Afghanistan

Ex-Afghan minister now delivers food on a bicycle in Germany

Former Afghan minister ends up as food delivery boy on bicycle in Germany

A former minister in Afghanistan has now reportedly taken up a job delivering food in Germany.

Aug 26, 2021

Despite Taliban deadline, US keen to ensure Americans, partners leave Afghanistan beyond Aug 31

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington would work to ensure Americans and Afghan partners could leave Afghanistan beyond the planned August 31 deadline for the ongoing evacuation from Kabul.

Aug 26, 2021

India introduces new category of visa to fast track Afghan applications

Afghan passports with Indian visas stolen, ISI hand suspected: Reports

Many Afghan passports with Indian visas from Kabul have been stolen and the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI is said to be behind it.

Aug 26, 2021

US should withdraw troops, contractors before Aug 31: Taliban spokesman

The US should withdraw all troops and contractors from Afghanistan before the August 31 deadline and no extension for the ongoing evacuation process would be possible, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said here.

Aug 25, 2021

Joe Biden's approval rating plunges to lowest point after Afghan debacle: Poll

US President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen to the lowest point in his seven months in the White house, amid a fresh Covid resurgence and the chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a new poll.

Aug 25, 2021

16 of 78 evacuees from Afghanistan test positive for Covid at IGI Airport

A total of sixteen out of 78 evacuees who landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Kabul on Tuesday has tested positive for Covid-19. The infected evacuees also include the three Sikhs who brought back with them Guru Granth Sahib from Afghanistan Gurdwaras.

Aug 25, 2021

Angelina slams US for Afghanistan withdrawal: As an American I'm ashamed

Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie has expressed anger over the decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, which has led to the Afghan government falling to the Taliban.

Aug 24, 2021

Taliban takeover has once again put a big question mark on Afghanistan's future

The Talibans takeover of Afghanistan has once again put a big question mark on its future, but it has also offered a glimmer of hope for the redevelopment of this war-ravaged country utilising its natural resources, writes Asad Mirza.

Aug 24, 2021

Taliban's Return: Afghans rush to buy hijab and turban; Prices jump in one week

Shopkeepers in Kabul say the prices and sales of turban and hijab have increased with the Taliban's return to Afghanistan.

Aug 23, 2021

How corruption played a crucial role in marking the return of Taliban in Afghanistan?

International political experts revealed that people in Afghanistan found no difference between Taliban regime and the government created by the United States

Aug 23, 2021

One Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash, reveals US diplomatic cable

A string of official reports, many deleted last week from US government sites due, apparently, to "ongoing security concerns", showed how a corrupt elite in Afghanistan ran the government for personal gain while committing crimes with impunity, alienating ordinary people and driving many into the arms of the insurgency, the Daily Mail reported.

Aug 23, 2021

Americans beaten up by Taliban while reaching Kabul airport; Advisory issued

Americans have been beaten by the Taliban while attempting to reach the US-held airport in Kabul, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a Defense Department briefing held after US citizens were told Saturday not to travel to the airport due to security threats.

Aug 23, 2021

Pentagon monitoring Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan 'with deep concern'

Panjshir valley remains the last bastion of resistance; Ahmad Massoud ready to fight Taliban

Panjshir valley will not be handed over to the Taliban and resistance fighters will be ready to fight back if the extremist group tries to seize it, the son of one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s.

Aug 23, 2021

Afghan Sikh Member of Parliament rescued from Kabul; thanks India, gets emotional remembering home [details]

He requested that the Indian Air Force also save the rest of the Sikhs trapped in Afghanistan. He told that at present there are about 280 Sikhs trapped in a gurdwara, who are waiting for help.

Aug 22, 2021

US sending troops to Kabul airport for Embassy drawdown

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Amid reports of the alleged abduction of around 150 Indians from outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, local Afghan journalist Zaki Daryabi said that the kidnapped persons were released and they were on the way to the airport.

Aug 21, 2021

No co-education in universities, first Fatwa by Taliban

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's Herat province have ordered the government and private universities that girls will no longer be allowed to sit in the same classes with boys, Khaama News reported.

Aug 21, 2021

Resistance Begins: Besides Panjshir, 3 districts in Baghlan recaptured from Taliban

Resistance to Taliban takeover begins in parts of Afghanistan as Panjshir remains cut off, while 3 districts of Baghlan report to have recaptured 3 districts so far from Taliban

Aug 21, 2021

Panjshir Valley under Amrullah Saleh emerges as final bastion of resistance to Taliban

The Panjshir Valley is Afghanistan's last remaining holdout where anti-Taliban forces seem to be working on forming a guerrilla movement to take on the Islamic fundamentalist group.

Aug 21, 2021

How far will Afghan crisis impact global crude oil prices? Experts in dilemma

Will the political turmoil in strategically-located Afghanistan impact global crude oil prices? No one has the answer yet.

Aug 21, 2021

K'taka IPS officers salute their lady cadre mate discharging duties in Afghanistan

Karnataka IPS officer Savita Hande still in Kabul with UN office, batchmates wish for her safety

Top Karnataka Police officers, including ADGP, Railway, Bhaskar Rao and Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, are praying for safe return of their IPS batchmate Savita Hande, who is presently in Afghanistan as a senior security officer with the United Nations.

Aug 21, 2021

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Afghanistan

Former Afghan minister ends up as food delivery boy on bicycle in Germany

Despite Taliban deadline, US keen to ensure Americans, partners leave Afghanistan beyond Aug 31

Afghan passports with Indian visas stolen, ISI hand suspected: Reports

US should withdraw troops, contractors before Aug 31: Taliban spokesman

Joe Biden's approval rating plunges to lowest point after Afghan debacle: Poll

16 of 78 evacuees from Afghanistan test positive for Covid at IGI Airport

Angelina slams US for Afghanistan withdrawal: As an American I'm ashamed

Taliban takeover has once again put a big question mark on Afghanistan's future

Taliban's Return: Afghans rush to buy hijab and turban; Prices jump in one week

How corruption played a crucial role in marking the return of Taliban in Afghanistan?

One Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash, reveals US diplomatic cable

Americans beaten up by Taliban while reaching Kabul airport; Advisory issued

Panjshir valley remains the last bastion of resistance; Ahmad Massoud ready to fight Taliban

Afghan Sikh Member of Parliament rescued from Kabul; thanks India, gets emotional remembering home [details]

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

Resistance Begins: Besides Panjshir, 3 districts in Baghlan recaptured from Taliban

Panjshir Valley under Amrullah Saleh emerges as final bastion of resistance to Taliban

How far will Afghan crisis impact global crude oil prices? Experts in dilemma

Karnataka IPS officer Savita Hande still in Kabul with UN office, batchmates wish for her safety

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