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The ISI chiefs trip is the first high-level visit by a Pakistani official since the Taliban took over Kabul on August 15 in a move that surprised both their foes and friends. (AFP Photo)

Pak ISI chief rushes to Kabul as Taliban struggle to form inclusive...

Pakistan was often accused by the Afghanistan government of giving the Taliban military aid, a charge denied by...

5 Sept 2021 7:39 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)

Pavan K. Varma | Shun J&K peace bait, don't talk to Taliban

Ultimately, the Taliban, by its very nature, will actively encourage jihadi groups to use Islamic terrorism beyond its...

5 Sept 2021 2:18 AM IST

Taliban Political office Deputy Head Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai and Germanys Ambassador to Afghanistan Marx Putzel. (Photo: Twitter)

Senior Taliban leader meets German envoy, discusses Afghanistan...

The leaders discussed situation in Afghanistan, reopening of Kabul Airport and the continuation of German humanitarian...

3 Sept 2021 3:01 PM IST

Malala said the Taliban knew women will get empowered by education and therefore they were against girls going to school as they did not want women to be equal to men. (Photo: AP)

Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders...

Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women

10 May 2022 1:36 PM IST

The US National Security Agencys eavesdropping mission includes radio broadcasting, both from various organisations and individuals, the Internet, telephone calls, and other intercepted forms of communication. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Beware world! Big Brother is listening and watching

The US and some other countries have an array of space satellites orbiting at preselected trajectories to watch over...

9 Aug 2022 12:08 AM IST

Cover photo of The Taliban and I. (Image by Arrangement)

Book Excerpt | An Indian woman's first encounter with the Taliban

Exceprt of 'The Taliban and I' by Sushmita Bandyopadhyay.

18 Nov 2023 11:15 PM IST

Security officials and rescue workers conduct an operation to clear the rubble and search for bodies at the site of Mondays suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The death toll from the previous days suicide bombing at a mosque in northwestern Pakistani rose to more than 85 on Tuesday, officials said. The assault on a Sunni Mosque inside a major police facility was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistani security forces in recent years. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Pak singed, playing with fire

Given the background of encouragement for disruptive elements who use bombs as a weapon against civilians as well, Pak...

1 Feb 2023 12:10 AM IST

What we must first do is disabuse ourselves of any fanciful nations that India either has strategic interests or can be a player in Afghanistan. (Representational Image/ Bloomberg)

Kamal Davar | The quagmire of Afghanistan as Kabul, Kandahar in a...

Afghanistan is now at the brink of a humanitarian disaster.

21 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Pakistan and India flag (Representational image)

Pakistan major source of terrorism all over world, says India to UN

India expressed its concerns that country like Pak, which protected Osama Bin Laden and sheltered Mullah Omar,...

15 March 2018 8:36 AM IST

The Afghan Governments willingness for peace is despite the fact that armed groups have identified themselves and demonstrated to all of us that they are the irreconcilables, Indias Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin told the UN Security Council. (Photo: ANI)

India supports Afghan 'unity' move to recognise Talibans as political...

The international community's efforts, those supporting the terrorists affecting Afghanistan have not been deterred.

9 March 2018 2:49 PM IST

Noting that the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship is quite important, Wells said the US is supportive of the efforts to improve the bilateral relationship. (Photo: AP)

No decisive, sustained change in behaviour of Pak after aid freeze: US...

Briefing reporters on Kabul conference in Afghanistan, Wells said Pakistan has a very important role to play in the...

6 March 2018 8:30 AM IST

Security forces at the site of a suicide attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Multiple blasts at Afghanistan stadium kill at least 8: officials

The blasts occurred at a football stadium in the city that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of...

19 May 2018 8:36 AM IST