Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

Afghan President Ghani scolds Pak PM Imran Khan in public for supporting Taliban

<p> <strong>It is not hard to imagine the outcome of the prickly encounter between the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan…

3 years ago

Pak Air Force warns Afghan Pilot not to target Taliban fighters near Af-Pak check post

<p> The fight between Taliban and the Afghan army now has reached the doors of Pakistan. On Wednesday, The Taliban…

3 years ago

Race for warm waters gathers pace in landlocked Uzbekistan

<p> <strong>After a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) , another high-powered conference has started in Tashkent in Uzbekistan…

3 years ago

Taliban attacks India built Salma dam again, fires mortar shells–Afghan government

<p> <strong>The Taliban has fired mortar shells on the India-Afghanistan Friendship dam Salma dam in the Chesht district of Herat…

3 years ago

Afghanistan has warned Pakistan to close safe havens and stop supporting Taliban

<p> Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar has warned his Pakistani counterpart, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi that instead of…

3 years ago

Indian consulate area in Kandahar is safe, Taliban claims of takeover are false

<p> <strong>The area where India’s consulate office in Kandhar is located has not fallen into the hands of the Taliban…

3 years ago

Pakistan playing ‘Good Taliban, Bad Taliban’ game again for bigger clout in Afghanistan

<p> Although the Pakistani military establishment makes public statements about not have any “connections” with top leaders of the Taliban…

3 years ago

Brilliant Agama – a rare gem in Thar’s treasure trove

<p> <strong>“Brilliant. What is its name?” I was looking at a beautiful colourful creature through my viewfinder.</strong></p> <p> “Brilliant,” said…

3 years ago

Afghan Taliban unlikely to win over Russia with its charm offensive

<p> The Taliban has launched a feverish diplomatic offensive—with Russia and Eurasia as its immediate focus. The charm offensive of…

3 years ago

Baloch leaders reject Pak PM Imran Khan’s offer for talks–insist on UN presence

<p> <strong>“Only the Baloch sarmachars (freedom fighters) will decide if they want to hold dialogue or not, not the oppressive…

3 years ago

Jaishankar on whirlwind tour of Tehran, Moscow with Afghan peace talks on table

<p> While Iran was trying to broker a peace deal by hosting the both warring parties--the leaders of the Afghanistan…

3 years ago

Why is Imran Khan so desperate to talk to Baloch separatists?

<p> <strong>Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his “selector,” Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa are desperate under the Chinese…

3 years ago

Taliban attacks check post near Salma dam–a symbol of India-Afghanistan friendship

<p> The <a href="https://www.khaama.com/taliban-kill-16-security-personnel-near-salma-dam/">Taliban has killed 16 security men</a> in an attack at the check post  near the India-Afghanistan friendship…

3 years ago

Pak finger pointing at India after Lahore blast is diversion from internal chaos

<p> <strong>Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan took to twitter to blame India and its intelligence services for the Lahore blast…

3 years ago

In Afghanistan, fruit exports are stranded but poppy trade zooms

<p> <strong>It is harvesting time in  Afghanistan these days. But the landlocked state gripped by violence needs an outlet to…

3 years ago

Owls helping in developing most advanced stealth drones

<p> In modern warfare, drone is the key word. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have brought invaluable surveillance and attack…

3 years ago

Is the Pak army, the Government and Opposition on the same page?

<p> It was a marathon eight-hour meeting between the security chiefs of Pakistan and representatives from the government and opposition…

3 years ago

Is the Pak army, the Government and Opposition on the same page?

<p> It was a marathon eight-hour meeting between the security chiefs of Pakistan and representatives from the government and opposition…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s ISI has a hit list of critics says Ehsanullah Ehsan–former TTP militant who escaped from custody

<p> <strong>This was unprecedented in Pakistan. Tens of thousands of people attended the funeral of former Pakistani opposition politician Usman…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s ISI has a hit list of critics says Ehsanullah Ehsan–former TTP militant who escaped from custody

<p> <strong>This was unprecedented in Pakistan. Tens of thousands of people attended the funeral of former Pakistani opposition politician Usman…

3 years ago

We brought them up but today Taliban is “closer” to India, says Pakistan’s former security Czar

<p> Amid worsening security situation in war-torn Afghanistan, India has issued a detailed and specific security alert for its nationals in Afghanistan. The security…

3 years ago