How 'politics and apathy' derailed war-ravaged Afghanistan's anti-doping effortsAfghanistan's anti-doping efforts have collapsed since the Taliban's return. No tests were conducted for three years. Last year, only four ...
17 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Afghan Taliban wants Pakistan to bear the cost of disarming Tehreek-e-Taliban militants: ReportThe Afghan Taliban has said it is willing to disarm and relocate the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants and their families across t...
25 Feb, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for AfghansAt the first high-level conference on Afghanistan since the Taliban took power a month ago, Western governments, big traditional donors and...
14 Sep, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence growsSince the United States announced plans in April to pull out all of its troops by Sept. 11, at least 30 districts have been seized by the T...
20 Jun, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
China acknowledges hosting Taliban's chief peace negotiator for talksMullah Baradar, one of the four top commanders who formed the Taliban in 1994, was released from jail last year by the Pakistan government....
20 Jun, 2019, 05.53 PM IST
Ties with Pakistan bigger challenge than combating terror groups: Ashraf GhaniThe Afghan President also said that Kabul was proud of its friendship with India as New Delhi shares Afghanistan's democratic aspirations.
24 Jul, 2016, 09.51 PM IST
Mullah Akhtar Mansour strike shows US getting less patient with Pakistan: US mediaUS drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in Pakistan was a signal that the Obama administration was becoming ...
23 May, 2016, 02.34 PM IST
Pakistan condemns US drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban chiefPakistan today hit out at the US for launching a drone strike on its soil to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, describing it...
22 May, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
ISI made Haqqani Taliban's No. 2 to protect him from US: Report"The shift is also raising tensions with the Pakistani military, which American and Afghan officials accuse of sheltering the Haqqanis as a...
08 May, 2016, 02.55 PM IST
Pakistan army chief to visit Kabul to discuss Taliban talksThe visit will take place amid reports of hectic efforts to restart talks with the militants who have been involved in bloody battles with ...
25 Dec, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Afghan Taliban chief 'injured' after internal firefight in PakistanA local security official confirmed the Tuesday night incident and said Mansoor was shifted to an undisclosed location in Pakistan.
03 Dec, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Pakistan has some influence on Taliban but no control: Sartaj Aziz"It was up to the Afghan government to resume talks with the Taliban and our job is just of a facilitator," Aziz was quoted as saying by Ra...
28 Oct, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
Pakistan to push for resumption of Afghan-Taliban talksPakistan is likely to persuade Afghanistan to resume talks with the Taliban after their parleys were snapped due to power struggle within t...
03 Sep, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Talks only credible way for peace in Afghanistan: Pakistan army chief General Raheel SharifHis remarks came in the wake of dithering peace process in Afghanistan launched last month when Taliban and Afghan negotiators met in Pakis...
05 Aug, 2015, 06.13 PM IST
For Pak websites, Gurdaspur a bigger news than Yakub Memon's hangingThe killing of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi chief Ishaq and the appointment of new Afghan Taliban Chief were the hottest news items on Pakistani websi...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead?Elusive one-eyed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has died, according to a media report today.
29 Jul, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
Pakistan rejects proposal for Taliban office on its soil"Our role will remain that of a facilitator and not a leader...allowing the Taliban to open an office in Pakistan will be contrary to our p...
02 Dec, 2013, 03.52 PM IST