Taliban's decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annuallyUS special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, highlighted that the Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan cost the nation over $1 ...
11 Mar, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
Taliban say deal signed with UAE firm to manage airportsHowever, the deal left more questions than answers, particularly as Qatar had been in line to run the airports, though the deal apparently ...
24 May, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
View: How aid to Afghanistan is a dilemma for the westInstead of allaying global apprehensions about the grossly insensitive nature of their bizarre decrees, the Taliban keep on perpetuating th...
03 Jan, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foesAfghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also told The Associated Press that the Taliban government wants good relations with all countrie...
13 Dec, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
View: Afghan crisis and the importance of India-Tajikistan CooperationThe Taliban takeover of power has implications for both domestic politics and regional security. In this context, India and Tajikistan can ...
07 Oct, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
Qatar's ruler urges world leaders not to boycott TalibanBecause of its unique position, Qatar had hosted direct US-Taliban talks around the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and helped facilit...
22 Sep, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Taliban wants to address the UN General Assembly meeting this weekThe Taliban stunned the world by taking territory with surprising speed and little resistance from the US-trained Afghan military. The West...
22 Sep, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
UN Security Council: Taliban must form inclusive Afghan governmentThe United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to extend the mandate for its assistance mission in Afghanistan by six months and called o...
17 Sep, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
Taliban ban female employees from entering Ministry of WomenAs the Taliban took control of Afghanistan once again after 20 years, experts believe that Afghan women are most likely to face an uncertai...
16 Sep, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
View: Afghanistan will be an important geopolitical test for BeijingThe Taliban may have defeated the world’s mightiest military power, but Afghanistan is likely to become geopolitical quagmire. Why? Because...
10 Sep, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Ex-Afghan strongmen plan negotiations with TalibanA group of veteran Afghan leaders, including two regional strongmen with links with India, are exploring ways of holding talks with the Tal...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.09 AM IST
Taliban appeals for international recognition; says China has 'big role' to playTaliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the international community should "respect the will of the Afghan people" and officially recognise h...
20 Aug, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Taliban declares ‘complete amnesty’ across Afghanistan, says “everyone is forgiven”In another sign of the Taliban's efforts to portray a new image, a female television anchor on the private broadcaster Tolo interviewed a T...
18 Aug, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what's nextThe Taliban, a militant group that ran the country in the late 1990s, have again taken control.
17 Aug, 2021, 06.52 PM IST
View: Is a ‘National Reconciliation’ possible in Afghanistan?After remaining in a lull for a couple of years the Afghan political stalemate is escalating again following the NATO’s withdrawal of troop...
08 Aug, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Taliban expect US withdrawal, vow to restore Islamic ruleThe Taliban issued their warning at a press conference in Moscow, the day after meeting with senior Afghan government negotiators and inter...
22 Mar, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
Afghan stability key to India's Eurasian outreachThe Heart of Asia and other Dialogue processes in both limited and wider formats seem to yield little result as far as reconciliation is co...
01 Feb, 2018, 09.58 AM IST