Russia scraps Taliban's 'terror' label amid warming tiesRussia's Supreme Court has removed the Taliban's designation as a terrorist organization, signaling a shift towards closer ties with Afghan...
17 Apr, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Pakistan eyes anti-Taliban tie-up with Tajik presidentPakistan is seeking to partner with Tajikistan to counterbalance the influence of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon...
01 Jan, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
Russia has decided 'at highest level' to remove Taliban from terrorist list: ReportsRussia's Foreign Ministry announced that the decision to remove the Taliban from the terrorist organisations list was made at the highest l...
04 Oct, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi, ISI chief in Kabul for talks with TalibanDuring the day-long visit, the Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call o...
21 Oct, 2021, 04.29 PM IST
View: The other AfghanistanThe emergence of a peaceful, stable and economically developing Afghanistan will provide a completely different geopolitics for Eurasia. So...
12 Oct, 2021, 10.20 AM 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
Special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan hold talks with top Taliban officials, Karzai in KabulThe three special envoys visited Kabul from September 21 to 22 and held talks with acting Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Foreign Min...
22 Sep, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Russia in no rush to recognise Taliban govt dominated by one communityKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recently stated that the contacts were being conducted through the embassy "in order to ensure the safety o...
14 Sep, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
China mum on reports of Taliban inviting it to attend Afghan govt inauguration ceremonyBeijing, which has kept its Embassy open in Kabul along with Pakistan and Russia, is awaiting the formation of a government by the Taliban ...
06 Sep, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Russia was ready for Taliban's win due to longtime contactsRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasised this week that Moscow was "in no rush" to recognize the Taliban as the new rulers of Afgh...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
"Not a worry for India": Ex-Diplomat on Taliban taking over AfghanistanFormer Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad termed as "absolute rubbish" some people expressing the view that ...
17 Aug, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
View: India and Russia at an Afghan crossroadsSince then, India’s and Russia’s roads in Afghanistan parted and the convergence of views disappeared into the blue. Moscow’s approach to t...
25 Jul, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
India, Russia support Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process: Deputy NSAIndia had Friday attended in a "non-official" capacity the conference on bringing back peace in Afghanistan, which was hosted by Russia and...
14 Nov, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
Moscow's changing role in Afghanistan's stabilityMoscow no longer views the Taliban as a security threat; it views them as a legitimate stakeholder in Afghanistan. The Taliban have been fi...
29 Aug, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Russia, China and Pakistan for flexible ties with Taliban, India ignoredOn Tuesday, China, Pakistan and Russia met in Moscow to discuss Afghanistan's "deteriorating" security situation, despite strong protests f...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.14 PM IST
Russia's stand on Taliban spells trouble for IndiaAddressing the Afghan parliament, the Russian envoy was quoted as saying, "Zamir Kabulov (a high-ranking official in Russia's foreign minis...
12 Jul, 2018, 09.34 PM IST
Vladimir Putin's special envoy reaches out to India on AfghanistanThe govt has not yet made the visit public keeping in mind the sensitive nature of the discussions but officials said all issues related to...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.49 AM IST