Qatar agrees to represent US interests in AfghanistanQatar will establish a U.S. interests section within its own embassy in Kabul to provide consular and other services to American citizens i...
13 Nov, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
Teacher recalls ‘helpful’ Talibanis; Embassy guard the tormentors“We were in school when some people asked us to return to our residence. On our way back, we were surrounded by Taliban. We thought our day...
24 Aug, 2021, 08.04 AM 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
Afghanistan-Taliban conflict: Rush of troops to Kabul tests Joe Biden's withdrawal deadlineBiden had given the Pentagon until Aug. 31 to complete the withdrawal of the 2,500 to 3,000 troops that were in Afghanistan when he announc...
14 Aug, 2021, 07.26 PM IST
Afghanistan crisis: Marine vanguard lands in Kabul as US speeds up evacuationsThe Taliban, emboldened by the imminent end of the U.S. combat mission in the country, took four more provincial capitals Friday, heighteni...
14 Aug, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
US rushes in troops to speed up evacuations in AfghanistanThe temporary buildup of troops for US evacuations highlights the stunning pace of the Taliban takeover of much of the country. The Taliban...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
Explainer: A short history of Taliban and its originsThe Taliban's rapid sweep comes in the light of US withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan ending its two-decade long war on terror.
13 Aug, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
U.S. Embassy in Kabul urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediatelyTaliban fighters captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday. This took them to within 150 km (95 miles) of Kabul.
13 Aug, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
Taliban takeover: US sending 3,000 troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuationThe State Department said the embassy will continue functioning, but Thursday's dramatic decision to bring in thousands of additional U.S. ...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Militia commanders rush to aid Afghan forces against TalibanKnown as the Lion of Herat, Ismail Khan a veteran Tajik commander is scheduled to hold a gathering to prepare his forces to fight against t...
09 Jul, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
Taliban demand 'remorse' from fearful Afghan interpretersThousands of Afghans have received visas to live abroad after serving alongside US and NATO troops -- particularly as interpreters -- but h...
07 Jun, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Australia to close embassy in Afghanistan over security fearsThe Taliban, which has ramped up violence across the country in recent weeks, reacted by saying it would provide a "safe environment" to fo...
25 May, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
2 Indians among 25 killed in Afghan blastsIn the first attack, a Taliban suicide bomber hit a minibus carrying foreign security guards in Kabul along the main road to the eastern ci...
20 Jun, 2016, 11.51 PM IST
'Pakistani Taliban threaten to target US Embassy'The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has threatened to attack the US Embassy in the wake of the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone att...
13 Nov, 2013, 04.32 PM IST
- Serial bomb attacks rock Kabul, Indians safe
The attacks renewed fears of the Taliban taking advantage of the vacuum being created by the withdrawal of the forces.
16 Apr, 2012, 07.19 AM IST
- Taliban bombers strike US mission, Nato headquarters in Kabul, 6 killed
The third major strike in Kabul since late June, coming two days after the 9/11 anniversary, casts fresh doubts on the ability of Afghans t...
14 Sep, 2011, 01.19 PM IST
- Blast outside India's Kabul embassy again
Three-ring security cordon saves Indians and 17 locals killed.
09 Oct, 2009, 04.43 AM IST