, is pitting the Taliban, the new rulers of Kabul against young patriots…

3 years ago

Taliban blow up Abdul Ali Mazari’s statue revealing deep Sunni-Shia rift in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>While a Taliban spokesperson was assuring the Afghans about their safety on Tuesday, Taliban fighters  had blown up the…

3 years ago