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Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. (AP/Gulabuddin Amiri)

Syed Ata Hasnain | If the Taliban succeeds, regional chaos to follow

Pakistan was forced to assist in the global war on terror against the very same elements it had created

14 Aug 2021 7:36 AM IST

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. (AP/Gulabuddin Amiri)

US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across...

Washington and London announced plans late on Thursday to quickly pull out their embassy staff and other citizens from...

13 Aug 2021 11:29 AM IST

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 Talibans 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

3 Sept 2021 1:04 AM IST

The UNSC Resolution asked for every effort (to) be made to allow for the rapid and secure reopening of the Kabul airport and its surrounding area for evacuations. (AFP)

UN Security Council adopts resolution to hold Taliban to its pledges

Thirteen members voted in favour of the resolution drafted by France, UK and the US while Russia and China abstained

1 Sept 2021 8:20 AM IST

Talibans spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban will stay in power for a long time - and for as long as God wants. AP/PTI(AP08_15_2023_000484B)

Kamal Davar | Amidst global churn India, US need a new road to Kabul

It was a matter of time before the Taliban government in Kabul would withdraw support to Kabul's embassy in New Delhi

20 Dec 2023 12:06 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

America needs Pakistan's help to bring peace to Afghanistan

It was none other than Zalmay Khalilzad who once said that Pak-Afghan ties are the mother of all relations.

21 Dec 2018 12:15 AM IST

The Taliban and ISIS fighters have regularly clashed since the latter gained a foothold in eastern Afghanistan in 2015, as the two vie for supremacy in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

Taliban agrees for Eid ceasefire with Afghan govt, foreign occupiers...

Taliban agreed to three-day ceasefire with Afghan forces but said that its fighters would 'strongly defend' themselves...

9 Jun 2018 11:48 AM IST

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Taliban kills 16 Afghan soldiers, abducts 13 engineers after ceasefire...

On Wednesday, Taliban killed 30 soldiers, captured military base, gained control of 2 checkpoints, ambushed...

22 Jun 2018 1:50 PM IST

The Taliban refused to extend their three-day ceasefire beyond Sunday night despite pressure from ordinary Afghans, the government and the international community. (Photo: AP)

Dozens of Afghan peace protestors arrive in Kabul as Taliban ends...

Exhausted after 700 km trek, most of it during Ramadan month, marchers walked through Kabul shouting 'We want peace!',...

18 Jun 2018 2:20 PM IST

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban

Saturday's announcement means Afghan security forces, which adopted defensive posture since Eid, can resume operations...

30 Jun 2018 2:50 PM IST

Terrified residents described heavy gunfire, and a government building set on fire, while security forces tried to beat insurgents back. (Photo: Twitter/AFP)

US launches airstrikes as Taliban attack Afghan city

At least one Afghan soldier has been killed and seven others wounded in the fighting, provincial governor spokesman Arif...

10 Aug 2018 3:01 PM IST

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Taliban released 160 civilians, at least 20 others still captive, said...

Nearly 200 passengers were taken as hostages by Taliban insurgents near the northern province of Kunduz on Monday.

21 Aug 2018 5:43 PM IST