Afganistan

Strong Earthquake kills more than 900 in Eastern Afghanistan, Taliban seeks help

<p> At least 920 people have been killed and 600 others injured in a major earthquake in Barmala, Ziruk, Naka…

2 years ago

Taliban offers odd-even scheme to educate girls and boys in Afghanistan.

<p> Afghanistan’s rulers, the Taliban, have designed a new formula , which apparently conforms to their puritan religious norms, of…

2 years ago

Russia doesn’t want Afghan terrorists in guise of refugees in Central Asia, says Putin

<p> Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the conflict in Afghanistan directly affects the security situation in Russia.</p>…

3 years ago

IAF plane on evacuation mission flying back to Delhi from Kabul with another 107 Indians on board

<p> An Indian Air Force C-17 transport plane is on its way from Kabul to Delhi with 107 Indians on…

3 years ago

Germany, Switzerland forced to cancel evacuation flights out of Kabul as people can’t reach airport

<p> Switzerland and Germany have cancelled evacuation flights from Kabul as people are not being able to reach the airport…

3 years ago

Taliban calls for help to rebuild Afghanistan, extract resources

<p> With its economy in dire straits after it had seized power on  Sunday, the Taliban is seeking help from…

3 years ago

Will Taliban 2.0 fulfill its promise of an inclusive government?

<p> The Taliban after their dramatic takeover of Kabul on Sunday have gone into overdrive to message that they have…

3 years ago

Taliban strike softer note on women’s rights at first press briefing after taking over Kabul

<p> At their first press conference after coming to power, the Taliban on Tuesday projected a softer stand on women’s…

3 years ago

Pakistan Taliban declares allegiance to Kabul, vows to crush Islamabad

<p> Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud (TTP) has congratulated Taliban chief Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada on Taliban’s victory. Mehsud …

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

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

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 escalates mind games as city- after– city falls in Afghanistan

<p> Pakistan backed Taliban has stepped up its mind games since Friday seeking capitulation of the Afghan military and support…

3 years ago

Russia not in panic mode—says not evacuating embassy staff despite Taliban’s advances in Afghanistan

<p> Unlike the United States and most of its NATO allies, whose diplomats are queuing up for a hasty exit…

3 years ago

US cuts another deal with Taliban as western diplomats queue up to leave Afghanistan

<p> The US has cut another deal with the Taliban. The group, keen to see the back of American forces…

3 years ago

In offering Taliban a power-sharing deal in Doha, Afghanistan’s government maybe buying time to fight another day

<p> In offering a power-sharing deal with the Taliban, the Afghan government maybe making a desperate bid to buy time…

3 years ago

Is US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad responsible for the failure of “Mission Afghanistan”?

<p> As the  two back-to-back meetings on Afghanistan are scheduled to be held in Doha starting from August 11, observers…

3 years ago

Afghan women MPs write protest letter to Pak women parliamentarians over diplomat’s daughter kidnapping

<p> Women parliamentarians from Afghanistan have expressed "utmost despair" over the kidnapping and assault of the Afghan ambassador's daughter in…

3 years ago

Heavy movement of Afghan refugees towards Pakistan and Iran as conflict intensifies

<p> In yet another warning about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the UN has said that internally displaced Afghans are…

3 years ago

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan – multibillion drug trade, big money for Opioids

<p> <strong>“Afghanistan is the source of more than 90% of world’s opium supply and more than 95% of the European…

3 years ago