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
Russia and the Taliban: Here's why Putin wants to get closer to Afghanistan's current rulersRussia is considering taking Taliban off its terrorist list and aiming to strengthen ties amid Afghan crisis. Economic goals include develo...
21 Apr, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
Taliban trying to obtain tactical nuclear weapon, claims former Afghan spy chief. Here is what we knowFormer Afghan spy chief Rahmatullah Nabil said that the Taliban has reached greater strategic depths and they have access to the most sophi...
30 Nov, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
It’s up to Taliban to create politically inclusive govt: Putin’s Special EnvoyPakistan and China have reservations against inviting India, Kabulov hinted. The remarks came shortly after NSAs of India, Russia, China an...
31 May, 2022, 09.57 AM IST
Desperate Taliban seeks global recognition through Oslo meet; Russia denies hosting Taliban leadersRussia remains worried about the spread of radicals in Eurasia from Afghanistan besides possible civil war type situation in Afghanistan & ...
24 Jan, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
Anti-India Haqqanis ask China to take lead in recognising TalibanThe Taliban has reached out to China to take lead in getting international recognition for their government in Afghanistan, to help tide ov...
19 Jan, 2022, 08.04 AM IST
Pakistan-Saudi Arabia rift widens after OIC Foreign Ministers SummitPakistan hosted the 17th extraordinary session of the OIC of foreign ministers on the Afghanistan situation in Islamabad on December 19, 20...
24 Dec, 2021, 09.18 PM IST
100 days of Taliban in Afghanistan: Islamic Emirate still seeking international recognitionCurrently, it is reported that eleven countries, including Iran, Pakistan, China, Russia, Turkey, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhst...
24 Nov, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
Pakistan invites Taliban for ministerial meet of Afghanistan's neighboursForeign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Taliban would be invited to the third ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighbours. ...
17 Nov, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
NSA Doval meets Tajik, Uzbek counterparts a day before regional talks on AfghanistanThe two meetings assume significance as both Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are neighbours of Afghanistan and have been worried about any migrat...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
Official recognition eludes Taliban at the Moscow Format meetRussia, convenor of the Moscow Format, besides India had earlier made it clear that official recognition for the current regime is presentl...
22 Oct, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
India meets members of Taliban interim govt for first timeThe meeting between India and Taliban on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet in the Russian capital (convened and initiated by Russia) ...
21 Oct, 2021, 12.02 AM IST
No haste to recognise Taliban officially: Vladimir Putin"There should be no haste to recognize the Taliban officially. We are aware that they should be cooperated with, but there is no place for ...
15 Oct, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
Moscow’s position on Afghanistan is very close to that of India: Envoy"What the two of us need in Afghanistan is security, predictability, and inclusive government, which will satisfy the needs of the Afghan p...
07 Sep, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Taliban’s legitimacy now depends on UN benchmarks. But will this last?Why is any of this important? Because the UNSC resolution, in a way, laid down the first basic benchmarks — such as not allowing Afghanista...
06 Sep, 2021, 11.17 PM IST
View: It’s only after US troops leave Afghanistan that one will gauge Taliban’s real intentRecognition — or non-recognition — of governments in international law is fraught with complications. Not least because recognition is fund...
26 Aug, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
Russia assures India that it has limited contacts with Taliban'Russia makes a significant contribution to the collective fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.'
12 Jul, 2018, 10.54 PM IST