Afghanistan

Woman police officer, 8-month pregnant, killed in front of her relatives; Taliban denies role

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have shot dead a policewoman in a provincial city, BBC has reported but Taliban distanced itself from the incident

Sep 6, 2021

Taliban using US weaponry left behind to capture Panjshir Valley, last bastion fighting them

The Taliban is using advanced weaponry left behind by American troops to crush the last pockets of resistance to its takeover of Afghanistan, Daily Mail reported.

Sep 6, 2021

BBC shuts down scholar for saying Pak supports Taliban; Comes under fire

The BBC has come under fire after the network shot down C. Christine Fair, a scholar on South Asia, for speaking about Pakistan's jihad policy in Afghanistan during a programme.

Sep 6, 2021

Foreign Minister of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod

Denmark won't recognize Taliban as legitimate govt of Afghanistan; will continue development efforts [details]

The European country admitted that the Taliban government was not created legally and that the group had taken control of the country not in a peaceful manner.

Sep 5, 2021

Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed

ISI Chief in Afghanistan to meet top Taliban leaders; agenda kept secret [details]

Several media outlets in Pakistan have reported that the meeting would include "Issues relating to Pak-Afghan security, economy, and other matters will be taken up with the Taliban leadership."

Sep 5, 2021

Russia calls 20 years of US presence in Afghanistan 'catastrophe'

The US mission in Afghanistan over the past two decades "was not simply a failure, but a catastrophe", Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

Sep 3, 2021

Al-Qaeda joins Taliban in attack on Panjshir valley

Fighting is going on between Taliban, along with the al-Qaeda fighters, and the forces of a resistance front led by Ahmad Massoud in the Panjshir province of Afghanistan

Sep 2, 2021

Taliban Unchanged: Resorts to traditional Afghan method of chilling 'night letters' to targeted people

The Taliban are pinning chilling 'night letters' on the doors of those they accuse of "working for the crusaders".

Sep 1, 2021

20 years, $2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed: America's longest war, in numbers

America's longest war in numbers: 20 years, $2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed

As the last of America's C-17s flew into the night from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan Monday, the costs of America's longest war began sinking in at home.

Aug 31, 2021

Will a divided global community change its stand on Taliban 2.0 [Analysis]

As the Taliban are now inching closer to forming a government in Afghanistan, a critical question comes forth -- how will the newly formed dispensation get the necessary financial resources to run the country, writes Mahua Venkatesh.

Aug 31, 2021

Unsure China seeks US help to 'guide' Taliban in Afghanistan.

After Russia, US, it's China's turn to guide new Taliban regime in Afghanistan, seeks help from all erstwhile players

China, which has praised the Afghan Taliban for being "more clear-headed and rational than it was in power last time", suddenly finds itself on shaky ground. A more circumspect Beijing is now urging "all parties", including the United States, to "make contact" with the new regime in Kabul and also "guide it actively".

Aug 31, 2021

Female TV anchor who interviewed first Taliban spokesman has left Afghanistan

Woman TV anchor who interviewed first Taliban spokesman has left Afghanistan, here's why

Afghan TV anchor, Beheshta Arghand, who made history by interviewing a Taliban spokesman on air has left the country.

Aug 31, 2021

Researchers flee Afghanistan, those who remain fear persecution by Taliban

Ground reports state that universities and public offices are closed, staff hasn't been paid salaries and researchers who have stayed back fear paying a heavy price for their ethnicity, international collaborations and fields of study

Aug 30, 2021

Rockets fired at Kabul airport intercepted by US missile defence system; Major damage averted

Rockets fired at Kabul airport were reportedly intercepted by a US missile defence system on Monday, the BBC reported.

Aug 30, 2021

500,000 Afghans may leave in next 4 months amid Taliban takeover: UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has estimated that some 500,000 Afghans are likely to leave the war-torn country in the next four months in the wake of the Taliban takeover.

Aug 29, 2021

IS-K claims responsibility for Kabul blasts; Here's an outfit with roots in Taliban, ties to Haqqani Network

Reportedly, IS-K considers Taliban treacherous because of agreeing to the peace deal with the US. They have been behind several attacks during the past six years targeting civilians in Afghanistan at market places, schools and even hospitals

Aug 27, 2021

Kabul Bombings: Biden risks further Afghan entanglement vowing to hunt down suicide bombers (Analysis)

Trying to emerge from a 20-year quagmire in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden risks tipping over into another with his vow to "hunt down" those behind the Kabul airport suicide bombings that killed at least 103 people, including 13 American service members.

Aug 27, 2021

Report says US handed Taliban names of Americans to evacuate

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Afghanistan

Woman police officer, 8-month pregnant, killed in front of her relatives; Taliban denies role

Taliban using US weaponry left behind to capture Panjshir Valley, last bastion fighting them

BBC shuts down scholar for saying Pak supports Taliban; Comes under fire

Denmark won't recognize Taliban as legitimate govt of Afghanistan; will continue development efforts [details]

ISI Chief in Afghanistan to meet top Taliban leaders; agenda kept secret [details]

Russia calls 20 years of US presence in Afghanistan 'catastrophe'

Al-Qaeda joins Taliban in attack on Panjshir valley

Taliban Unchanged: Resorts to traditional Afghan method of chilling 'night letters' to targeted people

America's longest war in numbers: 20 years, $2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed

Will a divided global community change its stand on Taliban 2.0 [Analysis]

After Russia, US, it's China's turn to guide new Taliban regime in Afghanistan, seeks help from all erstwhile players

Woman TV anchor who interviewed first Taliban spokesman has left Afghanistan, here's why

Researchers flee Afghanistan, those who remain fear persecution by Taliban

Rockets fired at Kabul airport intercepted by US missile defence system; Major damage averted

500,000 Afghans may leave in next 4 months amid Taliban takeover: UNHCR

IS-K claims responsibility for Kabul blasts; Here's an outfit with roots in Taliban, ties to Haqqani Network

Kabul Bombings: Biden risks further Afghan entanglement vowing to hunt down suicide bombers (Analysis)

'Kill list': Report says US handed Taliban names of Americans, green card holders, Afghan allies to evacuate

UN calls for united global action against terror-enablers; India condemns Kabul bombings

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