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Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhoodRussia and the Taliban have signed a significant military cooperation agreement. This pact alters regional security dynamics. Pakistan's st...30 May, 2026, 08.27 PM IST- Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...30 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
- Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...12 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
- Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blastIn a tragic escalation of violence, a suicide bombing at a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of 14 officers. Th...10 May, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
- Pak security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber PakhtunkhwaSecurity forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have eliminated five terrorists. Operations in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan district...09 May, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
- India’s Op Sindoor shows why clear war aims matter in modern conflictsIndia's Op Sindoor offers a model for modern warfare. Unlike protracted conflicts, it used calibrated force with clear objectives. The oper...07 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
- Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return homeAfghanistan's foreign ministry states Afghans who assisted the US war effort and are in Qatar can return home safely. This comes as reports...25 Apr, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
- India calls for 'pragmatic engagement' with the Taliban: Ambassador Harish tells UNSCIndia advocates for practical engagement with the Taliban at the UN Security Council. New Delhi stresses that focusing solely on punitive a...11 Dec, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
- Afghan Taliban foreign minister begins first India visitAfghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in India for crucial talks, marking a significant diplomatic engag...09 Oct, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
- China providing modern weaponry to Taliban: ReportChina-Taliban engagement is not new. The Taliban have been frequent visitors to China for years. Even in the 1990s, Beijing engaged with th...22 Jan, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
- Afghan interim foreign minister to visit Pakistan with resetting bilateral ties high on agendaThis will be the first visit by the interim Afghan foreign minister to Pakistan since the hardline Islamists took control of Afghanistan on...06 Nov, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
- US not in a rush to recognise Taliban govt: White HouseThe Taliban announced a caretaker Cabinet led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund on Tuesday with key roles being shared by high-profile member...09 Sep, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
- Blinken says Taliban have to earn legitimacy, supportUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US engaged with the Taliban during the past few weeks for evacuation operations.31 Aug, 2021, 10.04 AM IST
- "Not a worry for India": Ex-Diplomat on Taliban taking over AfghanistanFormer Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad termed as "absolute rubbish" some people expressing the view that ...17 Aug, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
- Yet to see a change in Taliban's posture: Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib"We saw the most egregious example of this in January this year. The two negotiating teams ended round one and decided to reconvene on Janu...24 Mar, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
- Officials defend visit of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Salam ZaeefSources said Zaeef, the Taliban’s envoy to Pakistan at the time of the 9/11 attacks was part of Afghanistan’s political discourse and lived...13 Nov, 2013, 04.43 AM IST
- ISI engaged in helping Taliban again: Bruce RiedelRiedel said the Pakistani army is confident America will sooner rather than later abandon Kabul just as it did in the 1990s.06 Jun, 2013, 02.22 PM IST
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