Taliban

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

India and Russia could be thinking big after Doval-Patrushev talks on Afghanistan

<p> Russia’s top security official, Nikolai Patrushev has begun  talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday— wading into…

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…

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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

US destroyed tanks, Humvees, guns worth 100s of millions of dollars at CIA base in Kabul, say Taliban

<p> US soldiers burned and destroyed Humvees, armoured tanks and weapons worth hundreds of millions of dollars along with secret…

3 years ago

Recognising Taliban govt ‘is a long way off,’ says US President Joe Biden

<p> <strong>Even as the Taliban is making preparations to announce the new government and apparently inviting friendly partner nations for…

3 years ago

BBC Shuts Down Christine Fair Interview, Exposes Western Media Bias Towards Pak, Taliban

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iVjIJpo0t-8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> BBC has come…

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Kabul universities wear deserted look as strict Taliban code for women kicks in

<p> Universities in Kabul wore a deserted look on the first day of the new session of the year on…

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Emotional appeal by Massoud’s sister raises morale among anti-Taliban forces

<p> Few Hours after the Taliban’s claimed that they had captured Panjshir Valley, National Resistance Force (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud…

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Panjshir attack pits Iran against Pakistan’s ISI, changes regional equations

<p> <strong>It is evident that Pakistan’s ISI, backing the Taliban, has marshalled the sophisticated operation in the Panjshir valley on…

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Google locks accounts of previous government as Taliban prowls for informers

<p> <strong>Google, in a major step, has locked all accounts of the previous Afghan regime amid news that the Taliban…

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Iran breaks silence on rampaging Taliban, condemns Pakistan for the Panjshir blood bath

<p> <strong>In an obvious reference to Pakistan, Iran on Monday "strongly condemned" the "foreign interference" in Afghanistan after Pakistani drones…

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Taliban Says Panjshir ‘Holdout’ Captured; Resistance Group Denies Claim, Vows To Fight On

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NqXfao8Otuc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> As news spread…

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Panjshir fighters say they are entrenched in strategic areas and war with Taliban will go on

<p> While the Taliban has claimed it has “completely captured” the Panjshir province, the National Resistance Front in Afghanistan (NRF)…

3 years ago

Six planes with Americans on board not allowed to leave Afghanistan by Taliban, claims US Congressman

<p> <strong>Michael McCaul, the Lead Republican on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has revealed that there are…

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Panjshir Valley is completely captured, says Taliban

<p> <strong>The Taliban said on Monday that the group has "completely captured" Panjshir, the last stronghold of the resistance forces,…

3 years ago

What explains Turkmenistan’s embrace of the Taliban?

<p> <strong>The rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan, with the Taliban taking over the country save for the Panjshir valley, has…

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700 Taliban fighters killed, 600 captured in fierce Panjshir battle, claims Massoud

<p> <strong>Afghanistan’s Northern Resistance Front chief Ahmad Massoud claimed in a Tweet on Sunday that the resistance forces had killed…

3 years ago

Kabul airport opens for flights to receive aid, but full ops to take more time

<p> A technical team was able to reopen the Kabul airport to receive aid on Saturday as  efforts are on…

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