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Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
Published on Oct 06, 2024 10:17 AM IST
AP |
Actor Meryl Streep shows solidarity at UN with Afghan women, girls
AFGHANISTAN-WOMEN/UN (TV, PIX):Actor Meryl Stree
Published on Sep 24, 2024 01:30 AM IST
Reuters |
Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN
UN agencies were informed that the Taliban had suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan ahead of planned immunization in September
Published on Sep 16, 2024 04:51 PM IST
Joe Biden blamed for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan in scathing report
House Republicans issued a scathing report on their investigation into the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and blamed the Biden's administration for the chaos.
Published on Sep 09, 2024 08:42 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti
Afghan Taliban adopting Indian melodies for their nasheeds: Report
Recent adaptations come despite the group's strict ban on music, including patriotic songs and national anthems.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 10:32 AM IST
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing attack claims 6 lives, injures 13 in Kabul
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said "a person wearing explosives on his body detonated", and one woman was among the fatalities
Published on Sep 02, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Influencer slammed for posing with Taliban amidst new restrictive laws on women
Travel content creator, Geenyada Madow became the center of attention on X for her post with the Taliban. Many people slammed her for posing with them.
Published on Aug 28, 2024 02:31 PM IST
A Taliban ambassador in the UAE and a double inflection point
In 2011, UAE actively competed with Qatar to court the Taliban to open an office in their state but lost out to Doha.
Published on Aug 27, 2024 08:15 AM IST
UN envoy alarmed by Taliban's new code for Afghan women. What does it say?
The Taliban published its vice and virtue laws that cover aspects of everyday life like public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations.
Updated on Aug 25, 2024 05:48 PM IST
Taliban appoints ambassador to UAE for first time since Afghanistan takeover
AFGHANISTAN-EMIRATES/TALIBAN (PIX):Taliban
Published on Aug 22, 2024 04:04 PM IST
Reuters |
US attorney who once defended 'American Taliban' joins Kamala Harris campaign
Tony West, an attorney who once supported the infamous “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh, has joined US Vice President Kamala Harris 2024 campaign team.
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:58 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
Afghanistan has massive opium stockpiles despite Taliban ban: UN report
A majority of drugs trafficked to India comes from Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency controls the network.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 03:23 PM IST
Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report
Al-Qaeda continues to “operate covertly” in Afghanistan to project the image that the Taliban is adhering to the Doha Agreement with the US
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:38 PM IST
The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
Published on Jul 09, 2024 01:17 PM IST
AP |
Taliban rules: Afghan woman abandons doctoring for pickle-making
An Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor; now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women's roles
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 12:09 PM IST
PTI |
Grand Strategy | Delhi’s Kabul strategy and the role of Taliban
Even as Delhi works on ways to engage with the Taliban, it must cater to the needs of the Afghan people, who mostly hold positive views about India.
Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:20 PM IST
In Afghanistan’s fairytale, let’s not forget its women in exile
The women are banned from playing by the Taliban and Afghan women cricketers in exile have written to ICC seeking support for a refugee team
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 08:35 PM IST
Taliban laud cricket team’s success but where are the women, question activists
While celebrating the men’s cricket team’s success, people can’t forget that women are still banned from playing any sports
Published on Jun 26, 2024 09:24 PM IST
Only global pressure can make the Taliban fall in line
This article is authored by Ayanangsha Maitra, foreign affairs scholar, New Delhi.
Published on Jun 19, 2024 11:31 AM IST
Taliban's supreme leader warns Afghans against earning money in Eid sermon
Taliban's Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's Eid sermon reminded Afghan's of their duties as Muslims and made repeated calls for unity among ethnic groups.
Published on Jun 17, 2024 08:41 PM IST
PTI |
Russia's strategic shift: Embracing the Taliban in Afghanistan
This article is authored by Soumya Awasthi, member, Centre on Armed Groups, New Delhi.
Published on Jun 05, 2024 01:15 PM IST
Amidst Pakistan’s ‘education emergency, torching of girls’ schools is alarming
Recent attacks on girls' schools in North Waziristan and Balochistan are being attributed to TTP, with parallels to incidents like the Peshawar School massacre
Published on Jun 04, 2024 09:15 AM IST
Young Afghan side 'among the favourites' for T20 World Cup
Young Afghan side 'among the favourites' for T20 World Cup
Published on May 29, 2024 08:05 AM IST
AFP |
Russia to remove Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organisations: Report
Moscow has for years fostered relations with the Taliban, holding multiple rounds of talks and boosting trade with Afghanistan despite international sanctions.
Updated on May 27, 2024 08:24 PM IST
AFP |
3 Spaniards among six dead in shooting in Afghanistan
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote on social media platform X that he was “overwhelmed” by the news.
Published on May 18, 2024 10:51 PM IST
PTI |
4 including 3 foreign tourists killed after gunmen open fire in Afghanistan
Friday's attack was among the most serious targeting foreign citizens since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021.
Published on May 17, 2024 11:41 PM IST
Reuters |
At least 50 killed as heavy rains set off flash floods in Afghanistan
The floods also caused losses to homes and property in several districts in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province.
Published on May 11, 2024 12:34 AM IST
AP |
Can Mayawati’s move boomerang?
What has shocked the political quarters more is Mayawati’s decision to remove Anand as her political heir within four months of her announcement. Mayawati’s brother and Anand’s father Anand Kumar has now been appointed as the BSP’s national coordinator
Published on May 09, 2024 04:27 PM IST
Sunita Aron
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
Published on Apr 30, 2024 01:08 PM IST
AP |
Taliban working towards wooing tourists to Afghanistan
The Taliban are pariahs on global stage, largely because of their restrictions on women. The economy is struggling, infrastructure is poor, and poverty is rife.
Published on Apr 30, 2024 11:36 AM IST
AP |