Even the dead must make way as construction transforms Afghanistan's capitalKabul is undergoing a massive transformation as the Taliban government revives old plans to widen roads. Homes, businesses, and even a grav...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Amir Amiri, US citizen released by Taliban from Afghan prison, all you need to know about the releaseThe Taliban freed US citizen Amir Amiri on Sunday, following a prisoner exchange agreement, marking the fifth American released this year t...
29 Sep, 2025, 05.52 AM IST
US urges Taliban to take steps to gain international legitimacyUS State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, called on the Taliban to gain international legitimacy. He stated that Washington will co...
03 Feb, 2024, 09.34 AM IST
Taliban needs to meet its commitments to get legitimacy: White HouseThe White House has stated that the Taliban must meet their commitments in order to gain legitimacy from the international community. The T...
04 Oct, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Facebook removes Afghan media pages controlled by TalibanWhile Facebook parent Meta did not list the banned media outlets, state broadcaster National Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) and the gov...
21 Jul, 2022, 06.57 PM IST
Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchorsAfter the order was announced Thursday, only a handful of news outlets complied with the order. But on Sunday, most female anchors were see...
22 May, 2022, 05.28 PM 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
Taliban urge ex-Afghan military pilots to stay, serve nationAfghan air force pilots played a key role, alongside their U.S. counterparts, in the 20-year war against Taliban insurgents that ended with...
10 Nov, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Taliban ready to let Moscow exploit mineral resources in AfghanistanRussian Ambassador to Kabul, Dmitry Zhirnov said that the Taliban is open to Moscows participation in the Afghan economy, particularly in d...
27 Aug, 2021, 07.04 AM IST
Want ties with all countries, particularly with US: Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants diplomatic and trade ties with all countries, particularly with the United States of America," th...
21 Aug, 2021, 05.37 PM IST
Russia backs plans for Afghanistan interim rule with TalibanThe Biden administration has signalled that it wants to take a hard look at Trump's deal and its repercussions for Afghanistan and regional...
12 Mar, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
China welcomes US-Taliban deal: Calls for orderly withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan"China welcomes the signing of the deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban. We think it is important to the political settlement of the ...
02 Mar, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
'Mullah Omar picture without right eye was not real''The widely circulated picture of Mullah Omar in which he is without his right eye was not real and was a disguise for security reasons.'
24 Nov, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
- US drone crashes in Pakistan
The CIA-operated unmanned spy plane came down in the mountainous Machikhel area, 30 km from Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Ag...
26 Feb, 2012, 12.20 PM IST
- 'US cannot hold talks with Taliban on behalf of Afghan government'
President Hamid Karzai today said that the US cannot hold talks with Taliban on behalf of the Afghan government.
17 Feb, 2012, 03.49 PM IST
- Mehsud threatens to send militants to fight India
India is the next stop for Taliban fighters after they are done with creating an Islamic state in Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Hakimul...
16 Oct, 2009, 04.07 AM IST
- US proposes joint patrols of Pak-Afghan border
US has asked Pakistan to undertake joint military patrols of its border with Afghanistan along with NATO forces and Afghan troops to end cr...
05 Oct, 2008, 06.39 PM IST