Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missingShafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods...
23 Jul, 2023, 04.36 PM IST
A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in AfghanistanAmiri, a mother of six, retained her senior position as the director of the ministry's Quality and Safety Department after the collapse of ...
05 Nov, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
Under Taliban rule, life in Kabul transforms once againNine days after the Taliban walked back into power, government services were still largely unavailable. Residents are struggling to lead th...
25 Aug, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
In Taliban's seven-day march to power, a stunning string of winsIn just a week, militants won city after city, toppled the government and grabbed the grand prize of Kabul. Even for a country scarred by g...
18 Aug, 2021, 11.21 AM IST
Taliban to declare Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanThe Taliban, who for hours had been on the outskirts of Kabul, announced soon after they would move further into a city gripped by panic wh...
15 Aug, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
Taliban fighters enter Kabul; helicopters land at US EmbassyThree Afghan officials told The Associated Press that the fighters were in the districts of Kalakan, Qarabagh and Paghman in the capital. T...
15 Aug, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Afghan forces surrender Bagram air base to TalibanBagram district chief Darwaish Raufi said Sunday that the surrender handed the one-time American base over to the insurgents.
15 Aug, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Ghazni Governor arrested for handing over province to TalibanLaghmani was let go and escorted by the Taliban from Ghazni to Wardak. Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesperson of the Ministry, said that parts of ...
13 Aug, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Gunmen kill at least ten Afghans working for mine-clearing agencyHalo did not attribute blame for Tuesday's attack, saying only that an "unknown armed group" carried it out. Afghan officials blamed it on ...
10 Jun, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Afghan troops suffer 'shockingly high' casualties as violence mountsThe Taliban seized Shahrak district of western Ghor province on Monday and forced Afghan troops to retreat to nearby villages after a heavy...
07 Jun, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
Afghan forces, Taliban clash near capitalViolence has soared in Afghanistan since US forces began their final pull-out on May 1, as the insurgents press on with a campaign to seize...
24 May, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
Afghan clashes resume after Eid ceasefire as United States troops begin pulloutSecurity forces on Monday began their operations in areas close to Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province, in whi...
18 May, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Afghan forces fight to recapture Taliban-held district outside KabulWardak mayor Zarifa Ghafari said that if the district was not taken soon, fighting would reach the gates of Kabul in a few days. The defenc...
12 May, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Taliban seize district on outskirts of Afghan capitalZabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, said the insurgents had captured the area on Tuesday, adding that their fighters had seize...
12 May, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
Prison doctors among five killed in Kabul bombingThe blast happened in a southern district of the city as the doctors travelled to the Pul-e-Charkhi prison where they worked, Kabul police ...
22 Dec, 2020, 03.08 PM IST
3 Indians abducted by Afghan Taliban rescued: ReportThe Indian nationals, working for OASIS company, were abducted by Taliban while they were on their way from Logar to capital Kabul.
16 Aug, 2014, 06.54 PM IST
- PM lands in Afghanistan, 'Welcome to your second home', says Karzai
Manmohan Singh flew into Afghanistan for a two-day visit and assured the Afghan leadership that India will stand by the war-torn nation thr...
12 May, 2011, 04.54 PM IST