Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...
30 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
12 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blastIn a tragic escalation of violence, a suicide bombing at a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of 14 officers. Th...
10 May, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Pak security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber PakhtunkhwaSecurity forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have eliminated five terrorists. Operations in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan district...
09 May, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return homeAfghanistan's foreign ministry states Afghans who assisted the US war effort and are in Qatar can return home safely. This comes as reports...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
Pakistan in no rush to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan, say officialsPakistan is adopting a cautious approach to officially recognising the Afghan Taliban government, prioritising its national interests. Whil...
06 Jul, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Why is govt mum on nature of Poonch attack: CongressReferring to reports that the terror strike must have been done by LeT and JeM with the backing of the Taliban, the Congress demanded to kn...
28 Apr, 2023, 12.01 AM 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
US not in a rush to recognise Taliban govt: White HouseThe Taliban announced a caretaker Cabinet led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund on Tuesday with key roles being shared by high-profile member...
09 Sep, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
We don't engage in recognition of governments, says UN on Taliban's new governmentThe Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a hardline interim government led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles being shared by high-prof...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
Taliban 2.0 more mature... let’s engage with them: Ex-foreign minister SinhaSinha maintained he hated Taliban because of their role in 1999 Kandahar hijacking, which had forced India to release three terrorists incl...
06 Sep, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
European Union sets conditions for Taliban ties, eyes Kabul 'presence'"We have to engage with the new government in Afghanistan, which doesn't mean recognition, it's an operational engagement," EU foreign poli...
03 Sep, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Not rushing to formally recognise Taliban: EUGunnar Wiegand, the European Commission’s managing director for Asia and the Pacific, on Wednesday said that formal relations with the Tali...
03 Sep, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
Yet to see a change in Taliban's posture: Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib"We saw the most egregious example of this in January this year. The two negotiating teams ended round one and decided to reconvene on Janu...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
India cautions US on peace deal with Taliban, looks at ChinaThe govt has expressed its reservations before the US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, who visited India last month...
04 Feb, 2019, 11.21 AM 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
Officials defend visit of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Salam ZaeefSources said Zaeef, the Taliban’s envoy to Pakistan at the time of the 9/11 attacks was part of Afghanistan’s political discourse and lived...
13 Nov, 2013, 04.43 AM IST