How do Pakistan and Taliban Afghan militaries stack up as tensions flare?Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has intensified, with Pakistan's defence minister declaring "open war." Pakistan's m...
27 Feb, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
How do Pakistan and Taliban Afghan militaries stack up as tensions flare?Fresh tensions erupt as Taliban accuses Pakistan of a deadly bomb attack following recent deadly clashes. A comparison of military forces r...
25 Nov, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
Pakistan says it has agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with AfghanistanPakistan announced a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan at Kabul's request following days of deadly border clashes. The agreement comes aft...
15 Oct, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
Eight Pakistan Army soldiers,10 terrorists killed in attack on military cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinceThe terrorists' failed attempt forced them to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of the cantonment, leading to the coll...
16 Jul, 2024, 04.00 PM IST
What's behind the Pakistani Taliban's insurgency?Angered by Pakistan's cooperation with Washington in the war on terrorism, the TTP was officially set up by Pakistani militants in 2007 whe...
31 Jan, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Pak records 51% rise in terror attacks in one year after Afghan-Taliban got power in Afghanistan: Report"For Pakistan, the perils of a militant regime in Kabul have become unmistakably clear as the country has witnessed a mindboggling 51 per c...
20 Oct, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
Analysts: Afghan Taliban do little to stop Pakistan fightersThe Pakistani Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, are regrouping and reorganizing, with their leadership headquartered in neighboring Afghan...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Taliban govt making all-out efforts to ensure that Afghan soil is not used against any country: MuttaqiAccording to local media, acting Foreign Minister in the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi also hoped that the tempo...
12 Nov, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
Men not allowed to teach girls in Afghanistan: Taliban announces ban on co-educationThe hardline Islamist group that stormed to power in mid-August after ousting the Western-back government have vowed to rule differently co...
30 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Taliban resurgence raises terror fears from Moscow to ChinaPakistan, which helped the Taliban rise to power in the 1990s, is now worried about a resurgence of the TTP. Only recently crushed by a com...
11 Jul, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
Sanctuaries in Pakistan contributed immensely to the Taliban's success: US Senator"This support of the Taliban runs counter to Pakistani cooperation with the United States, including as they have, allowing the use of airs...
16 Apr, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Afghan Taliban have had sanctuary in Pakistan: Ex-top US general“We know that the Taliban have had sanctuary in Pakistan. We know that they have an active diplomatic effort travelling to Moscow, travelli...
24 Feb, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
Biden administration to review US-Taliban dealThe Trump administration had signed the peace deal with Taliban in February last in Doha. The accord drew up plans for withdrawal of US tro...
23 Jan, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Taliban's future plans must be scrutinised before giving them certificate: Ex-Afghan MinisterThe future structure and form of Taliban and its role in the coming years as the negotiations in Doha gather momentum must be closely scrut...
08 Jan, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
Afghan Taliban announces death of Jalaluddin HaqqaniHaqqani belonged to Afghanistan's Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, and rose to prominence during the Afghan war against Soviet forces ...
04 Sep, 2018, 07.59 PM IST
India to assist Afghanistan in education sectorIndia and Afghanistan today decided to set up a joint working group for the development of education sector in the war-torn country.
22 Aug, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
- Pak officers, ISI colluding with Taliban: US think tank
Even as the one-month-old peace deal between the Pakistani government and the Taliban collapsed in the Swat valley, a leading US think-tank...
11 Jun, 2008, 02.05 AM IST