Taliban say deal signed with UAE firm to manage airportsHowever, the deal left more questions than answers, particularly as Qatar had been in line to run the airports, though the deal apparently ...
24 May, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global financeSince 2006, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Afghanistan (FinTRACA) has gathered intelligence on thousands of susp...
16 Sep, 2021, 09.05 AM IST
Mullah Hasan to head proposed Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to serve as his deputy: ReportMullah Hasan is presently head of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body - Rehbari Shura or leadership council - which serves much lik...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
How the Taliban turned social media into a tool for controlThe Taliban, who banned the internet the first time they controlled Afghanistan, have turned social media into a powerful tool to tame oppo...
21 Aug, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
Official Taliban websites go offline, though reasons unknownThe websites' disappearance may just be temporary as the Taliban secures new hosting arrangements. But the reported removal of the WhatsApp...
21 Aug, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
Qatar urges Taliban to cease fire at meeting in DohaForeign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met the head of the Taliban's political bureau, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, to follow up...
14 Aug, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
U.S. Embassy in Kabul urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediatelyTaliban fighters captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday. This took them to within 150 km (95 miles) of Kabul.
13 Aug, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
Taliban deputy leader says 'committed' to peace in NYT op-edIt is also believed to the first time that Sirajuddin Haqqani -- who doubles as head of the Haqqani network, a US-designated terror group t...
21 Feb, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Google pulls Taliban app after it was on Play for two daysThe app, which allowed users to access the group's Pashto website, is part of a growing digital campaign by the Taliban to grow its audienc...
05 Apr, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Haqqani network founder backs new Taliban leader: StatementAfghanistan's Haqqani network militant group posted a statement Sunday backing the appointment of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour whos...
02 Aug, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
For Pak websites, Gurdaspur a bigger news than Yakub Memon's hangingThe killing of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi chief Ishaq and the appointment of new Afghan Taliban Chief were the hottest news items on Pakistani websi...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Taliban releases video of SAM-7; says it hit Pakistani army chopperA video released by a jihadist media forum shows at least four masked militants with the surface-to-air missile (SAM-7 B) allegedly used in...
10 May, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
Malala Yousafzai nominated for 'Children's Nobel Prize'Every year, the World's Children's Prize Child Jury, comprising around 15 children from across the globe, selects three final candidates fo...
08 Feb, 2014, 04.49 PM IST
Photo of slain Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud posted on jihadi websitesA photograph purportedly released today by the Pakistani Taliban shows its slain chief Hakimullah Mehsud after he was killed in a US drone ...
04 Nov, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
Pakistan Taliban issue fresh threat to kill Pervez MusharrafThe outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have issued a fresh threat to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf.
26 May, 2013, 06.10 PM IST
- FBI says Mullah Omar never figured in its most wanted list
Speculation was earlier rife about Mullah Omar's removal from the list given that the US was reportedly holding talks with the Taliban.
28 Dec, 2011, 11.36 AM IST
- US working to impede Taliban communications: Report
The US is trying to prevent the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan from using radio stations and websites to intimidate civilians and plan...
18 Apr, 2009, 03.35 PM IST