Taliban

Danish Siddiqui was an Indian photojournalist, he was well known for his famous Photography. He was killed on 16th July 2021 while covering the clashes between the Afghan troops and …

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s swagger is unmistakable. From the recent bellicose speech of their deputy leader, boasting of “conquests,” to sneering references to the “foreign masters” of the “illegitimate” …

Though Taliban tactics vary from region to region, the outcomes are usually the same: increased taxation on highways, plummeting morale among the Afghan security forces with dwindling U.S. support and …

In the survey conducted between November 2020 and February 2021, the Pajhwok Afghan News, the country’s largest independent news agency, said that 59 per cent of the population lives under …

“The Taliban have not met their commitments. Without them meeting their commitments to renounce terrorism and to stop the violent attacks on the Afghan National Security Forces, and by dint …

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — The unassuming white leather high-top sneakers with green-and-yellow trim are a best seller for a roughly half-dozen shoe vendors in a sprawling bazaar in the northern city …

Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in Afghanistan, Iranian State TV reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s …

The attack comes just two days after the Pentagon announced it had cut troop levels in the country to 2,500, as part of its deal with the Taliban to withdraw …

The Afghan government is investigating an air strike by its military in the southern province of Nimroz that local officials say resulted in the deaths of 14 civilians, as local …

India will chair the crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council during its tenure as non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation UN …

The U.S. military on Monday blamed the Taliban for a spate of assassinations of prominent Afghans, the first time Washington has directly accused the insurgent group of the killings. The …

In a first, Indian and Afghan Islamic religious scholars or Ulemas have decried the actions of the Taliban and called it “illegitimate”. The scholars called for an “immediate nationwide ceasefire” …

KABUL, Afghanistan: The top U.S. general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, even as senior American officials …

India has highlighted the violence committed by the Taliban and other terror groups in Afghanistan at the United Nations and also reiterated its call for a ceasefire. The comments come …

The twin bombing marked the latest attack in Afghanistan, where violence has surged in recent months even as Taliban and Afghan government negotiators are meeting for peace talks Representational image. …

Given the dynamics at play, India is reduced to a mute spectator as are the other neighbouring countries like Iran, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan who have their own sovereign, sectarian, ethnic …

ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — Crack a pomegranate in half and its blood-red seed-filled chambers make it look almost like a broken heart. In Arghandab district, which in Afghanistan is almost synonymous …

Muzghan and her aunt Nasreen, who have confessed to being members of the Taliban’s ultra-violent Haqqani network, had been on death row after several killings, including the murder of an …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, amidst signs of progress in their stalled talks and an uptick in …

There were no immediate reports of any casualties but the explosions occurred in densely populated parts of the Afghan capital including near the centrally located Green Zone Representational image. AP …