Taliban Regime

In its Thursday news briefing, the Pentagon took note of the rapidly evolving situation in the frontiers of Afghanistan and said that the US will continue to conduct drone strikes. (File Photo / REUTERS)
World+Biz

US has ‘honest concerns’ about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists

Pakistan has for many years been under fire from political quarters across the globe for providing a safe haven to terrorist outfits, including the al Qaeda, among others.

Afghanistan’s Taliban leader Mullah Nooruddin Turabi. ‘No one will tell us what our laws should be. We will follow Islam.’ Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
South Asia

Veteran Taliban official says strict punishment, executions will return

As a follow-up of PM Modi’s warm conversation with President Putin over telephone on August 24, Gen Patrushev flew down to India last night.
World+Biz

India and Russia on the same page on Taliban-ruled Kabul

People carry Afghan flags as they take part in an anti-Taliban protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 18, 2021 in this screen grab taken from a video. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Taliban open fire to disperse anti-Pakistan march in Kabul: Reports

The mainstreaming of the Taliban may prove costly in the future for India and the world. PHOTO: REUTERS
Middle East

US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, September 5, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Hundreds of health centres at risk of closure in Afghanistan - WHO

A view of a gate of the provincial governor's office in Panjshir, in this picture uploaded to social media on September 6, 2021. Social media handout/via REUTERS
Middle East

Taliban flags fly over Panjshir but fighters vow resistance

Photo: Collected/BBC
Middle East

Taliban allegedly kills pregnant police officer

The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. Photo : Reuters
Middle East

Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails

Afghans line up outside a bank to take out their money after Taliban takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Middle East

Taliban wrestle with Afghan economy in chaos, humanitarian crisis

People try to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021 Photo: Reuters
Middle East

With airport closed, fearful Afghans scramble for the border

Photo: Collected
Middle East

Afghan female journalist who interviewed Taliban spokesman flees country

FILE PHOTO: Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of Indian Ministry of External Affairs, is seen at the International Court of Justice during the final hearing of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case in The Hague, the Netherlands, February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier
World+Biz

India announces first formal meeting with Taliban