CIA director discusses regional security, Afghan situation with Pakistan Army chief, ISI headWilliam Burns' Islamabad visit came days after the ISI chief dashed to Kabul on an unannounced visit last week and met Taliban leader Mulla...
09 Sep, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
Taliban choices in new cabinet could hamper recognition by WestAfghanistan's interior ministry went to Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of the Haqqani Network, who is wanted by the United States on terrorism ch...
09 Sep, 2021, 12.36 AM IST
We don't engage in recognition of governments, says UN on Taliban's new governmentThe Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a hardline interim government led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles being shared by high-prof...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
New Taliban government begins work as protests growAs they transition from militant force to governing power, the Taliban are already facing opposition to their rule, with scattered protests...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guardInterim Prime Minister Mullah Hasan Akhund headed the Taliban government in Kabul during the last years of its rule. Mullah Abdul Ghani Bar...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund? What does the Taliban's choice of interim PM mean for Afghanistan?Mullah Akhund is a fascinating but relatively enigmatic figure in the Taliban. He has been an influential figure in Afghanistan since the i...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
View: What the new Taliban Government in Afghanistan signifiesThe road ahead is not easy. In the current situation, Afghanistan is slowly becoming a country where there is no food, but guns are in abun...
08 Sep, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
UN-blacklisted Akhund to head Afghanistan govtHailing from the spiritual Taliban heartland of Kandahar, Akhund served as governor of the key province during the group’s brutal first rei...
08 Sep, 2021, 06.34 AM IST
Mullah Hasan to head proposed Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to serve as his deputy: ReportMullah Hasan is presently head of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body - Rehbari Shura or leadership council - which serves much lik...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
Once wanted terrorists, now Taliban are prominent members of 2021Prominent Taliban members, who are against women rights and are extremists, were hunted down for 20 years by world best intelligence agenci...
28 Aug, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
Chinese FM asks Taliban to play constructive role in Afghanistan & control Uyghur-related terrorThis is the first time that a top Taliban leader who is part of Doha talks travelled to China. It may not be a mere coincidence that Taliba...
29 Jul, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
Taliban leader meets Chinese FM; assures not to allow terrorist forces to operate from AfghanistanThe ongoing offensive by the Taliban capturing a significant amount of territory from government forces has sparked concerns in China that ...
28 Jul, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women's rightsThe head of Afghanistan's peace council, Abdullah Abdullah, said that even if the two sides could not agree on all points, they should comp...
12 Sep, 2020, 08.56 PM IST
Peace talks between Taliban and Afghanistan open, in Doha, 19 years after 9/11 triggered warMajor players in the process, including Afghanistan's peace council chairman Abdullah Abdullah and Taliban leader Mullah Baradar Akhund, an...
12 Sep, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Trump speaks to Taliban leader as prisoner feud threatens Afghan peace planU.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday. In a statement on the Trump-...
04 Mar, 2020, 09.10 AM IST