Afghanistan

Switzerland and Czech nationals evacuated from Kabul

<p> <strong>Switzerland has evacuated three of its nationals from Afghanistan which has been taken over by the Taliban following the…

3 years ago

Over 200 Indian embassy staffers and security men stranded at Kabul

<p> Over 200 Indians including Foreign Ministry staff and ITBP soldiers posted at the Indian embassy in Kabul for their…

3 years ago

China ready to deepen ties with Taliban as part of great game against West

<p> China on Monday said it is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with Afghanistan under the new Taliban…

3 years ago

Taliban wraps up war in Afghanistan, head for full political control

<p> “The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over”,  says the Taliban leader in Kabul  after the militant group…

3 years ago

IIT Bombay offers hostel to Afghan students

<p> <strong>Concerned about their students, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has decided to allow its students from Afghanistan to…

3 years ago

The Taliban: What is their source of income?

<p> For the insurgent Taliban, the Covid 19 pandemic has not dented the inflow of income even as the world…

3 years ago

Activist Malala Yousafzai and Afghanistan MP Farzana Elham concerned about Afghan women under Taliban regime

<p> <strong>With the Taliban now lording over Afghanistan, there is a genuine concern about the rights of women there and…

3 years ago

America removes flag from Kabul embassy, takes over airport for evacuating staff

<p> All US embassy personnel, including Ambassador Ross Wilson, were transferred to Kabul airport to await evacuation and the American…

3 years ago

Taliban in Kabul: Geopolitical Implications for India

<p> Surprising everyone, the Taliban has won a stunning military and political victory. The United States (US)-supported Afghan government led…

3 years ago

Afghan humanitarian crisis grows bigger with Kabul under the Taliban

<p> The Afghan women have pulled out their burqas. The men have stopped shaving their faces. People are withdrawing their…

3 years ago

Afghanistan’s former President Ghani abdicates leaves for Tajikistan

<p> Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani has left for neighbouring Tajikistan after the Taliban logged sweeping victories across the country…

3 years ago

Has Kabul turned out to be another Saigon moment for the USA?

<p> US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended US President Joe Biden’s decision to pullout of Afghanistan and…

3 years ago

What you need to know about the Taliban

<p> The word Taliban means "students" in the Pashto language and the movement emerged in 1994 around Kandahar in the…

3 years ago

Who are the Taliban’s key leaders and what can be expected from them?

<p> From Haibatullah Akhundzada to Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban are set to make a comeback of seismic proportion to Kabul,…

3 years ago

Fall of Mazar-e-Sharif: Warlords Rashid Dostum and Mohammad Atta Noor escape to Uzbekistan

<p> Two famous but aging warlords, Rashid Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek and Atta Mohammad Noor have escaped to Uzbekistan, saying…

3 years ago

As Taliban besieges Kabul, political transition in Afghanistan imminent

<p> As Taliban besieges Kabul and cuts off its supply lines, a political transition under fire is imminent before the…

3 years ago

US starts evacuation of Kabul embassy staff, more troops fly in to help

<p> The United States started evacuating its diplomats on Sunday and is sending additional troops to help secure Kabul airport…

3 years ago

Taliban capture all major cities in Afghanistan, only Kabul remains

<p> The Taliban on Sunday captured the strategic eastern city of Jalalabad without firing a shot as the Afghanistan army…

3 years ago

Taliban and the terror spinoff in Bangladesh

<p> <strong>The swift advance of the Taliban in provincial capitals of Afghanistan have taken every one by surprise. While the…

3 years ago

Is Afghanistan heading for a prolonged civil war, despite Taliban’s takeover of key cities?

<p> The Afghan government after a meeting of its security council has vowed to fight the Taliban, which has reached…

3 years ago

US embassy in Kabul burning secret papers & electronic devices as Taliban closes in

<p> Embassies of western countries in Kabul have started burning sensitive information recorded on paper and electronic devices as the…

3 years ago