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Kamal Davar | The quagmire of Afghanistan… as Kabul, Kandahar in a power tussle

Afghanistan is now at the brink of a humanitarian disaster.

21 Jun 2023 12:10 AM

Indian delegation led by MEA Joint Secretary (PAI) J.P. Singh during their visit to see Indian developmental projects, in Kabul, Thursday, June 2, 2022. The delegation also meets senior Taliban leadership and oversees the delivery operations of India's humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. (PTI Photo)

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region

A visiting team led by senior diplomat J.P. Singh held talks in Kabul on Thursday with senior Taliban leaders

03 Jun 2022 1:47 AM

Not only did the Afghan Army not fire a shot, in places it virtually spread out the red carpet for the Taliban to enter. (Photo: AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | US doesn’t really want to know why it lost in Kabul

The macabre headlines about US Marines urinating on a pile of dead Afghans made Page One in many newspapers

09 Oct 2021 1:55 AM

The Taliban, which had been advancing through the country, marched into the capital Kabul and took charge. (Representational image: AFP)

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to ‘self-destruct’

While Afghanistan was the base for Al-Qaeda, the attackers were not Afghans

23 Sep 2021 11:25 PM

A few facts about the Taliban’s background could be worth revisiting. (Representational Photo:AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Terrorists to ‘state’s men’: Will UN go League’s way?

Put simply, the Taliban members of the new Afghan 'state' have blood on their hands

15 Sep 2021 2:14 AM

Taliban fighters atop vehicles with Taliban flags parade along a road to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, in Kandahar on September 1, 2021 following the Taliban’s military takeover of the country. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban set to announce government, Akhundzada to be top leader

Top religious leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada to be Afghanistan's supreme authority

03 Sep 2021 1:04 AM

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

In the Taliban pecking order, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar sits on top, with Mullah Mohammad Yakub, son of founder Mullah Omar, coming next. (File Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | India’s options limited as Pakistan makes hay in Kabul

Three nations that didn’t withdraw diplomatic missions from Kabul are Pakistan, China and Russia

28 Aug 2021 1:52 AM

People evacuated from Kabul arrive at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi, India. Sunday, August 22, 2021. A special military flight carrying 168 people, which include 107 Indian nationals and 61 others, landed at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi. (AP)

India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan, more evacuation flights on the way

With Sunday’s evacuation, the number of people brought back by India from Kabul reached around 590 since last Monday

22 Aug 2021 11:28 AM

This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (AFP Photo)

Shobhaa De | In Afghanistan, the real villains are Americans

With Kabul gone, the Taliban is back in control, and that is indeed an ominous sign for us, here in India, as well as the rest of the world

21 Aug 2021 12:10 AM

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo)

K.C. Singh | What next in Kabul: Has Taliban really changed?

The Taliban have so far maintained a disciplined deployment in Kabul, avoiding revenge killings or intrusions into homes

19 Aug 2021 1:53 AM

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar, southwest Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (Representational Photo:AP)

India’s infrastructure in Afghanistan at stake

It is learnt that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the IAF is kept on standby to undertake evacuation missions

16 Aug 2021 12:00 AM

Afghan president Ghani flees country as Taliban enter Kabul

Taliban sources told that the insurgents had taken control of the presidential palace and that a meeting on security in Kabul was underway

15 Aug 2021 11:57 PM

Asad Durrani | The Three Ks: Some old ideas revisited

The concept was heavy on strategy and avoided concrete steps unless they were required to illustrate an argument

12 Jan 2021 10:44 AM

Police block off a road near the site of a bomb attack, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Kabul. (AP)

Bomb explosion in Kabul mosque kills at least 4 people

Violence has spiked in recent weeks in Afghanistan with most of the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group affiliate

12 Jun 2020 8:10 PM

Violence flares in Afghanistan as hospital, funeral attacked. (AFP Photo)

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack targets hospital, funeral in Nangarhar

Special forces rescued 80 people including mothers and babies from the Kabul hospital after three gunmen launched a morning assault

12 May 2020 3:58 PM

Militants have carried out several roadside bombings and rocket attacks in Kabul and other parts of the country in recent weeks. (AP)

Four back-to-back bomb explosions rock Kabul city

The explosions come as authorities are trying to impose a lockdown in the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country

11 May 2020 3:14 PM

Afghan personnel arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in Afghanistan

The sikhs are a religious minority in Afghanistan

25 Mar 2020 11:19 AM

She’s received death threats for taking on the taboo of the ink-on-skin drawings she does — as well as being a single woman willing to work with men. (Photo: AP)

Suraya Shaheedi starts her mobile tattoo shop in ultra conservative Afghanistan

A tattoo at a time, Afghan woman takes on society’s taboos.

16 Dec 2019 1:33 PM

3 mortar rounds land near Kabul's Parliament building

The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades, with all the peace initiatives having failed until now.

14 Oct 2019 2:33 PM

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