Safe passage out of Afghanistan is priority, say G7 leadersWhile the joint statement indicates that an agreement on an extension to the August 31 deadline of the US-led NATO troop withdrawal from Af...
25 Aug, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Completion of Aug 31 deadline for Afghan evacuation mission depends on Taliban cooperation: Biden"We are currently on a pace to finish (the evacuation mission) by August 31. The sooner we can finish, the better. Each day of operations b...
25 Aug, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
Taliban warns of 'consequences' if August 31 deadline for US-led troop withdrawal is extendedSpeaking to ‘Sky News' in Doha, Qatar, Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen stated that the month-end deadline was a "red line", as any e...
23 Aug, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn move to secure Afghan citizens' accounts amid Taliban takeoverFacebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts in Afghanistan.
20 Aug, 2021, 07.59 AM IST
Bush to Biden: How 4 US Presidents failed to stop Taliban's takeover of AfghanistanWith the impending capture all but certain, the Taliban sweep of Afghanistan has undone the two-decades-long war effort of the US which beg...
15 Aug, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
Taliban launch multi-pronged assault on Mazar-e-Sharif, in North AfghanistanMunir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor in northern Balkh province, said the Taliban attacked the city from several dir...
14 Aug, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
Pakistan Air Force supporting Taliban: Afghan VP Amrullah SalehThis comes two days after Taliban fighters claimed that they had seized control of the Spin Boldak crossing area between Afghan and Pakista...
17 Jul, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
Taliban to meet in Qatar after India advised the group to abide by Doha processSpeaking at the SCO Contact group meet in Dushanbe on Wednesday S Jaishankar without naming Taliban asked it to abide the Moscow format as ...
16 Jul, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
Top US general foresees Afghan civil war as security worsens"A civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized if this continues on the trajectory it's on right now, that should be of concern to...
30 Jun, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
India conveys to USA eliminating terror sanctuaries in Afghanistan priority“India remains engaged in extending humanitarian food and medical supplies to Afghanistan to deal with the situation created by coronavirus...
07 May, 2020, 10.02 PM 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
Trump sends Pompeo for signing of US-Taliban peace dealUS President Donald Trump has said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend the signing of US-Taliban agreement, which could be one ...
29 Feb, 2020, 07.00 AM IST
Taliban wants to make peace deal with US: Donald TrumpTrump's remarks came a day after the US and the Afghan Taliban started a seven-day partial truce ahead of a possible peace deal to end more...
23 Feb, 2020, 09.45 PM IST
Trump announces resumption of peace talks with Afghan Taliban"Yes," Trump said when asked to confirm whether the US had restarted discussions with the Taliban. "The Taliban wants to make a deal and we...
29 Nov, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
US lawmakers slam Donald Trump for lacking strategy for Afghanistan, PakistanThe criticism for the six-month-old administration came as Pakistan and Afghanistan were hit by suicide bombings yesterday in which 52 peop...
25 Jul, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Pakistan main hurdle in achieving peace with Taliban: Afghan envoyHe said the QCG meeting has not been scheduled thus far. But reports said the group is likely to meet later this month.
08 Apr, 2016, 09.08 PM IST
- Af-Pak policy: ISI must fall in line
The Manmohan Singh government on Thursday said it was imperative for the international community to continue putting pressure on Pakistan t...
04 Dec, 2009, 06.08 AM IST