India, Russia recognise common threats emanating from Afghanistan: Envoy
Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan involves 10 countries, including India, Pakistan, China, and will focus on the humanitarian crisis emerging in the country and the formation of an inclusive government.
Oct 19, 2021, 22:08 PM IST
First polio vaccination drive to begin in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban, who support the resumption of a house-to-house drive across the country, the agency said in a statement.
Oct 18, 2021, 14:33 PM IST
Afghanistan: Mass funeral held for victims of Kandahar mosque attack
On Saturday (October 17), relatives laid the bodies of the victims to rest and called on the Taliban to protect them.
Oct 17, 2021, 22:39 PM IST
Taliban to intensify security at Shiite mosques following Friday attack
The hardline Sunni group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on the Fatima mosque in Kandahar which saw a group of suicide bombers shoot their way into the mosque before blowing themselves up among the worshippers.
Oct 16, 2021, 17:03 PM IST
Singhu border killing: Farmers' protest taken over by criminals, they are functioning like Taliban, says BJP's Dushyant Gautam
"With the number of increasing crime incidents at the farmers` protest site, it seems they are functioning like Taliban and spreading extremism in the country," Punjab BJP in-charge and national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam said.
Oct 16, 2021, 11:08 AM IST
US offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack
The drone strike in Kabul killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children.
Oct 16, 2021, 08:31 AM IST
Plans afoot to form Afghan government in exile
The government is expected to include Afghan leaders like Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, Amrullah Saleh, Ahmad Masood, Salahuddin Rabbani, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Muhammad Mohaqiq, Mohammad Hanif Atmar.
Oct 15, 2021, 19:11 PM IST
Blast hits Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar; 33 killed, 73 injured
Eyewitnesses had described three suicide attackers, one of whom blew himself up at the entrance to the mosque with the two others detonating their devices inside the building.
Oct 15, 2021, 15:42 PM IST
T20 World Cup 2021: Mohammad Nabi feels leading Afghanistan is a tough job in tournament
The 36-year-old Mohammad Nabi is, however, not new to captaincy, having led Afghanistan from 2013 to 2015.
Oct 15, 2021, 11:09 AM IST
Pakistan Airline suspends flights to Kabul after Taliban threat
Kabul operations of Pakistan International Airline will remain suspended until further notice.
Oct 15, 2021, 07:21 AM IST
Pakistan International Airlines suspends flights to Kabul due to Taliban interference
The suspension came as the Taliban government ordered the airline, the only international company operating regularly out of Kabul, to cut ticket prices to levels seen before the fall of the Western-backed Afghan government in August.
Oct 14, 2021, 16:46 PM IST
Strengthening India's international border with Pakistan after Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan
According to sources, there have been a total of sixteen incidents of drone infiltration in the Gurdaspur sector alone during the current year. In few attempts, Pak drones have been successful in airdropping the arms, ammunition, and drugs too.
Oct 13, 2021, 10:58 AM IST
International community needs to start cooperating with us, says Afghan Foreign Minister
Amir Khan Muttaqi said the Taliban's Islamic Emirate government was moving carefully.
Oct 12, 2021, 10:16 AM IST
Interpreter who helped rescue Joe Biden in 2008 escapes from Afghanistan
Aman Khalili was left behind in Afghanistan following the US departure from Kabul.
Oct 12, 2021, 06:38 AM IST
Ashraf Ghani's bodyguard claims he saw Afghan president escaping with millions of dollars
Brigadier General Piraz Ata Sharifi has also promised to expose the corruption of his former boss who, he says, fled the country with bags containing hundreds of millions of dollars of public money.
US after Doha talks: Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words
The delegations of the Taliban and the US have held their first meeting in Qatar's capital Doha.
Oct 11, 2021, 06:46 AM IST
When hardened Taliban militants enjoyed a day off at Kabul's amusement park - in Pics
A group of Taliban militants had a field day when they took a day off for recreation and visited amusement park in Kabul
Oct 09, 2021, 17:45 PM IST
Indians, Afghan minorities stranded in Kabul appeal Indian govt for immediate evacuation
After the Friday Kunduz Mosque blast, the council of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs met at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul on Saturday (October 9) to discuss the safety of the community living in Afghanistan.
Oct 09, 2021, 14:49 PM IST
ISIS claims responsibility for Afghanistan mosque blast that claimed over 100 lives
The blast ripped through Sayed Abad Mosque in Afghanistan`s northern Kunduz province as local residents attended the mosque for Friday prayer.
Oct 09, 2021, 08:53 AM IST
US to hold first in-person talks with Taliban since Afghanistan withdrawal: Report
The focus of talks in Doha, Qatar, would be holding Afghanistan's Taliban leaders to commitments that they would allow Americans and other foreign nationals to leave Afghanistan.
Oct 09, 2021, 06:21 AM IST
