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Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport: Taliban

An injured Afghan girl stands near damaged houses at the site of an overnight Pakistan airstrike. Afghan authorities said on March 13 that Pakistan had carried out new strikes on Kabul and border provinces.
world news
Published on Mar 13, 2026 02:00 pm IST

Did Rahmanullah Lakanwal's brother serve in CIA-backed 'Zero Unit'?

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a former member of the CIA-supported 'Zero Unit', was involved in a shooting incident in Washington, DC. His brother, a platoon leader in the same unit, remains unnamed and has not been accused of wrongdoing.
us news
Updated on Nov 29, 2025 10:52 pm IST

'My father was on hijacked plane in 1984': What Jaishankar did next as officer?

Jaishankar was part of IC814 hijacking crisis team, father on board during incident.
india news
Published on Sept 13, 2024 05:37 pm IST

Rajiv says TGIKS praised him for IC 814… ‘except Sunil Grover’

Rajiv Thakur talked about Sunil Grover not watching IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.
web series
Published on Sept 12, 2024 10:42 am IST

Why the Modi government should declassify records on IC-814 hijacking

A file photo of Indian Airlines IC-814 passenger aircraft at Kandahar with armed Taliban surrounding the plane
india news
Updated on Sept 09, 2024 03:51 pm IST

Remembering IC-814 hijacking and birth of Pak terror monster Masood Azhar

A file photo of Indian Airlines' IC-814 aircraft at Taliban-ruled Kandahar
india news
Updated on Sept 03, 2024 04:23 pm IST

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack slammed for allegedly changing terrorists' identity

Vijay Varma plays a pilot in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.
web series
Published on Sept 01, 2024 03:03 pm IST

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack review: Avengers of Indian acting assemble

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack review – Anubhav Sinha milks a seasoned ensemble to tell a true story
web series
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 01:22 pm IST

Death toll rises to 32 in multiple blasts at Kandahar mosque in Afghanistan

People view the damage inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz, province northern Afghanistan, on Friday, October. 8, 2021
world news
Updated on Oct 15, 2021 04:43 pm IST

Man dangling from helicopter in Kandahar viral video was fixing flag: Report

Screengrab of the video that went viral claiming the Taliban hanged a man from a helicopter in Kandahar. (Twitter)
world news
Published on Sept 01, 2021 06:44 am IST

Pilot of plane hijacked in 1999 says Afghan airspace very risky, explains why

Pilot of flight hijacked to Kandahar said Afghan airspace under Taliban is very risky.
india news
Published on Aug 27, 2021 08:47 pm IST

Who is behind the wheels? Video shows Taliban test-driving Blackhawk helicopter

Grab from the video which shows a Blackhawk helicopter being driven at the Kandahar airport.
world news
Published on Aug 26, 2021 08:30 pm IST

'Seems nothing has changed..': Captain Devi Sharan remembers Kandahar hijack

Taliban fighters surrounded the plane that was forced to land at the Kandahar airport in 1999. (File Photo: AP)
india news
Published on Aug 20, 2021 05:08 pm IST

Taliban claim to capture Afghanistan's second-largest city of Kandahar: Reports

A Taliban spokesperson tweeted that Kandahar is completely conquered. 
world news
Updated on Aug 13, 2021 05:55 am IST

Afghan troops kill 74 Taliban terrorists during clashes in Kandahar province

According to data provided by the Afghan Ministry of Defence, 82 Taliban terrorists were killed in the province earlier this week amid a sustained military operation.
world news
Published on Dec 20, 2020 05:48 pm IST

Afghan Army counterattacks in Kandahar, leaves 90 Taliban killed

The ministry said Afghan servicemen had found and defused 15 anti-vehicle mines and destroyed a batch of Taliban weapons.
world news
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 07:33 pm IST

Car bomb blast in Kandahar kills at least 4, injures two dozen others

Eyewitnesses told Sputnik that the blast destroyed several shops and houses and that some people could still be under the rubble.
world news
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 11:55 am IST

Blasts across Afghanistan as insurgents try to disrupt presidential election

The vote marks the culmination of a bloody election campaign that is seen as a two-horse race between President Ashraf Ghani and his bitter rival Abdullah Abdullah, the country’s chief executive.
world news
Updated on Sept 29, 2019 07:20 pm IST

‘Who sent Masood Azhar to Pakistan’: Rahul Gandhi takes a swipe at BJP

The reality is that BJP compromises with terrorism, said Rahul Gandhi.
india news
Updated on May 04, 2019 11:56 am IST

‘Still remember the day Masood Azhar was released,’ recalls former jailor

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was released from the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu on December 31, 1999 in a hostage swap after an Indian Airlines aircraft was hijacked to Kandahar in Afghanistan.
india news
Published on May 01, 2019 09:29 pm IST

Yusuf Azhar, IC-814 hijacker, was key target of the Balakot air strike

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Yusuf Azhar headed the Balakot terror camp which Indian Air Force targeted in an operation early Tuesday morning.
india news
Updated on Feb 26, 2019 11:02 pm IST

Under fire for comments on Pulwama attack, Navjot Singh Sidhu ‘reminds’ BJP of Kandahar

Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been getting flak for his comment in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack.
india news
Updated on Feb 18, 2019 05:02 pm IST

Airport security may be outsourced to cut costs

The Union civil aviation ministry has commissioned a survey to find out what kind of security jobs at airports can be outsourced to private agencies in an effort to cut costs. HT Photo By Sonu Mehta
india news
Published on Feb 07, 2019 11:44 pm IST

India waits for Donald Trump’s clarification on US cut-back in Afghanistan

India has been prepared for a long time now for an “eventual” pullout of American troops from Afghanistan but surprised by the Trump administration’s sudden decision, as the rest of the world, it wants to know more about the nature and the time-frame of the cut-back to assess implications for its involvement.
india news
Updated on Dec 23, 2018 11:05 am IST

Panic at Delhi airport as pilot on flight to Kandahar ‘mistakenly’ issues hijack alert

Following the alert, security agencies said they towed the aircraft to a secluded bay and scanned it again
delhi news
Updated on Nov 10, 2018 11:09 pm IST

Taliban hit Afghan checkpoint, kill 13 soldiers, policemen

The Taliban launched an attack early Monday on a newly established joint Afghan army and police checkpoint in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least 13 soldiers and policemen.
world news
Updated on Nov 05, 2018 09:58 pm IST

3 top Afghan officials killed by guards in Kandahar, attack targeted US general

The head of NATO troops in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, center left, Kandahar Gov. Zalmay Wesa, center right, and their delegations attend a security conference, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
world news
Updated on Oct 19, 2018 12:10 am IST

Nigerian, 2 Afghan men held with heroin worth ₹25 crore

Police identified the men as Victor Osondu from Nigeria and Khalilullah and Esmatullah from Afghanistan.
delhi news
Updated on Sept 23, 2018 01:05 pm IST

Bus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan, 13 killed: Officials

At least 13 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with a truck parked on a road in southern Afghanistan on Saturday and overturned, officials said.
world news
Published on Sept 08, 2018 12:38 pm IST

16 killed, 38 injured in Kandahar after Afghan forces accidentally detonate explosives

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a blast in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
world news
Updated on May 22, 2018 06:58 pm IST
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