UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact

Kabul: It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy…

BJP uses Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan to garner votes: Mehbooba

Jammu: Accusing the BJP of playing politics over the issues of Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan to…

Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies

Kabul: Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed…

China to host virtual meeting on Afghanistan

Beijing: China says it will host a virtual meeting of Central and South Asian state leaders…

Trump aides aim to build GOP opposition to Afghan refugees

Washington: As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in the US, a…

ETIM militants left Afghanistan: Taliban tells China

Beijing: The Taliban have informed China that the ETIM militants from the volatile Xinjiang province who…

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a…

Pakistan foreign minister hosts ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbours

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Wednesday, hosted the first ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbours…

Afghanistan: Religious scholars call for end of fighting in Panjshir

As fighting between the Taliban and members of the Afghan resistance in the Panjshir Valley raged…

Afghan situation raises new security questions: Rajnath Singh

Chandigarh: The current happenings in Afghanistan have raised new security questions, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said…