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Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognise Afghan government

No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with Western nations watching to see how the Taliban will rule...

19 Jan 2022 12:38 PM IST

Women wearing face masks to protect from coronavirus, play with a dog in the medieval core in central Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo: PTI)

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New coronavirus variant 'Deltacron' emerges in Cyprus

In total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus

9 Jan 2022 2:33 PM IST

In this file photo taken on August 12, 2021, Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi (R), accompanied by Taliban officials (2R to L) Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latif Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby during the talks in Doha. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

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Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks

It was the second round of talks between the two sides in Qatar since the US ended its 20-year occupation of Afghanistan

1 Dec 2021 12:56 PM IST

Cannabis is a historical tradition in the subcontinent. The survey puts Karachi in second place, defeated only by New York and awards Delhi third, with Los Angeles and Cairo intruding to push Mumbai to sixth. Three subcontinental cities proudly uphold our reputation as stoners . Justice prevails. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

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Taliban signs deal with Australian company, may legalize 'cannabis...

The Taliban had earlier committed to crack down on cannabis and opium processing in Afghanistan

25 Nov 2021 2:32 PM IST

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the interim Taliban government. (Representational Photo: ANI)

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Taliban expand interim cabinet, 27 new members named

In September, the Taliban announced a new list of 17 more ministers in the caretaker Afghanistan Cabinet

23 Nov 2021 3:20 PM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. (AP)

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Pakistan to allow India to send wheat to Afghan through its territory:...

Currently, Pakistan only allows Afghanistan to export goods to India but doesn't allow any other two-way trade through...

23 Nov 2021 1:20 PM IST

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (AP)

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Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones

The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept parliamentary...

7 Nov 2021 10:40 AM IST

Taliban fighters stand guard near the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital in Kabul on November 2, 2021, after at least 19 people were killed and 50 others wounded in an attack on a military hospital. (Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

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Senior Taliban commander among dead in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in the attack claimed by the Taliban's hardline rivals, the Islamic...

3 Nov 2021 11:14 AM IST

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Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance

Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement since 2016 but has remained a reclusive figure

31 Oct 2021 1:40 PM IST

In this May 20, 2021, file photo, Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

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Zalmay Khalilzad resigns as special Afghan envoy, replaced by Thomas...

Thomas West had previously served as the Deputy Special Representative

19 Oct 2021 11:01 AM IST

$The spokesperson emphasised the fact that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had kept flying in and out of Kabul under \difficult circumstances\ when others had ceased their operations. (AP Image)$ World

Pakistan opens air route to Afghanistan for commercial cargo

Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan International Airlines said that it had immediately suspended its operation in Kabul...

17 Oct 2021 4:06 PM IST

Taliban fighters working as a police force stand guard at the entrance gate of a police district in Kabul. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)

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US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Since the Taliban took power, IS extremists have ramped up attacks on the militant group, as well as ethnic and...

9 Oct 2021 10:54 AM IST