Taliban

Taliban deputy PM Mullah Baradar and Haqqani minister clash again, this time over cricket board chief

<p> The Taliban’s deputy prime minister Mullah Baradar and Interior Minister and chief of terror outfit Haqqani Network Sirajuddin Haqqani…

3 years ago

Pakistani Taliban seeks release of 5 militants but jittery Imran Khan offers to free over 100

<p> The Pakistani government has offered to release more than 100 prisoners of the banned militant organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),…

3 years ago

Rattled by ISIS-K attacks, Taliban supremo Akhundzada urges commanders to weed out infiltrators

<p> The Taliban supremo Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has warned against the danger of turncoats and infiltrators in the group that…

3 years ago

The Pakistan connection: How ISKP became Pakistan’s latest proxy

<p> <strong>Pakistan's double game of keeping up the pretence of being a U.S. ally against terror while sheltering, funding, and…

3 years ago

Desperate Pakistan knocks on Haqqani terror chief’s door for truce with arch-foe TTP

<p> Afghanistan’s Interior Minister and chief of dreaded terror organisation Haqqani Network. Sirajuddin Haqqani is hosting  face- to -face talks…

3 years ago

Thousands for traders in Afghanistan stare at uncertainty as Diwali exports of dry fruits and nuts choke after Taliban takeover

<p> Diwali has always brought a smile to thousands of traders in Afghanistan dealing in dry fruits and nuts such…

3 years ago

ISIS-K jolts Taliban as Kabul area military chief Hamdullah killed in attack on hospital

<p> In a daring attack on the high security military hospital in Kabul, the suicide bombers of the Islamic State…

3 years ago

After cash crunch Afghanistan businesses stare at raw material shortage

<p> Amid acute cash crunch, Afghanistan’s businesses now face another challenge -- shortage of raw materials. Sources said that the…

3 years ago

Why is Pakistan’s ISI Planning a Dangerous offensive in Kashmir and beyond

<p> pIn the <a href="https://usanasfoundation.com/taliban-20-and-indias-security-challenges">previous article</a> for the Usanas Foundation, the author analysed India's potential short-term and long-term threats due…

3 years ago

Taliban supremo Akhundzada is alive—has appeared in public, claims group

<p> Taliban supremo Haibatullah Akhundzada is alive and to prove  his well-being, he made a public appearance in a madrasa…

3 years ago

Taliban gunmen open fire at Afghan wedding to stop music, 2 persons killed and 10 injured

<p> Gunmen who claimed to be Taliban fighters opened fire on a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan to stop music…

3 years ago

Anti-Taliban leaders Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh set to open offices in Washington, Dushanbe

<p> The Anti-Taliban National Resistance Front (NRF) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan opened its office in Dushanbe in Tajikistan.…

3 years ago

Drop armed resistance against the Taliban – Russia tells Afghanistan’s exiled leaders

<p> <strong>Noting the formation of a new resistance front against the Taliban by some politicians and military leaders of the…

3 years ago

China’s Shifts Stance On Taliban, Wants Global Bodies Like United Nations & SCO To Steer Afghanistan

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Over 40 businessmen abducted as Haqqanis turns Kabul into a kidnapping hub

<p> Since the Taliban  captured Afghanistan, more than 40 businessmen and traders have been kidnapped for ransom in the last…

3 years ago

China shifts stance – now wants the United Nations to steer Afghanistan

<p> <strong>In a major shift in its stance on the situation in Afghanistan, China now wants the United Nations to…

3 years ago

Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front formally announces guerrilla war against the Taliban from Badakhshan

<p> Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front  (NRF), loyal to Ahmad Massoud, have formally launched their guerrilla resistance against the Taliban from…

3 years ago

Taliban’s elusive defence minister Mullah Yaqoob makes his first media appearance

<p> Finally, the elusive defence minister of Taliban regime Mullah Yaqoob made his debut in front of the media in…

3 years ago

China gets tough with Taliban–demands curbs on Uyghur radicals nesting in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>China’s patience with the Taliban appears to be running out with Afghanistan once again showing signs of becoming a…

3 years ago

Russia-led military exercise to protect Central Asian countries from Taliban threat concludes

<p> <strong>The large-scale operational and strategic exercises of the collective forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) concluded in…

3 years ago

Pakistan ready to offer military airspace to US if Washington agrees to put pressure on India

<p> The Biden administration has said that it is close to a formal agreement with Pakistan over using its airspace…

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