Afghanistan

Three dead, 23 injured in Quetta suicide blast claimed by TTP

A police officer and two civilians died and 23 people were injured in a bomb attack in strife-affected Balochistan province…

2 years ago

India joins Russia and Iran to form Moscow backed troika on Afghanistan

India has moved to the frontline of diplomacy to resolve the turbulent situation in Taliban ruled Afghanistan by joining Russia…

2 years ago

Miffed Russia drops Taliban from Moscow talks

The fourth meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan will take place on November 16 with the participation…

2 years ago

India delivers 13th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan

India has delivered the 13th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan which was handed over to authorities of the Indira…

2 years ago

Rs 1,200 crore worth heroin from Pakistan seized on boat off Kerala coast

The Indian Navy and the Narcotics Control Bureau in a joint operation seized 200 kg of heroin worth Rs 1,200…

2 years ago

Worried about Afghan terror, Russia-led military alliance forms a new unit to counter biological weapons

A special exercise of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) armed forces which kicked off in the Zhambyl region…

2 years ago

Weeks after deadly Russian embassy attack in Kabul, Putin warns Afghanistan remains springboard of terror

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again spotlighted the presence of terrorist and extremist groups in Afghanistan which could destabilise…

2 years ago

Desperate Taliban makes fresh bid to revive TAPI, seek Indian energy market

The Taliban interim government in Afghanistan is making a fresh bid to seek India’s lucrative energy market by trying to…

2 years ago

Afghan situation pushes India and Central Asia to step up counter-terror drive

India continues to work closely with the Central Asian countries in a bid to list its counter-terrorism priorities and concerns,…

2 years ago

Blood feud between Taliban and Islamic State escalates with brutal killing of cleric

A deadly suicide bombing at a mosque killed prominent cleric, signalling the escalation of a blood feud between the Taliban…

2 years ago

40,000 metric tonnes of wheat and tonnes of medicines crown India’s outreach to Afghanistan

India has already sent 40,000 metric tonnes of wheat and joined Afghanistan's war against Covid-19 by dispatching 32 tonnes of…

2 years ago

Central Asia shows the way in mainstreaming Jihadi families

As the Islamic State was on a rampage in Afghanistan at the end of  July, Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration was…

2 years ago

India thanks Russia for arresting Islamic State suicide bomber

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday personally thanked his counterpart from Russia for detaining a suicide bomber of the Islamic…

2 years ago

Russia says India can make a significant contribution to stabilise Afghanistan

<p> <strong>Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited that India can realise its full potential if it remains rooted in…

2 years ago

Why suicide bombing of a top cleric is a big blow to the Taliban

<p> Earlier this week, a physically handicapped suicide bomber, who had hidden explosives in his prosthetic leg killed a top…

2 years ago

After Ayman Al Zawahiri, Taliban suffers another telling blow with the killing of top cleric

<p> Earlier this week, a physically handicapped suicide bomber, who had hidden explosives in his prosthetic leg killed a top…

2 years ago

India finds fault with UN terror report for ignoring Afghanistan as Islamic State hub

<p> <strong>India has expressed surprise that the UN Secretary-General's latest report on the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq…

2 years ago

How the Modi government saved the only school in Delhi for Afghan refugees

<p> <strong>It could well seem like a Bollywood blockbuster.</strong></p> <p> <strong>For the last one year—since the collapse of the government…

2 years ago

Did Pakistan help US eliminate Ayman Al Zawahiri in Afghanistan?

<p> Justice has been delivered! The "mastermind" of attacks against Americans for decades is “no more”.  President Joe Biden’s announcement…

2 years ago

Why Ayman Al Zawahiri’s killing may block gains of Tashkent conference on Afghanistan

<p> <strong>The intention was noble. And the event was much needed. An international conference on Afghanistan was also perhaps long…

2 years ago

Hellfire R9X missile that slices through target but does not explode used to kill Al-Qaeda chief?

<p> The US appears to have used the deadly Hellfire R9X, a warhead-less missile equipped with six razor-like blades that…

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