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At least 50 killed in blast at mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz

A blast tore through a mosque in Afghanistan`s northeastern province of Kunduz on Friday, a Taliban official said, causing multiple deaths.

Oct 08, 2021, 16:40 PM IST

Afghanistan developments: Russia all set to host Taliban for talks

The talks with the Taliban and other Afghan factions will take place later this month. Russia had worked for years to establish contacts with the Taliban, even though it still officially considers it a terrorist organisation. Unlike many other countries, Russia hasn't evacuated its embassy in Kabul

Oct 07, 2021, 23:19 PM IST

India-based former Afghanistan PM is heading back to Kabul via Pakistan

Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai was the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan in the Mujahid era, from 1995-1996 under President Burhanuddin Rabbani's tenure.

Oct 07, 2021, 16:04 PM IST

US watchdog to investigate if Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with money

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money with him.

Oct 07, 2021, 08:41 AM IST

Situation in South Asia extremely dangerous due to Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: US

“I think it's an extremely dangerous situation in South Asia broadly. I do think that it is in China's interest, right! That the Pakistani government and army go after these jihadist groups less selectively. It's also in the interest obviously of security and stability across South Asia,” said Gen (rtd) H R McMaster.

Oct 07, 2021, 06:49 AM IST

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In police districts across Kabul, young fighters patrol the streets

In police districts across Kabul, young fighters emerging fresh from the battlefields are now patrolling the streets of the Afghan capital. Some wear the uniforms left behind by the US-assisted Afghan forces they deposed.

Oct 06, 2021, 20:18 PM IST

Taliban takes on ISIS-Khorasan after deadly mosque attack in Kabul

The Taliban forces claim to have destroyed an Islamic State and have launched a search to destroy any footprints or presence of ISIS-K in the capital and other parts of the country.

Oct 06, 2021, 15:32 PM IST

Worries mount under Taliban rule as Kabul Gurudwara vandalized, smashing of Somnath idol recalled

According to the Sikh community at the Gurudwara, the Taliban had entered the holy place and had broken the CCTV cameras.

Oct 06, 2021, 13:47 PM IST

Mullah Baradar, senior Taliban leader and Afghan Deputy PM, returns to Kabul with his own security

Baradar’s move to bring his own security is being linked to a recent fight with the Haqqani faction in Kabul in which he was reportedly injured. Amid widespread rumors about his death, Baradar and Taliban issued audio statements saying the former was in good health.

Oct 06, 2021, 12:54 PM IST

Non-Cognisable offence registered against Javed Akhtar over RSS remark

Lyricist Javed Akhtar has a non-cognisable offence registered against him over his controversial alleged remark on RSS and the Taliban.

Oct 04, 2021, 19:14 PM IST

Taliban deny presence of Chinese troops at Bagram Airfield

Earlier in September, analysts had said that China was eyeing the former US airbase of Bagram in Afghanistan in order to expand its influence in the region and embarrass America.

Oct 04, 2021, 08:49 AM IST

Blast rocks mosque in Afghanistan's Kabul several civilians killed, says Taliban

Several civilians were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan`s capital city of Kabul on Sunday, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.

Oct 03, 2021, 19:11 PM IST

Gunmen kill 2 Taliban, 2 civilians in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city

Gunmen shot and killed two Taliban fighters and two civilians on Saturday in the eastern city of Jalalabad, a Taliban official said. Two other civilians were wounded in the attack, said Mohammad Hanif, a cultural official for the city's surrounding province, Nangarhar.

Oct 02, 2021, 22:16 PM IST

US in talks with Russia to use bases for Afghan counterterrorism operations: Report

US is reportedly in talks with countries bordering Afghanistan about housing "over the horizon" counterterrorism operations that would allow the US military to more easily surveil and strike targets in the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Sep 30, 2021, 08:15 AM IST

ISIS could constitute in Afghanistan in 6 to 36 months: Top US general

General Mark Milley said there is a possibility of reconstitution of terror groups in Afghanistan in the not too distant future - 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 months that kind of timeframe-- for reconstitution of al Qaeda or ISIS and it`s our job now, you know, under different conditions".

Sep 30, 2021, 06:46 AM IST