Afghanistan

Russia invites US for upcoming Afghan talks, India among those to participate

Russia has invited a US delegation to participate in the talks on Afghanistan slated to take place in Moscow on october 20

Oct 16, 2021

Taliban on name change spree, Bush Market in Kabul renamed after Mujahideen

It is unclear if the Taliban forced the merchants to change the name, but photographs obtained at the site show the new board being up.

Oct 14, 2021

Poverty forces more child marriages in Afghanistan in exchange for guns or cattle

According to reports, if the buyer does not have cash on hand, he will provide the girl's family guns or cattle in exchange for their alliance.

Oct 13, 2021

Afghan doctors left without salaries, accuse World Bank contractor of fleeing the country with booty

The protestors said that not only were their wages unpaid but that clinics in their areas lacked medications.

Oct 11, 2021

Kunduz Bombing: IS claims responsibility for attack on Afghan mosque; Death toll crosses 45

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz province that left at least over 45 people dead and hundreds of others injured, the media reported on Saturday.

Oct 9, 2021

UN representative talks women and peace at Taliban's all-male foreign ambassadors meet

The reception and dinner event was held in Kabul and was attended by many diplomats including the foreign envoys from China, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey.

Oct 2, 2021

Democracy can deliver, democracy has delivered: Modi at UNGA

Citing his own example, Modi went on to add that "Yes, democracy can deliver. Yes, democracy has delivered."

Sep 25, 2021

The drone strike in Kabul was a grave mistake: US takes full responsibility

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologizes and vows to learn from this terrible blunder.

Sep 18, 2021

153 Afghan media outlets, including radio, print and TV channels, go silent after Taliban takeover

At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisations supporting free media said.

Sep 14, 2021

Pakistan grabs classified Afghan documents, Planes fly back from Kabul with bags

The documents were apparently taken from Kabul by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the intelligence agency of Pakistan

Sep 11, 2021

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Taliban and Pakistan

Hundreds of students from Afghanistan staged a protest against Pakistan near Town Hall on Wednesday, raised slogans against it for helping the Taliban to capture Panjshir province.

Sep 9, 2021

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev discussed the Afghan situation with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval. Russian Embassy, is among the few still functional in Kabul

Sep 8, 2021

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah hopes the Taliban government in Afghanistan maintains friendly relations with all countries.

Sep 8, 2021

Afghan Politics: Taliban govt comprising single ethnic group will not last long, says Rabbani

Head of Afghanistan's second-largest political party -- Jamiat-e-Islami -- Salahuddin Rabbani reacted to the caretaker government of the Taliban and said that a government composed of a single ethnic group will not last long.

Sep 8, 2021

Who's Mullah Hasan Akhund, Taliban leader to lead new Afghan govt

The Taliban announced on Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the leader of the new Afghanistan government.

Sep 8, 2021

ISI in charge of Afghanistan as a colonial power, says Amrullah Saleh

Former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said the Taliban are being micro-managed by Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the ISI.

Sep 6, 2021

Woman police officer, 8-month pregnant, killed in front of her relatives; Taliban denies role

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have shot dead a policewoman in a provincial city, BBC has reported but Taliban distanced itself from the incident

Sep 6, 2021

Taliban using US weaponry left behind to capture Panjshir Valley, last bastion fighting them

The Taliban is using advanced weaponry left behind by American troops to crush the last pockets of resistance to its takeover of Afghanistan, Daily Mail reported.

Sep 6, 2021

BBC shuts down scholar for saying Pak supports Taliban; Comes under fire

The BBC has come under fire after the network shot down C. Christine Fair, a scholar on South Asia, for speaking about Pakistan's jihad policy in Afghanistan during a programme.

Sep 6, 2021

Denmark won't recognize Taliban as legitimate govt of Afghanistan; will continue development efforts [details]

The European country admitted that the Taliban government was not created legally and that the group had taken control of the country not in a peaceful manner.

Sep 5, 2021