India keeps a close watch on China's 'emerging' role in AfghanistanWhile China has earlier tried to broker peace and even hosted the Taliban in the past, this is the first time that the initiative has been ...
19 May, 2021, 10.58 PM IST
Neighbours must contribute to Afghan peace: S Jaishankar“Afghanistan needs a double peace -peace within the country and peace around the country,” Jaishankar said, adding that “Afghanistan’s neig...
17 Apr, 2021, 09.05 AM IST
Yet to see a change in Taliban's posture: Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib"We saw the most egregious example of this in January this year. The two negotiating teams ended round one and decided to reconvene on Janu...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
Afghan president’s ultimatum to Taliban: Cut ties with Pakistan & shut safe havens“One of the basic needs for peace in Afghanistan is that the Taliban should cut their ties with Pakistan. If they call themselves Afghans a...
25 Jan, 2021, 09.22 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
India describes Afghanistan as contiguous neighbour; hopes deal ends terrorMeanwhile Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visited Afghanistan on 28-29 February. It was his first visit abroad after taking over a...
29 Feb, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
Record number of Foreign Ministers to attend India's premier foreign policy dialogue from January 14The three-day event, co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and Observer Research Foundation, will also see th...
12 Jan, 2020, 07.37 PM IST
Top Afghan officials hold talks with Pakistani authoritiesHamdullah Mohib – who led a high-powered delegation that included the Afghan interior minister – was the first senior Afghan official to ha...
30 May, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
'Taliban, Pakistan govt must come clean on scope, scale of their destructive relationship'Earlier this month, a high-powered American delegation led by Special US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Mamozy Khalil...
14 Mar, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
Pakistan speaks brotherhood but sends terrorists: AfghanistanAfghanistan's National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib highlighted how Pakistan blocked landlocked Afghanistan's trade routes due to which...
13 Mar, 2019, 12.26 PM IST
No cooperation from Pakistan on terrorism: Afghan NSA"But it (terrorism) is not just a threat to India and Afghanistan. Terrorism is like cancer. It is our problem today but it will soon be so...
12 Mar, 2019, 12.41 PM IST
Afghan NSA holds talks with Doval; compliments India's development assistanceIndia has committed USD 3 billion in assistance to Afghanistan since 2001 when the Taliban was removed from power.
04 Jan, 2019, 10.47 PM IST
India, Afghan NSAs explore to widen defence partnershipNational Security Adviser of Afghanistan Dr Hamdullah Mohib and Indian counterpart Ajit Doval had detailed exchange of views about the deve...
04 Jan, 2019, 07.36 PM IST
Doval to meet Afghan NSA in Delhi tomorrowIndia is considering supplying additional military hardware to Afghanistan to help it combat terrorists, according to people aware of the m...
03 Jan, 2019, 10.21 AM IST
Afghanistan for action against those using non-state actors for foreign policyIn the last few weeks, Afghanistan has witnessed some of the worst terrorist attacks killing scores of people. for which it blamed Pakistan...
03 Aug, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
We are fighting an undeclared war with Pakistan: Afghanistan envoyIn an unusual aggressive mode, reflecting the new tough approach being adopted by Kabul, the Afghan envoy said that Kabul is not sure who t...
20 Jun, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
US action important to improve Afghan situation: OfficialYou cannot talk about the state of security in Afghanistan without talking about the state of terrorists' havens and support provided by Pa...
15 Feb, 2017, 07.22 AM IST