Afghanistan

Blood feud between Taliban and Islamic State escalates with brutal killing of cleric 

A deadly suicide bombing at a mosque killed prominent cleric, signalling the escalation of a blood feud between the Taliban…

2 years ago

40,000 metric tonnes of wheat and tonnes of medicines crown India’s outreach to Afghanistan 

India has already sent 40,000 metric tonnes of wheat and joined Afghanistan's war against Covid-19 by dispatching 32 tonnes of…

2 years ago

Central Asia shows the way in mainstreaming Jihadi families

As the Islamic State was on a rampage in Afghanistan at the end of  July, Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration was…

2 years ago

India thanks Russia for arresting Islamic State suicide bomber

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday personally thanked his counterpart from Russia for detaining a suicide bomber of the Islamic…

2 years ago

Russia says India can make a significant contribution to stabilise Afghanistan

<p> <strong>Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited that India can realise its full potential if it remains rooted in…

2 years ago

Why suicide bombing of a top cleric is a big blow to the Taliban

<p> Earlier this week, a physically handicapped suicide bomber, who had hidden explosives in his prosthetic leg killed a top…

2 years ago

After Ayman Al Zawahiri, Taliban suffers another telling blow with the killing of top cleric

<p> Earlier this week, a physically handicapped suicide bomber, who had hidden explosives in his prosthetic leg killed a top…

2 years ago

India finds fault with UN terror report for ignoring Afghanistan as Islamic State hub

<p> <strong>India has expressed surprise that the UN Secretary-General's latest report on the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq…

2 years ago

How the Modi government saved the only school in Delhi for Afghan refugees

<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…

2 years ago

Did Pakistan help US eliminate Ayman Al Zawahiri in Afghanistan?

<p> Justice has been delivered! The "mastermind" of attacks against Americans for decades is “no more”.  President Joe Biden’s announcement…

2 years ago

Why Ayman Al Zawahiri’s killing may block gains of Tashkent conference on Afghanistan

<p> <strong>The intention was noble. And the event was much needed. An international conference on Afghanistan was also perhaps long…

2 years ago

Hellfire R9X missile that slices through target but does not explode used to kill Al-Qaeda chief?

<p> The US appears to have used the deadly Hellfire R9X, a warhead-less missile equipped with six razor-like blades that…

2 years ago

Ayman al-Zawahiri, key plotter of 9/11 attacks, killed in US drone strike in Kabul

<p> <strong>President Joe Biden in a televised address on Monday (local time) announced that Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed…

2 years ago

Taliban welcomes Afghan cadets undergoing military training in India

<p> Afghan cadets who had been stranded in India after the Taliban took over the country last year have safely…

2 years ago

Kabul gurudwara comes under bomb attack again

<p> A bomb blast took place in a shop located outside the main gate of the Karte Parwan gurudwara in…

2 years ago

Taliban gets a promise of economic support from Russia and Uzbekistan at the Tashkent conference

<p> The Taliban government heading the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan, which is still struggling for international recognition, got a boost…

2 years ago

Jaishankar and Lavrov meet in Bali, discuss Ukraine conflict and situation in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the Ukraine conflict and also the…

2 years ago

Taliban commander brings newlywed bride home in a military helicopter, video goes viral

<p> A Taliban commander has run into a major controversy as he used a military helicopter to take his newlywed…

2 years ago

Reclusive Taliban Supremo Haibatullah Akhundzada resurfaces, addresses Loya Jirga in Afghanistan

<p> Reclusive Taliban supremo Haibatullah Akhundzada surfaced again and this time to address the Taliban’s first “Loya Jirga” since they…

2 years ago

No Breakthrough In Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan & Pak Gov. Peace Talks: TTP Chief- TTP Won’t Surrender

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cnjh2Evmh-E" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…

2 years ago

Russia set to modernize Tajikistan armed forces to tackle threat from Afghanistan

<p> <strong>Pledging full support to Tajikistan to tackle the threats emanating from Afghan territory on its southern borders, Russian President…

2 years ago