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Regional powers drive Afghan diplomacy as Washington’s star fades

<p> Regional powers, irrespective of size, are vying with each other  to fill in the power vacuum in Afghanistan caused…

3 years ago

Last man standing: Dedicated Pandit Rajesh Kumar refuses to abandon Mandir in Kabul

<p> While people are trying to leave strife-torn Afghanistan which has been taken over by the Taliban, some individuals have…

3 years ago

US Air Force C-17 plane crammed with record 640 Afghans flies out of Kabul to Qatar

<p> <strong>At least some of the among the thousands of Afghans who ran on to the tarmac at the Kabul…

3 years ago

Will Afghanistan become Asia’s first narco- state under Taliban rule?

<p> <strong>Now that Afghanistan under Taliban’s control, the country, the so-called “graveyard of empires” be renamed as the Islamic Emirate…

3 years ago

Afghan central bank governor flees Kabul on military plane, blames Ghani for debacle

<p> <strong>The chief of Afghanistan's central bank, Ajmal Ahmady, has fled Kabul and blamed ousted President Ashraf Ghani and his…

3 years ago

Afghanistan’s currency plunges, locals rush to withdraw money from their accounts

<p> The Afghani-- Afghanistan’s currency -- plunged as uncertainty rose with the Taliban taking control and Ajmal Ahmady, the acting…

3 years ago

Watch Taliban’s Funny Celebrations After Capturing 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/ZlCpOSL0vJM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Every person has…

3 years ago

China set to woo Taliban but fears of Uyghur backlash remain

<p> Pushing forth projects under the multi-billion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which cut across Afghanistan is China’s primary concern…

3 years ago

Pakistan Shows Its True Colours By Helping Taliban Win War In 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/KBJgEGCpSfk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Apart from the…

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Taliban declare ‘general amnesty’ for Afghan govt staff, tell them to come back to work

<p> <strong>The Taliban on Tuesday announced a “general amnesty” for all government officials and asked them to return to work,…

3 years ago

Biden cuts short holiday, issues stern warning to Taliban

<p> US President Joe Biden warned the Taliban on Monday that any attack on the evacuation efforts of American embassy…

3 years ago

Taliban victory inflames Central Asian frontline, worries Russia

<p> The tumultuous events of the past few days in Afghanistan have once again put the spotlight on the Central…

3 years ago

India evacuates Kabul embassy, IAF plane flies back with 120 staffers

<p> India evacuated its embassy in Kabul on Tuesday amid an escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as Taliban fighters have…

3 years ago

IIT Delhi launches helpline numbers for Afghan students

<p> IN Bureau</p> <p> With the escalating tension in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover following the withdrawal of United States…

3 years ago

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…

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