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
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
Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girlsSher Abbas Stanikzai, a senior Taliban official, has publicly called on the group's leadership to lift bans on education for Afghan women a...
19 Jan, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
Taliban's decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annuallyUS special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, highlighted that the Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan cost the nation over $1 ...
11 Mar, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranksKey figures, such as the Taliban’s main spokesman, have set up offices in the south of Kandahar. Monumental decrees such as those excluding...
11 Jun, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
Pakistan 'not completely optimistic' of Taliban govt in Kabul: NSAThe TTP announced a month-long ceasefire on November 9 and presented tough conditions, including implementation of their brand of Shariah a...
27 Jan, 2022, 06.36 PM IST
View: Uncertain future of women’s rights in AfghanistanHistorically, women in Afghanistan enjoyed liberty and exercised all rights. It is as early as 1919 that Afghan women had their right to vo...
29 Nov, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Pakistan has long played active, disruptive role in Afghan affairs: CRS reportIn the report, which has been prepared by independent subject area experts, the bipartisan CRS said that if other countries such as Pakista...
12 Nov, 2021, 07.33 AM IST
Top US lawmakers assail Taliban over announcement of interim govt"President Biden still clings to an insane fantasy that the Taliban is kinder and gentler. It's nonsense," said Senator Ben Sasse, a member...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.14 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
Kabul no longer far away as Taliban advances unbelievably quickly; world fears the inevitableChances are that the Taliban would like to be ensconced in Kabul on or before September 11 or perhaps even October 7, when the US-led invas...
13 Aug, 2021, 07.01 AM IST
Afghanistan: What happens if the Taliban takes over KabulChances are that the Taliban would like to be ensconced in Kabul on or before September 11 or perhaps even October 7, when the US-led invas...
17 Jul, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Pakistan continues to support Taliban: Afghan leaderAbdullah said that Afghanistan will continue to engage with Pakistan hoping that Islamabad will understand that such groups won't serve any...
28 Sep, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
Unhappy with India-Afghanistan friendship, Pakistan resorting to proxies against the both: Experts"Taliban is based in Pakistan and it came as no surprise when a US drone strike killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor in Pakistan in May, 20...
13 Jul, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
- Af-Pak policy: ISI must fall in line
The Manmohan Singh government on Thursday said it was imperative for the international community to continue putting pressure on Pakistan t...
04 Dec, 2009, 06.08 AM 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
- India smells rat in Pakistan-Taliban deal
The deal that Pakistan has struck with the Taliban has heightened concerns here about jihadi elements further consolidating their position ...
24 May, 2008, 02.27 AM IST