Afghanistan

India opens doors for Afghan Hindus, Sikhs

<p> India will help members of Afghanistan's tiny Sikh and Hindu community to come to India, the foreign ministry said…

3 years ago

Fate of Afghanistan’s ancient heritage hangs in balance as Taliban takes over

<p> <strong>Historians, archaeologists and scholars of ancient culture are watching the situation in Afghanistan with the Taliban taking over the…

3 years ago

Desperate to leave Afghanistan, two people fall from sky after clinging to plane

<p> This video is going to haunt the world forever. Desperate crowds  had thronged the Kabul airport since Monday morning…

3 years ago

The Afghanistan Situation: How India can Discomfit Pakistan Even Now

<p> <em>Indian diplomacy should make full use of the sense of shame in the international community for the mess it…

3 years ago

Afghan military planes make beeline to Tajikstan to escape Taliban wrath

<p> Several military airplanes carrying a total of over 100 Afghan soldiers have landed at the airport in the Tajik…

3 years ago

Pragmatic Russia and Iran ready to truck with Taliban, amid concerns

<p> Russia and Iran, two countries which will be deeply impacted by Taliban’s return to power  in Afghanistan, are ready…

3 years ago

As Taliban takes over Kabul, Africa fears it could be the ‘new frontline of terror’

<p> As Afghanistan comes under Taliban control, worries for African countries have risen. According to<a href="https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/08/16/as-kabul-falls-buhari-says-africa-is-new-frontline-of-global-militancy/">reports</a>, Nigeria’s President, Major-General Muhammadu…

3 years ago

Switzerland and Czech nationals evacuated from Kabul

<p> <strong>Switzerland has evacuated three of its nationals from Afghanistan which has been taken over by the Taliban following the…

3 years ago

Over 200 Indian embassy staffers and security men stranded at Kabul

<p> Over 200 Indians including Foreign Ministry staff and ITBP soldiers posted at the Indian embassy in Kabul for their…

3 years ago

China ready to deepen ties with Taliban as part of great game against West

<p> China on Monday said it is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with Afghanistan under the new Taliban…

3 years ago

Taliban wraps up war in Afghanistan, head for full political control

<p> “The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over”,  says the Taliban leader in Kabul  after the militant group…

3 years ago

IIT Bombay offers hostel to Afghan students

<p> <strong>Concerned about their students, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has decided to allow its students from Afghanistan to…

3 years ago

The Taliban: What is their source of income?

<p> For the insurgent Taliban, the Covid 19 pandemic has not dented the inflow of income even as the world…

3 years ago

Activist Malala Yousafzai and Afghanistan MP Farzana Elham concerned about Afghan women under Taliban regime

<p> <strong>With the Taliban now lording over Afghanistan, there is a genuine concern about the rights of women there and…

3 years ago

America removes flag from Kabul embassy, takes over airport for evacuating staff

<p> All US embassy personnel, including Ambassador Ross Wilson, were transferred to Kabul airport to await evacuation and the American…

3 years ago

Taliban in Kabul: Geopolitical Implications for India

<p> Surprising everyone, the Taliban has won a stunning military and political victory. The United States (US)-supported Afghan government led…

3 years ago

Afghan humanitarian crisis grows bigger with Kabul under the Taliban

<p> The Afghan women have pulled out their burqas. The men have stopped shaving their faces. People are withdrawing their…

3 years ago

Afghanistan’s former President Ghani abdicates leaves for Tajikistan

<p> Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani has left for neighbouring Tajikistan after the Taliban logged sweeping victories across the country…

3 years ago

Has Kabul turned out to be another Saigon moment for the USA?

<p> US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended US President Joe Biden’s decision to pullout of Afghanistan and…

3 years ago

What you need to know about the Taliban

<p> The word Taliban means "students" in the Pashto language and the movement emerged in 1994 around Kandahar in the…

3 years ago

Who are the Taliban’s key leaders and what can be expected from them?

<p> From Haibatullah Akhundzada to Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban are set to make a comeback of seismic proportion to Kabul,…

3 years ago