Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt, says local mediaBaradar, who heads the Taliban's political office in Doha, will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban co-founder Mul...
03 Sep, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
We have right to raise our voice for Muslims in Kashmir, says TalibanIn an interview with BBC Urdu, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said: "We have this right, being Muslims, to raise our voice for Muslims...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
Concerns relating to terrorism primary focus: India on Afghanistan"We received a positive response," he said referring to the meeting between Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal and Taliban leader She...
02 Sep, 2021, 06.51 PM IST
Taliban urges India to reopen embassy, resume projectsAccording to those familiar with the details of the conversation, Stanekzai assured Indian authorities of Taliban support, saying the work ...
02 Sep, 2021, 07.41 AM IST
Talking to Taliban does not amount to recognition, India to wait and watchIndia and the Taliban held discussions on the safety of Indians in Afghanistan, especially minorities. Indian envoy Mittal also urged the T...
01 Sep, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar speaks to British counterpart Raab on situation in AfghanistanIndia has been closely monitoring the unfolding developments in Afghanistan. Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal met senior Taliban le...
01 Sep, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
India holds talks with Talibans, discusses return of IndiansThe meeting happened a day after a senior UAE official who handles the Afghan file met external affairs minister S Jaishankar. India has al...
01 Sep, 2021, 09.32 AM IST
India's Qatar envoy meets Taliban representative in Doha, raises concerns over terrorism"Today, Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office in Doha. The...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Strong resolution on Taliban at UNSC; All eyes on ChinaET has learnt that a proposed draft resolution, apparently backed by the US, is already under consideration. It also demands that Afghan te...
30 Aug, 2021, 12.10 AM IST
We want to maintain Afghanistan's trade, political ties with India: Taliban leaderIndia has been a key stakeholder in Afghanistan and has invested nearly $3 billion in carrying out around 500 projects across the country.
29 Aug, 2021, 10.51 PM IST
Taliban press advance after capturing two major Afghan citiesThe seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban, who have taken 12 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals a...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Attack targeting acting Afghan defense minister left eight deadThe blast went off late Tuesday in a heavily guarded upscale neighborhood of the capital of Kabul. It was followed by a gun battle that als...
04 Aug, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
Taliban claim of controlling 90% of Afghan border is 'absolute lie', says KabulThe Taliban's claim on Thursday came after the group captured key border crossings with Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan in rece...
23 Jul, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace, Taliban deny responsibilityTelevision images showed Ghani and dozens of others kneeling for prayer as the first explosion was heard. Most continued to pray as securit...
20 Jul, 2021, 04.39 PM IST
Taliban to meet in Qatar after India advised the group to abide by Doha processSpeaking at the SCO Contact group meet in Dushanbe on Wednesday S Jaishankar without naming Taliban asked it to abide the Moscow format as ...
16 Jul, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
In Tehran talks, Iran offers help to resolve Afghan crisisShi’ite Muslim Iran has been a foe of the hardline Sunni Muslim Taliban for decades, but for the past few years it has been openly meeting ...
07 Jul, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
Sri Lanka eye big win whereas Afghanistan aim for improvementAfghanistan, meanwhile, would be eyeing improvement. They were impressive with the ball against Bangladesh but collapsed meekly while batti...
21 Feb, 2015, 02.47 PM IST