Islamists from Tajikistan gain prominence in new Syrian governmentThreats from radicals in Tajikistan are emerging as a potential challenge for both Afghanistan and India, with Saifiddin Tadjiboev, now a c...
10 Jan, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
Kabul may bolster India ties as Pak partnership nosedivesIndia is keeping a close watch on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region after the Taliban threatened to retaliate against Pakistan's airstrikes. ...
25 Dec, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Afghanistan assures Delhi not to allow its soil to be used for anti-India activitiesAfghanistan has assured India that it will not allow its territory to be used for activities against India. Taliban's acting defence minist...
09 Nov, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
Taliban say Afghanistan secure enough for big projectsForeign aid stopped when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021. World governments piled on sanctions, halted bank transfers and ...
12 Oct, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
Islamic state claims responsibility for Afghanistan attacks“More than 35 Taliban militia members were killed or wounded, in a series of explosions that took place," the militant group said, referrin...
20 Sep, 2021, 08.08 AM IST
Taliban ban female employees from entering Ministry of WomenAs the Taliban took control of Afghanistan once again after 20 years, experts believe that Afghan women are most likely to face an uncertai...
16 Sep, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
Dozens of westerners, including Americans, evacuated from KabulTen days after the last US troops left the country, a Qatar Airways plane landed at Kabul Airport to take stranded Afghans and foreigners a...
09 Sep, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
Afghans with valid visas and passports can take evacuation flights: TalibanMawlawi Hafiz Mansour said the majority of Afghans waiting to take one of four evacuation flights have neither valid visas nor passports. T...
07 Sep, 2021, 05.36 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
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
Trade between Afghanistan, Pakistan increases by 50% after Taliban takeoverTrade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has risen by 50 per cent in the past week as the Taliban now hold control over Afghanistan's borders...
24 Aug, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
Russia was ready for Taliban's win due to longtime contactsRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasised this week that Moscow was "in no rush" to recognize the Taliban as the new rulers of Afgh...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
Why China has chosen to wait and watch before recognising new dispensation in AfghanistanMost observers think China and Russia would be among the first to recognise the new regime. But the question is how long they will take to ...
18 Aug, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani expected to abdicate within next few hoursGhani may step down within the next few hours, the Russian news agency reported citing Al Arabiya. According to the sources, there are nego...
15 Aug, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Power-sharing pact chances recede amid Taliban’s gainsIf the deadlock persists, unpredictable radical forces could emerge in Afghanistan and its neighbourhood that would have far reaching impli...
03 Aug, 2021, 12.06 AM IST
Militia commanders rush to aid Afghan forces against TalibanKnown as the Lion of Herat, Ismail Khan a veteran Tajik commander is scheduled to hold a gathering to prepare his forces to fight against t...
09 Jul, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
- US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Pakistan in India
"Ambassador Dobbins will discuss a range of issues, including the Afghan-led reconciliation process," said a US embassy statement here.
26 Jun, 2013, 09.05 PM IST