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Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha has decades of field experience in covering global terrorism, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. He is also an enthusiastic wildlife photographer.

  • World

    Norway shocked as its most wanted terrorist Anas Haqqani lands in Oslo as part of Taliban delegation

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 25, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 25, 2022

    <p> The Norway Police have been looking for one of its most wanted criminals, Anas Haqqani, the younger brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Interior Minister of Taliban regime and chief …

  • World

    Taliban leaders reach out again to Panjshir rivals Massoud and Saleh at a meeting in Moscow

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 24, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 24, 2022

    <p> Taliban’s deputy Prime Minister Mullah Baradar and the Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoob were in Moscow last week and had a series of meetings with the anti-Taliban leaders Ahmad Massoud …

  • World

    I would be more dangerous if forced to step down, says cornered Imran Khan

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 24, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 24, 2022

    <p> In Pakistan, the gloves are off and knives are out. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has fallen out with the army at a time when the opposition has …

  • Culture

    For the Indian Skimmer, the cursed Chambal is a boon

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 23, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 23, 2022

    <p> “Ganga and Yamuna are holy. But there’s a lot of pollution,’’ says my guide, “Chambal is cursed, but the water is healthy. That is why those who came here …

  • World

    Pak Army Chief Gen Bajwa visits Durand Line– vows to finish border fencing despite Taliban’s warning

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 22, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 22, 2022

    <p> Amid the tension on the fencing on the Durand Line between the Taliban and Pakistan, the Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the disputed Durand Line on …

  • World

    Taliban’s appeal to Muslim nations to recognise their government is likely to fail

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 20, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 20, 2022

    <p> Unable to get recognition from any country, the Taliban are reaching out to Muslim countries to recognise their new government in Afghanistan.</p> <p> “I call on Muslim countries to …

  • World

    US says Taliban will not get planes and choppers flown out by Afghan pilots to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 19, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 19, 2022

    <p> The United States Department of Defence has announced that the military planes and helicopters of the former Afghan army would not be returned to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.</p> …

  • World

    Desperate Pakistani generals have turned to Afghan tribal Leaders to arrange meetings with TTP militants

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 18, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 18, 2022

    <p> Despite the claim that their operations against the militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continue till the menace is wiped out, the Pakistani army is desperately looking for support to …

  • World

    Taliban deploys suicide bombers to quell uprising in Afghanistan’s Faryab province

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 18, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 18, 2022

    <p> The Taliban has deployed newly formed brigade of suicide bombers to control the popular uprising in Maimana, the capital city of Faryab province of Afghanistan. On Sunday more than …

  • World

    As tensions deepen, Taliban scoffs at Pak PM Imran Khan’s offer to send professionals to run Afghanistan

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 17, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 17, 2022

    <p> The Taliban interim government has scoffed at Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer to send Pakistani professionals to fill the “vacuum” in Afghanistan.</p> <p> “There is no dearth of …

  • World

    Haqqani would not agree to your demands, Taliban Minister Mutaqqi told Massoud claims National Resistance Front (NRF)

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 11, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 11, 2022

    <p> The first ever face to face talk between the Taliban and their archrival Ahmad Massoud was a non-starter. According to close confidants of Massoud, the Taliban Foreign Minister Amir …

  • World

    Desperate Pakistan threatens Taliban– if you want recognition cage the TTP militants first

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 11, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 11, 2022

    <p> If the Taliban wish to gain the trust of the international community, they will have to clamp down on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which is also known as Pakistan …

  • World

    Taliban reaches out to rival Ismail Khan–appoints his nephew as ambassador to Iran

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 10, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 10, 2022

    <p> The Taliban in Afghanistan has appointed its first ambassador. Abdul Qayeum Sulymani, the nephew of the former strongman of Herat Ismail Khan, is the new Afghan ambassador in Tehran.</p> …

  • Culture

    Tawny and Steppe eagles: Birds of the same feather?

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 9, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 9, 2022

    <p> Is it a Tawny eagle or a Steppe eagle? I was confused because they both look so similar like twins brothers or sisters of Bollywood movies and only their …

  • World

    Rift between Pakistan’s Army Generals and Taliban leadership is now wide open

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 8, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 8, 2022

    <p> Pakistan’s military establishment is upset with their good old friend – the Taliban who they helped to capture power in Afghanistan. The reason is the extremist Islamist regime has …

  • World

    Amid tussle with military, Imran Khan admits next three months are crucial for his survival

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 7, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 7, 2022

    <p> Amid speculation about the survival of his government, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that the next three month would be crucial for the survival of his government. …

  • World

    In a horrifying first, Taliban ready to recruit women for suicide bomber squads in army

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 5, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 5, 2022

    <p> The new rulers of Afghanistan have formally announced the formation of a “suicide bomber brigade” which will ironically have the first unit of women “fighters” recruited by the Taliban,  …

  • World

    Taliban’s blunt message to Pakistan—Durand line as border is history

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 4, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 4, 2022

    <p> In a blunt message, the Taliban has announced that it wants a new border alignment with Pakistan, and the Durand line—the British era frontier between the two countries—is history.</p> …

  • World

    Taliban-Pakistan honeymoon ends as border dispute over Durand Line becomes official

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 3, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 3, 2022

    <p> While Pakistan has been trying to downplay the rising tensions along the Durand Line, the Taliban regime made it clear that they do not accept the British-era alignment as …

  • Culture

    Shikra – the leopard among birds of prey

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 2, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 2, 2022

    <p> Shikra – the word Shikra is borrowed from the Urdu word which is derived from the word shikari meaning hunter. Once upon a time, this magnificent bird of prey …

  • World

    India reaches out to Afghan people with a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 1, 2022
    by Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha January 1, 2022

    <p> Two weeks after sending lifesaving medicines for Afghan children, India has once again reached out to Afghan people by dispatching one million doses of Covid vaccine to Kabul. as …

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