Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for AfghanistanAfghanistan's trade routes are severely disrupted. Conflicts in the Middle East and border closures with Pakistan have crippled businesses ...
27 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
14 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Afghanistan plans to build dam over Kunar River that flows into Pakistan, days after border clashesDays after border clashes, Afghanistan's Taliban administration announced plans to construct dams on the Kunar River, a move expected to re...
25 Oct, 2025, 12.56 AM IST
Social media restrictions and two-day internet shutdown rattle AfghanistanAfghanistan's Taliban government recently shut down internet and cellphone services nationwide. This move, impacting businesses and educati...
13 Oct, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Meryl Streep stands with Afghan women at UN, says ‘a cat has more freedom than a woman in Kabul’At a UN General Assembly event, actor Meryl Streep called attention to the Taliban's restrictions on Afghan women, likening their lack of r...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate powerThree years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and en...
12 Aug, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
When Pakistan tightened a border, thousands of lives were upendedSince October, Abdul Manan and other residents of Chaman, Pakistan, have faced severe disruptions due to the closure of their border with A...
23 Jul, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
India calls for formation of an inclusive and representative govt structure in AfghanistanIndia's Permanent Representative at the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, has expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan and emphasized the impo...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Moscow format meet calls for inclusive govt in Kabul & ensuring women’s rightsIndia was represented at Friday’s meeting by its Moscow-based envoy Pawan Kapoor. ET was the first to report that India will participate in...
01 Oct, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
Australia pull out from Afghanistan ODI series, Rashid threatens BBL boycottCricket Australia (CA) on Thursday decided to withdraw from the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan due to Taliban's growing restrictio...
12 Jan, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
Australia dump Afghan cricket series over Taliban crackdown on womenThe ACB said it would contact the International Cricket Council and was considering withdrawing its players from Australia's domestic Big B...
12 Jan, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
Australia cancel men's ODI series against Afghanistan in March"CA is committed to supporting growing the game for women and men around the world, including in Afghanistan, and will continue to engage w...
12 Jan, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Taliban to charge Afghan media outlets operating from abroadBlaming the Afghan media organizations for spreading propaganda, the director of Taliban's ministry of information and culture said that th...
03 Jan, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Afghanistan writes to UN, alleges Pakistan's interferencePakistan fired 28,849 artillery shells into Afghanistan between 2012 and 2017, resulting in deaths of at least 82 people and injuring 187 o...
25 Feb, 2019, 09.44 AM IST
India-backed Afghan dam to put Pakistan under pressureNew Delhi’s plan to support Kabul build the Shahtoot dam is likely to trigger protest in Pakistan, which has since long been jittery about ...
16 Aug, 2018, 06.09 AM IST
Effective use of UN sanctions will restrict Afghan violence: IndiaThe UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN mission in Afghanistan until March 17, 2017.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.25 PM IST