The report said that ISIL-K had positioned itself as the "primary rival" to the Taliban and was reportedly set to portray the Taliban as in...

The report says the dreaded Islamic State terrorist group aims to position itself as the "chief rejectionist force" in Afghanistan, expands...

The United Nations has recorded over 150 attacks between August and December last year by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (IS...

This would be the Iranian foreign minister's maiden visit since his appointment last year. The agenda of the visit will include the Afghan ...

On September 9, Karzai tweeted that he had held consultations with Afghanistan’s Shia Ulema Council to discuss ways of ensuring lasting pea...

The Taliban have discarded the concerns of the international community regarding inclusive government and human rights, including that of w...

Earlier this month, foreign minister S Jaishankar and Abdollahian discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan and the Chabahar Port Pro...

The Taliban are a jihadi force that believes in the practice, imposition and spread of extreme Sunni Islam through conquest and violence. H...

ehran is keen to push representation of other communities namely Hazaras (Shias) in Kabul’s power structure and safeguard their future, ET ...

The Shia Ulema Council has urged the Taliban to ensure that they will treat all faiths and ethnicities with equality and justice. The Counc...

With robust support from Pakistan and a growing resource base, the Taliban is quickly consolidating hold on most of Afghanistan.

“India will be represented at the inauguration and currently the government is deciding level of participation,” a person familiar with the...

Both attacks took place on Tuesday evening in western parts of the capital that are home to many from the country's Shia community, a relig...

Most of the victims were students aged between 15 and 26, according to the health ministry. Fifty-seven were injured in the attack, the int...

India condemned the attack, calling it “cowardly”. “We convey our sincerest condolences to the immediate family members of the deceased and...

China seeks to ease tensions between the two neighbours and promote the peace process in Afghanistan amidst a spurt in terror attacks in bo...

The Iran issue has turned into a diplomatic litmus test: will India stand up for its interests, or will it be co-opted to serve short-term ...