Five years of Taliban rule: Afghanistan’s government builds ties without recognitionTaliban authorities engage with many nations despite lacking formal international recognition. Regional countries pragmatically interact wi...
11 Aug, 2026, 09.11 AM 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
Russia rewrites history: What Putin's bet on Taliban meansRussia has formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, a significant shift driven by security concerns and regional influenc...
06 Jul, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a UN meeting, says UN secretary-generalAt a U.N.-sponsored meeting in Qatar, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed that the Taliban imposed unacceptable conditions for thei...
19 Feb, 2024, 10.06 PM IST
Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum, elevating tiesThe Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum, demonstrating Beijing's growing ties with the administration. While the Taliban has at...
14 Oct, 2023, 06.05 PM IST
Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance: UNThe experts said in the report to the UN Security Council that with the onset of better weather, fighting may escalate as both Islamic Stat...
03 Jun, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Desperate Taliban seeks global recognition through Oslo meet; Russia denies hosting Taliban leadersRussia remains worried about the spread of radicals in Eurasia from Afghanistan besides possible civil war type situation in Afghanistan & ...
24 Jan, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
Anti-India Haqqanis ask China to take lead in recognising TalibanThe Taliban has reached out to China to take lead in getting international recognition for their government in Afghanistan, to help tide ov...
19 Jan, 2022, 08.04 AM IST
Pakistan-Saudi Arabia rift widens after OIC Foreign Ministers SummitPakistan hosted the 17th extraordinary session of the OIC of foreign ministers on the Afghanistan situation in Islamabad on December 19, 20...
24 Dec, 2021, 09.18 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
Official recognition eludes Taliban at the Moscow Format meetRussia, convenor of the Moscow Format, besides India had earlier made it clear that official recognition for the current regime is presentl...
22 Oct, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
India meets members of Taliban interim govt for first timeThe meeting between India and Taliban on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet in the Russian capital (convened and initiated by Russia) ...
21 Oct, 2021, 12.02 AM 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
View: It’s only after US troops leave Afghanistan that one will gauge Taliban’s real intentRecognition — or non-recognition — of governments in international law is fraught with complications. Not least because recognition is fund...
26 Aug, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
Seeking global recognition, Taliban take a new approach: Making niceThe public relations push marks a new chapter in the Taliban's struggle, one nearly as high stakes as any on the battlefield.
19 Aug, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
Will decide on recognising Taliban regime in Afghanistan only after government formation: China"China's position on the Afghan issue is consistent and clear," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing answer...
18 Aug, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in QatarThe talks are aimed at renewing the Afghan peace process and eventually winding down America's longest war.
18 Nov, 2018, 05.00 PM IST