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
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
View: 'Geopolitical importance' of the Delhi Declaration on AfghanistanThe Delhi Declaration is a step in the right direction for ensuring peace, security and stability in Afghanistan. It also has immense geopo...
12 Nov, 2021, 09.36 PM 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
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
Tajikistan sends stern message to Taliban on minorities in governmentRahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan for over two decades, is of the opinion that “it is necessary to create an inclusive government with the p...
12 Sep, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Afghan collapse, US rout, Pak gainIndia has to guard against both Afghanistan being turned into a fertile recruiting ground for non-state actors to be deployed in India and ...
16 Aug, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
Russia interested in involving India, Iran to bring peace in Afghanistan: Sergey LavrovForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov told media on Friday that Russia supports the political settlement in Afghanistan based on the decisions of ...
14 Aug, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
Northern Alliance plans to regroup: Resistance leaders seek arms to fight Taliban in Northern AfghanistanWhile former Herat strongman Ismail Khan, now in his 70s, is planning to regroup to fight the Taliban, dozens of fighters have pledged loya...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
China, Pakistan, US, Russia participate in virtual discussion on Afghanistan convened by UNThe discussions on Thursday focused on a "comprehensive peace process in Afghanistan through intra-Afghan negotiations and on the importanc...
17 Apr, 2020, 04.43 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'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
Kabul accuses Pakistan of trying to change perception about Taliban fighting against Afghan governmentAfghanistan said a NATO commander, General Nicholson, said Pak was lending support to the Taliban. He also said Nicholson observed that the...
12 Jul, 2018, 09.24 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
Vladimir Putin’s envoy pushes talks with TalibanRussia, particularly Kabulov, has opened visible channels of communication with the Taliban, ostensibly with the aim of checking the growth...
22 May, 2018, 10.21 AM IST
India gets seat at Afghanistan meet, but will plough a lonely furrowIndia has maintained that Taliban remains the main problem in Afghanistan and peace in Afghanistan can only come when Pakistan stops suppor...
15 Feb, 2017, 12.51 PM IST
Russian envoy admits that intervention in Afghanistan was a mistakeDescribing the Soviet intervention in Afghan as a mistake, Alexey Y Dedov said that it is nothing like Russia's support for the "legitimate...
13 May, 2016, 04.30 PM IST