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An Indian embassy staff member with his family arrives at Air force base, in Jamnagar. (Representational Photo:AP)

Most Indians in Afghanistan back home

India on Friday said the question of recognition of a new government in Afghanistan was tantamount to 'jumping the gun'

28 Aug 2021 7:13 AM

India’s immediate neighbours, for their own reasons, still largely see India’s conduct towards them as the continuation of the British legacy. (Representational image : AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Stop meddle & muddle: Rework regional policy

Our diplomats have tended to be overbearing with the smaller non-hostile neighbours, often treating them like errant schoolboys

09 Mar 2021 11:17 AM

Afghan security personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide bomber attack on the southern outskirts of Kabul. (AP)

US gives India key role in Afghan peace process

Strengthening its ties with Kabul, New Delhi meanwhile dispatched a consignment of 10,000 tonnes of wheat on Thursday to Afghanistan

09 May 2020 9:25 AM

Afghan special forces stand guard at the site of a suicide bomber attack on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

End to terrorist safe heavens key for Afghan peace: India to US

India currently has extremely close ties with Afghanistan under president Ghani

08 May 2020 12:11 PM

Police on the Greek island of Lesbos detain a youth during clashes near the Moria refugee camp. (AFP Photo)

Migrants in Greece shot after violating coronavirus quarantine rules

The two men, an Iranian and an Afghan, reported to the camp's infirmary with buckshot wounds

23 Apr 2020 2:52 PM

Sher Khan, who is 8 feet and two-inch tall, visited several hotels in search of a place to stay but no hotel allegedly agreed to rent him a room courtesy to his height. (Photo: ANI)

8-feet tall Afghan cricket fan struggles to find place to stay in Lucknow

Ranu said the man will be staying in the city for the next four to five days.

07 Nov 2019 10:34 AM

The Afghan special forces have neutralised 16 Taliban and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in operations conducted in three provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. (Representational Image)

Afghan special forces killed 16 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in operations

Meanwhile, in Wardak province, the Special Forces killed two Taliban terrorists, arrested six others in Jaghatu district.

19 Oct 2019 2:42 PM

US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed progress in negotiations on an Afghanistan peace deal, saying that talks with both the Taliban and the Afghan government are going well. (Photo: File)

US having ‘very good’ discussions with Taliban: Donald Trump

Washington is keen to end its involvement in Afghanistan, where it has spent more than USD 1 trillion.

19 Aug 2019 2:36 PM

Afghan army spokesperson Mohammad Hanif Rezai said that the government forces targetted the Taliban hideouts in the Qurgan Tepa area located near the provincial capital Pol-e-Khomri. (Photo: File)

56 Taliban terrorists, including 7 group commanders killed in Afghanistan

Provincial police spokesman also confirmed the operations, saying that more than 50 Taliban terrorists have been killed in the crackdown.

31 Jul 2019 12:29 PM

Quoting Ghazni Police Chief Khalid Wardak, TOLO news reported that the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. (Representational Image)

4 personnel killed, 20 injured in Ghazni suicide bombing

Ghazni Police Chief Khalid Wardak said that the casualty figures may rise.

27 Jul 2019 1:45 PM

"The consignment had reportedly entered India through Wagah-Attari Border," the organisation said in another tweet. (Photo: Representational image)

50 kilogram of heroin seized from two Afghan nationals

The officials also informed that the two men arrested are from Kandahar and Helmand.

23 Jul 2019 2:32 PM

The attack took place in Pachirwa Agham district of Nangarhar province. (Photo: Representative Image/AP)

13-year-old suicide bomber kills five at a wedding in Afghanistan: Official

The explosion comes just days after historic talks between Afghan representatives and the Taliba, as part of a US-led effort to end the war.

12 Jul 2019 2:20 PM

Shaesta Waiz, Afghanistan’s first female certified civilian pilot and a recent graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, arrives in Montreal, Canada, May 15, 2017 on the third leg of her round-the-world solo flight. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan woman seeks to become youngest to make solo round-the-world flight

She discovered a passion for flying and obtained her pilot's license becoming the youngest certified civilian female pilot from Afghanistan.

16 May 2017 3:55 PM

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighter’s Account of the Soviet Invasion By Masood Khalili Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, pp. 300, Rs 375

Afghan diplomat’s account of Soviet invasion

According to him, it is very hard to know the real life stories of the people unless one hears these from them.

12 May 2017 2:02 AM

Life after Guantanamo: A tale of two Afghan friends

Haji Ghalib and Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost, whose friendship coalesced around a shared love for poetry, were scooped up post-9/11.

27 Feb 2017 9:57 AM

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