Afghan Taliban

In an unprecedented move, the Caretaker Government in Pakistan, led by former lawmaker Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, had announced 1.7 million Afghan refugees to leave by November 1. The caretaker Prime Minister as …

The announced crisis has finally arrived in the camps of Afghan refugees languishing in Pakistan for years. Irked over Afghan Taliban government’s non-cooperation in curbing anti-Pakistan militancy and the country’s …

Ever since the eventful return of Taliban in Afghanistan, their relations with neighbours like Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Iran continues to be complex, with a strong undercurrent of hostility. …

When the Islamic State Hind Province (ISHP) launched a magazine called Sawt Al Hind, or Voice of Hind, just after Delhi riots in 2020, it aimed to build a narrative of anger …

The Taliban government in Kabul has advised neighbour Pakistan to give priority to the peace process instead of taking to war for its security problems. Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Maulvi …

Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, will be travelling to Afghanistan today to urge the Taliban to reduce cross-border terrorism and restrain the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from attacking Pakistani …

Annoyed by the burning of the Quran in front of a mosque in Sweden on the Muslim festival of Eid, the Taliban government suspended all Swedish activities on Tuesday in …

The shifting of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) fighters to the northern areas of Afghanistan from the Af-Pak border districts by the Taliban administration has caused both confusion and fear. The decision …

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has expressed its dismay at the civil war-like situation in neighbouring Pakistan. The two Islamic nations share a 2,640-km long boundary known as the Durand …

The Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) announced that China has signed investments worth around $2 billion after the Taliban formed a government in Afghanistan. This much-needed investment is …

India participated in a two-day closed-door conference on Afghanistan with 20 other countries led by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Afghan crisis. The UN was spurred by …

Just days after Pakistan-Afghanistan high-level talks on terrorism, border issues and security, two people were killed near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on Thursday. Social media reports say that the …

The tottering ecosystem of anti-India militants and separatists in Kashmir has suffered two major setbacks, one after another, in the current week. Two of the most notable Kashmiri terrorists have …

Relations between South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan hit another low after border security personnel fired at each other, reportedly killing one Pakistani soldier on Monday. The firing took place …

In a major revelation, Italy’s State-run TV network Tg1 has reported that Qatar allegedly paid the then Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, $110 million to not fight the Taliban militants. The …

The reverberations from Pakistan’s suicide blast that killed 101 worshippers, mostly policemen, in a Peshawar mosque this Monday are echoing across the border. The Acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban …

At least four people were killed and eight injured on the Chaman border–the Pakistani side of the Pakistan-Afghan border after clashes broke out between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani border …

A major regional conference in Moscow has urged the Taliban to “resolutely” eliminate terrorism, and work towards an inclusive government in Afghanistan that represents all ethnic groups. Special envoys/senior officials …

<p> <strong>It could well seem like a Bollywood blockbuster.</strong></p> <p> <strong>For the last one year—since the collapse of the government in Afghanistan on August 15 — the going has been …

<p> <strong>The intention was noble. And the event was much needed. An international conference on Afghanistan was also perhaps long overdue. The Ukraine war since the end of February has …

<p> Reclusive Taliban supremo Haibatullah Akhundzada surfaced again and this time to address the Taliban’s first “Loya Jirga” since they captured power in Afghanistan. Once again, the Taliban spokespersons did …