Searched for
TALIBAN PRISONERS
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN reportThe Taliban in Afghanistan are imprisoning women for their safety due to gender-based violence, closing previous state-sponsored women prot...14 Dec, 2023, 02.24 PM IST- President Joe Biden deals with Taliban to bring US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs home. Details hereIn exchange for Frerichs' release, the Biden administration signed a deal with the Taliban to allow Haji Bashir Nurzai to return home. The ...20 Sep, 2022, 08.10 AM 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
- Afghan army: Two officers killed by roadside bomb in northern Balkh provinceThe attack was the latest amid relentless violence in Afghanistan even as Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, tr...25 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
- The women who served as a deadly duo for the TalibanWhile the ultra-conservative Islamists ban women from many areas of life -- often forcing them to stay home and barring them from most jobs...22 Nov, 2020, 11.58 AM 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 forces killed in first 'Taliban attack' since ceasefire endThe temporary truce ended on Tuesday but a lull in the country's grinding violence has largely held, raising hopes that the militants and K...28 May, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
- Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacksThe decision not to release the data comes as the Trump administration is eager for the U.S.-Taliban agreement to be seen as successful so ...01 May, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
- China, Pakistan, US, Russia participate in virtual discussion on Afghanistan convened by UNThe discussions on Thursday focused on a "comprehensive peace process in Afghanistan through intra-Afghan negotiations and on the importanc...17 Apr, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
- Dueling Afghan leaders both declare themselves presidentThe rival inauguration ceremonies were held at the same time Monday. That's thrown the next and crucial step in the U.S.-Taliban peace deal...09 Mar, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
- Afghan peace pact in chaos as presidential rivals squabbleSquabbling Afghan presidential rivals threatened to both declare themselves president in dueling inauguration ceremonies Monday, throwing p...09 Mar, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
- US-Taliban agreement portends several challenges for IndiaStrengthened India-US counter-terrorism cooperation has pertinence essentially in the Pakistan-Afghanistan context, which the US-Taliban ag...05 Mar, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
- Trump speaks to Taliban leader as prisoner feud threatens Afghan peace planU.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday. In a statement on the Trump-...04 Mar, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
- Afghanistan's partial truce will continue, 'with goal' for full ceasefire: GhaniThe US-Taliban agreement spells out a withdrawal timeline of 14 months for all foreign forces, provided the Taliban honour several pledges ...02 Mar, 2020, 10.22 AM 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
- US says Taliban 'armed insurgency', ISIL 'terrorist' groupISIL or IS is an al-Qaeda splinter group and it has seized hundreds of square miles in Iraq and Syria, declaring an Islamic Caliphate.29 Jan, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
- 20 jailed militants freed in Pak's Swat valleyPak freed 20 jailed militants to carry forward peace process with Taliban.20 Mar, 2009, 09.40 PM IST
Load More
