Taliban insurgents

Taliban stops 140 Afghan Sikh, Hindu pilgrims from leaving Kabul: Sikh community Leaders

Last week, after the fall of Kabul, India's ministry of home affairs started e-visa system for many Afghans who want to come to India. This is the first time the e -visa system has been opened for Afghans, and those who get the visa will be given for a period of 6 months. 

Aug 26, 2021, 16:03 PM IST

Plan was to assassinate Ashraf Ghani to create bloodbath in Kabul: Ex-President's brother Hashmat Ghani

Ghani had left Kabul on August 15, the day when the Afghan National Capital fell to Taliban. The former President is in UAE currently. He also spoke about India Afghan ties, situation in the country after Taliban takeover and many other things.

Aug 23, 2021, 22:14 PM IST

Taliban appeal for international recognition, say China has 'big role' to play

The Taliban, which shared close ties with Pakistan, have been warming up to Beijing ahead of its recent offensive resulting in seizing power in Kabul.

Aug 20, 2021, 23:08 PM IST

Taliban will come and kill me and others like me: Afghanistan's first female mayor Zarifa Ghafari

Zarifa Ghafari made history in 2018 by becoming Afghanistan's first female mayor. In March 2020, she was presented with the International Women of Courage Award by the Trump administration, during which she warned that Afghan women are 'always worried for the future' since they 'have not forgotten the Taliban's reign.'

Aug 17, 2021, 22:30 PM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi slams Centre for not holding talks with Taliban after investing USD 3 billion in Afghanistan

The Hyderabad MP stated that now that Afghanistan is in complete control of Taliban, India has no communication or talks with them. He said all international security experts had suggested that India should have dialogue with Taliban.

Aug 17, 2021, 00:07 AM IST

Are you happy? Taliban insurgents with rifle, reporter's microphone in hand, ask locals

Thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the U.S. military to suspend evacuations as the United States came under mounting criticism at home over its pullout. The Taliban's rapid conquest of Kabul follows the US withdrawal of troops after 20 years of war that cost billions of dollars.

Aug 16, 2021, 22:32 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis in pics: Future uncertain for women, kids as Taliban takes over

As violence intensifies in Afghanistan, United Nations leaders are warning of a massive humanitarian crisis in the country that is having a devastating impact on civilians, particularly women and children. 

Aug 16, 2021, 20:52 PM IST

Behind The Scene: Collapse of Afghanistan's military to Taliban insurgents

The Taliban have sought to present themselves as a more moderate force in recent years and say they won't exact revenge, but many Afghans are skeptical of those promises.

Aug 16, 2021, 19:00 PM IST

Taliban captures Afghan commander Ismail Khan, seizes third-largest city Herat

The fall of Herat, the latest in a series of major provincial cities to be taken by the Taliban in the past few days, has dealt a shocking blow to the government of President Ashraf Ghani only weeks after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

Aug 13, 2021, 21:19 PM IST

Taliban attacks Farah city in west Afghanistan, kills dozens

Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents have attacked Farah city, the capital of Farah province in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran, killing and wounding dozens of security forces.

May 15, 2018, 12:10 PM IST

Taliban kill 22 Afghan police in multiple attacks

Militants wearing the googles launched a pre-dawn assault on a police post in Khan Abad district in the northern province of Kunduz today.

Oct 29, 2017, 20:12 PM IST

Russia may be helping supply Taliban insurgents: US general

The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that he had seen Russian influence on Afghan Taliban insurgents growing and raised the possibility that Moscow was helping supply the militants, whose reach is expanding in southern Afghanistan. 

Mar 23, 2017, 22:52 PM IST

Air strikes kill 60 Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's Helmand province

The insurgents were planning to launch a major attack on Sanging district.

Feb 11, 2017, 18:06 PM IST

Afghan vice-president escapes unhurt after Taliban ambush convoy

Taliban fighters have battled their way into the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern province of Helmand, in recent weeks. 

Oct 17, 2016, 21:53 PM IST

Kunduz drone strike leaves 20 Taliban insurgents dead

The airstrike was carried out earlier today in Dasht-e-Archi district targeting two vehicles of the Taliban insurgents, reports the Khaama Press.

May 17, 2016, 15:47 PM IST