Taliban Regime

FILE PHOTO: General view of Pakistan and Taliban flags at the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Saeed Ali Achakzai/File Photo
South Asia

Pakistan frets over security threats from neighbouring Afghanistan

Islamabad is particularly worried about militant fighters from a separate, Pakistani Taliban group crossing from Afghanistan and launching lethal attacks on its territory

FILE PHOTO: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer /File Photo
Middle East

Taliban welcomes US troops pullout, Kabul residents disappointed at "irresponsible" evacuation

Afghan evacuees queue before boarding one of the last Italy's military aircraft C130J during evacuation at Kabul's airport, Afghanistan, August 27, 2021. Italian Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

US in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban says ready to take over airport

Bhaskar Chakravorti. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Facebook’s taliban ban will prove costly for Afghans

James K Galbraith. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Afghanistan was always about American politics

Shoppers in Kabul before the city fell to the Taliban.. Photographer: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP
Analysis

What will the Taliban do with a $22 billion economy?

Taliban fighters stand outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

Biden’s ‘America’s Back’ vow torched as Taliban overrun Kabul

A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

At a glance: What's happening in Afghanistan right now

Foreign minister S Jaishankar will meet his Chinese counterpart and State Councilor Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO foreign ministers meeting.
World+Biz

Jaishankar to meet Wang Yi: Afghanistan and Ladakh situation on the plate