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Taliban flag seen at Panjshir governor house strengthens Taliban's claim!

The Taliban said on Monday that they had captured Panjshir province in Afghanistan. The province was the last home of anti-Taliban forces in the country. Whereas the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA) termed this claim as a lie and said that we will continue to fight till our last breath.

Sep 06, 2021, 20:00 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to chair BRICS Summit on Sept 9

The theme for the summit is: 'BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus'.

Sep 06, 2021, 18:52 PM IST

Taliban: War ends in Panjshir, now there will be stability in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed on Monday that Panjshir province, the last stronghold of anti-Taliban resistance forces in Afghanistan, has been "completely conquered", adding that the country is now finally out of the vortex of war and that it will now return to stability.

Sep 06, 2021, 16:56 PM IST

Taliban spokesman confirms meeting between Pakistan's ISI chief, Mullah Baradar

During a press conference in Kabul on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that the ISI chief had met with Mullah Baradar during his visit to Kabul, BBC Urdu reported.

Sep 06, 2021, 16:51 PM IST

Javed Akhtar ‘completely wrong’ in comparing RSS with Taliban: Shiv Sena

"Just like the Taliban want an Islamic State, there are those who want a Hindu Rashtra. These people are of the same mindset - be it Muslim, Christian, Jews or Hindus," Javed Ahktar had said without naming the RSS.

Sep 06, 2021, 14:32 PM IST

Islamic government will be formed in Afghanistan, says Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

Taliban has given a big statement regarding government formation in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that an Islamic government will be formed in Afghanistan. The Taliban further said that whoever hits us will not get an apology, although efforts are on to start flights from Kabul.

Sep 06, 2021, 14:20 PM IST

Taliban holds press briefing, says hopes to form an inclusive govt in Afghanistan

Taliban held a press briefing amid the claims over the capture of Panjshir valley. The Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid said that they hope to form an inclusive govt through negotiations.

Sep 06, 2021, 13:06 PM IST

'Fight against Taliban will continue': Afghan Resistance Front rejects 'Panjshir captured' claim

The Front’s leaders said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the Panjshir Valley to continue the fight. They further assured the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and their partners will continue until justice and freedom prevails.

Sep 06, 2021, 12:25 PM IST

China to back Taliban as Afghanistan offers economic and political benefits to Beijing

While the entire world is clamoring for nations not to fund the militant government in Kabul until the Taliban curbs its hardline religious policies, only China has come out and offered support to the terrorist organization.

Sep 06, 2021, 10:37 AM IST

Taliban claim 'Panjshir Valley fully captured', Afghan resistance leaders deny

“The Taliban have taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan being held by resistance forces,’’ the Islamist militant group`s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by media reports.

Sep 06, 2021, 10:36 AM IST

Some 1,000 people, including dozens of Americans, awaiting Taliban flight clearance: Report

Senior Republican on the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Mike McCaul, said that six airplanes were stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport with Americans and Afghan interpreters on board, unable to take off because they had not received clearance from the Taliban.

Sep 06, 2021, 10:09 AM IST

UK PM Boris Johnson to address lawmakers about withdrawal from Afghanistan today

Boris Johnson has faced stinging criticism from lawmakers for intelligence and leadership failures over the fall of Kabul, and he has admitted that the decision by the United States to withdraw left Britain with little choice but to pull its own forces.

Sep 06, 2021, 08:27 AM IST

Taliban shoots pregnant Afghan policewoman in front of her family

The woman, named in local media as Banu Negar, was killed at the family home in front of relatives in Firozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province.

Sep 06, 2021, 07:50 AM IST

What's in store for Afghan Resistance Front in Panjshir after Taliban kill its spokesperson?

Fahim Dashti was a senior member of the Jamiat-e-Islami party and a member of the Federation of Afghan Journalists.

Sep 06, 2021, 07:38 AM IST

Ready for talks with Taliban, says Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Massoud as fight in Panjshir valley continues

Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), made the announcement on the group`s Facebook page.

Sep 05, 2021, 22:25 PM IST

Pakistan's Intelligence Chief General Faiz Hameed in Afganistan

In Kabul, a delegation of senior Pakistani military officials has arrived. The delegation is headed by Pakistan's Intelligence Chief General Faiz Hameed.

Sep 05, 2021, 20:46 PM IST

Have asked my guard to shoot me if I get wounded, says Amrullah Saleh who is leading anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir Valley

"I don't want to surrender to the Taliban ever," the former vice-president of Afghanistan said.

Sep 05, 2021, 19:47 PM IST

‘Will not allow screening of Javed Akhtar films till he apologises with folded hands to RSS’: BJP MLA

BJP MLA Ram Kadam has said no film of Javed Akhtar will be allowed to release in India as he has compared the RSS and VHP to the Taliban.

Sep 05, 2021, 14:15 PM IST

3 killed, 20 injured in suicide blast near Pakistan and Afghan border

At least three paramilitary troops were killed and several others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sep 05, 2021, 14:08 PM IST

600 Taliban fighters killed as heavy fighting continues in Afghan holdout province of Panjshir

"About 600 Taliban have been liquidated in various districts of Panjshir since morning. More than 1,000 Taliban have been captured or surrendered themselves," the resistance forces' spokesperson Fahim Dashti said in a tweet.

Sep 05, 2021, 10:56 AM IST