Caught between wars, US Afghan allies trapped in Qatar without safe exitOver 1,100 former Afghan allies of US forces remain in limbo at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar, facing uncertainty after US processing halted. N...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
US labels Taliban-ruled Afghanistan a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention,' demands release of jailed AmericansIn a bold move, the United States has officially designated Afghanistan as a 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention'. Secretary of State Marc...
10 Mar, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Amir Amiri, US citizen released by Taliban from Afghan prison, all you need to know about the releaseThe Taliban freed US citizen Amir Amiri on Sunday, following a prisoner exchange agreement, marking the fifth American released this year t...
29 Sep, 2025, 05.52 AM IST
UK couple freed by Taliban after Qatari mediation, official saysA British couple detained by the Taliban in February has been freed after Qatari mediation and flown to Doha. Barbie and Peter Reynolds, he...
19 Sep, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN saysA UN report reveals the Taliban's morality police in Afghanistan are detaining men for hairstyles and barbers for non-compliant haircuts. D...
10 Apr, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
American woman released by Taliban in Afghanistan: Former US envoyAn American woman, Faye Hall, was released by the Taliban in Afghanistan and is now under Qatari care. Hall, along with two Britons, was de...
29 Mar, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
Taliban's treatment of women may be crime against humanity: UN expertsThe Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls, including their exclusion from parks and gyms as well as schools and universities, may a...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Taliban freed from Guantanamo claims exchanged for AmericanThe Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also spoke at the press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, sa...
19 Sep, 2022, 02.32 PM IST
Afghanistan's Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclearA statement from the British government this week said there are a number of British nationals currently in Taliban custody. While the gove...
18 Feb, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in KabulThe development in Kabul comes as President Joe Biden was expected to issue an executive order that would allow U.S. financial institutions...
11 Feb, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Afghan journalists beaten in Taliban detention, editor saysOn September 7, Taliban security forces had detained Taqi Daryabi and Nemat Naqdi, both journalists from the Kabul-based media outlet Etila...
09 Sep, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
Afghan government says Taliban attack on checkpoint kills 14The Taliban took responsibility for Thursday's attack in Paktia province, calling it a "defensive action," without elaborating.
29 May, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
Afghan intelligence agency echoes India’s views on TalibanNDS chief Ahmad Zia Saraj told Afghan Senators that Taliban maintains links with various terror groups in the region and want to return to ...
12 May, 2020, 11.10 PM IST
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi challenges detention under MPO in Pakistan high courtLakhvi on Wednesday had submitted an application with the Pakistan government seeking an end to his detention under MPO.
26 Dec, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Dreaded terrorist Malik Ishaq released by Pakistan governmentHe was arrested the same year, and eventually charged in connection with 44 different cases, including the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket...
23 Dec, 2014, 04.54 PM IST
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader released in PakistanThe government had detained Ishaq under Maintenance of Public Order (16 MPO) after the Supreme Court granted him bail in July 2011.
22 Dec, 2014, 10.54 PM IST
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval terms detention of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi as 'positive'National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today termed as "positive" detention of Mumbai attack planner Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, whose bail from a ...
19 Dec, 2014, 08.59 PM IST