Pakistan says holding talks with Afghan government in ChinaPakistan and Afghanistan have opened talks in China’s Urumqi to ease months of tension triggered by cross-border attacks. Pakistan says it ...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
About 331 Afghan Taliban personnel, its allied terrorist groups killed: PakistanPakistan forces launched a major operation against Afghan Taliban and allied groups. Hundreds of militants were killed and injured. Many mi...
28 Feb, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
'Insult to women': Priyanka Gandhi slams PM Modi over female journalists' absence from Afghan Foreign Minister's presserCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify his stand on the exclusion of women journal...
11 Oct, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
Afghan Taliban foreign minister begins first India visitAfghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in India for crucial talks, marking a significant diplomatic engag...
09 Oct, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
- Afghanistan welcomes upgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan have decided to upgrade their diplomatic relations, signaling a potential thaw in strained ties. The move comes as...
31 May, 2025, 03.40 PM IST
Taliban calls India a 'significant regional partner' after meeting with Foreign Secretary Vikram MisriThe Taliban's foreign office views India as a significant regional and economic partner after high-level talks. India's Foreign Secretary m...
09 Jan, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
High level MEA delegation meets Taliban Foreign Minister for first timeAn Indian delegation led by MEA Joint Secretary JP Singh met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul, marking the first hi...
11 Mar, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
President Joe Biden deals with Taliban to bring US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs home. Details hereIn exchange for Frerichs' release, the Biden administration signed a deal with the Taliban to allow Haji Bashir Nurzai to return home. The ...
20 Sep, 2022, 08.10 AM IST
Afghanistan 'at brink of economic collapse', warns PakistanShah Mehmood Qureshi spoke at the opening of the so-called "troika plus" meeting, which included Thomas West, the new US special envoy for ...
11 Nov, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Afghan interim foreign minister to visit Pakistan with resetting bilateral ties high on agendaThis will be the first visit by the interim Afghan foreign minister to Pakistan since the hardline Islamists took control of Afghanistan on...
06 Nov, 2021, 11.05 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
Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifiesBaradar served as the chief negotiator during talks between the Taliban and the United States that paved the way for the US troop withdrawa...
16 Sep, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
European Union foreign ministers discuss engagement with Taliban; differ on refugeesAt the meeting, German foreign minister Heiko Maas said, “It is important for Germany to set certain conditions, such as the formation of a...
04 Sep, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Qatar urges Taliban to cease fire at meeting in DohaForeign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met the head of the Taliban's political bureau, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, to follow up...
14 Aug, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
Taliban, Afghan government engaged in dialogue in Islamabad: ReportTaliban had decided to distance themselves from the peace talks last month as well after Aziz confirmed that negotiations were being facili...
07 Jul, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
- Krishna 'goofs up' on Taliban, govt denies it
Confusion prevailed after foreign minister S M Krishna was quoted as saying by a US daily that India favoured a "political settlement" with...
25 Sep, 2009, 03.56 AM IST
- BJP hits out at Krishna for Taliban remarks
BJP came down heavily on external affairs minister S M Krishna for his purported remark favouring a political settlement in Afghanistan, ``...
25 Sep, 2009, 03.31 AM IST