Six killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide bombing: policeViolence has waned in Afghanistan since the 2021 Taliban takeover, however, several militant groups remain active including the regional ch...
02 Sep, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
Over 13000 Afghani migrants return from Pakistan, IraqSome deported migrants alleged that despite possessing valid residency documents, they were detained by police and were forcibly returned t...
30 Jun, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Taliban deny reports of US airstrikes in Helmand, say they detonated mines"The rumours that indicate an airstrike was conducted in Shurab of Helmand and that it inflicted casualties, are not true. However, old min...
09 Apr, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
The Taliban Are Telling Us They Haven’t Changed at AllThe Taliban seem to have calculated that the West’s wishful thinking and desire to move on from two decades of bloody conflict would be eno...
11 Sep, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south; take four more cities including GhorThe latest significant blow was the loss of the capital of Helmand province, where American, British and allied NATO forces fought some of ...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Afghan cities taken over or contested by TalibanFollowing is a list of provincial capitals that have fallen to, or are being contested by the Islamist militants, who are fighting to reimp...
13 Aug, 2021, 12.29 PM IST
Taliban press advance after capturing two major Afghan citiesThe seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban, who have taken 12 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals a...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Afghan economy heads towards crisis following Taliban capture of border trade pointsOver the past month, the Ashraf Ghani government has lost control over Islam Qala, Torghundi, Abu Nasr Farahi, Spin Boldak, Ay-Khanoom, Dan...
01 Aug, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territoryThe announcement came at a press conference at the end of a visit by a senior Taliban delegation to Moscow this week — a trip meant to offe...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Afghan Taliban say capture key border crossing with Iran"The port of Islam Qala is now under our full control and we will try to put it back in operation today," Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman f...
09 Jul, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Afghan war displaced settle in the ruins of a lost cityThousands of people have been displaced across Helmand since October following a surge in Taliban attacks, and while many have resettled in...
24 May, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
Fire destroys 100 fuel tankers on Afghanistan-Iran border, probe launched"We were told that 100 or 200 tankers have been destroyed, but this number could be higher. We need more time to find out the extent of the...
14 Feb, 2021, 12.29 PM IST