Afghanistan

Taliban leaders seek UN aid but cadres threaten agency’s Afghan staff

<p> While the Taliban leadership has been desperately seeking humanitarian aid from the United Nations, their cadres are reported to…

3 years ago

In Kashmir, Why does the Gupkar alliance look up to a reformed Taliban?

<p> <strong>Jammu and Kashmir’s two former Chief Ministers, the National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah and the PDP President Mehbooba…

3 years ago

Why China’s move to support the Taliban in Afghanistan will backfire

<p> <strong>Blinded by its support for Pakistan, China is going ahead with backing in Afghanistan a Taliban-led government which is…

3 years ago

Al-Qaeda has the ability to regenerate in Afghanistan, admits United States

<p> <strong>The United States has not ruled out militant Islamist organisation Al-Qaeda restrengthening its grip on Afghanistan after the return…

3 years ago

Pakistan Role In The Blood-Soaked History Of Afghanistan

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QjcjPSnXHtM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Pakistan has been…

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

Taliban’s stance on women’s cricket puts future of its men’s team in danger

<p> <strong>Hours after a Taliban spokesperson said that cricket was not permitted for women under the Islamic law, the Australian…

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

Taliban Omits Ministry Of Women In Afghanistan, UN Women Says Taliban Violating International Treaty

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pHkQCERc5j8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Violations of the…

3 years ago

Tajikistan becomes first frontline state to fight Taliban 2.0 in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>The Taliban on Tuesday  announced its “government”. Though some are calling it an interim government going by the Taliban's…

3 years ago

Ahmad Massoud and Saleh are still in Panjshir, war with Taliban will go on, says NRF

<p> Panjshir leader Ahmad Shah Massoud and former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh have not fled Afghanistan and their forces…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s hand in forming hardline Taliban government miffs Iran, Qatar and Turkey

<p> <strong>By Atul Aneja and Ateet Sharma</strong></p> <p> Pakistan’s hand in forming a Taliban government, with known international terrorists as…

3 years ago

Who Is Mullah Akhund, Taliban’s ‘Acting Prime Minister’ & Close Aide Of Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhunzada

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/COKafLI4Iyo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Mullah Hasan Akhund…

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

Will hardline Taliban 2.0 survive a crumbling economy and infighting ?

<p> As the Taliban formed a government in Afghanistan, led by the UN blacklisted Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, concerns across…

3 years ago

Taliban omits Ministry for Women, UN body says it’s a violation of international treaty

<p> UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality, has criticised the Taliban’s decision to drop the Ministry for…

3 years ago

Russia And India Share A Similar Stand On Afghanistan’s Situation Says Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8iXBfQrhAvo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Russian Ambassador to…

3 years ago

Haqqani duo in Taliban Cabinet carry $15 million US bounty on their heads for terror strikes

<p> The Taliban has shocked the world with its Cabinet list which is packed with former Guantanamo inmates and members…

3 years ago

Pioneer of Kabul Murals Saddened after Taliban whitewashed his artwork

<p> <strong>Having worked hard for seven years to change Kabul’s appearance by painting colourful murals on the walls, Afghan activist…

3 years ago

Pakistan’s ISI strings a new Taliban-led government in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>The Taliban have appointed Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as  prime minister in a new government, whose composition reveals  Pakistani…

3 years ago

India to focus sharply on Pak interference in Afghanistan during SCO summit

<p> <strong>India is set to focus sharply on Pakistan's interference in Afghanistan - a move that is likely to be…

3 years ago