Afghanistan

Taliban meets Karzai-headed council amid efforts to form new govt; Red Cross appeals for support

As taliban holds meetings with Afghan politicians to form a government, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed to international donors to step up their financial and political support for the war-torn Afghanistan, and vowed to continue its humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people.

Aug 19, 2021

BJP MLA in Bihar triggers new row with Afghanistan remark on petrol prices

The BJP MLA from the Bispi Assembly constituency in Bihar's Madhubani district, Hari Bhushan Thakur Bachaul, made a controversial statement on Wednesday when he said that people having problems staying in India should go to Afghanistan and avail petrol and diesel at a lower price there.

Aug 19, 2021

Taliban suspends trade with India days after taking over Kabul

India now exports sugar, pharmaceuticals, textiles, tea, coffee, spices, and transmission towers to Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021

"Afghanistan will no longer be opium hub": Declares Taliban but data belies claims

Contrary to what the Taliban might claim, several independent and official reports by UN Office of Drugs and Crime have revealed that the Taliban are involved in all aspects of drug economy -- from systematic poppy cultivation to opium extraction, heroin labs to fees on trafficking

Aug 18, 2021

Afghan students at Lucknow University worry about families, future

Describing the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan as a "difficult moment for India", Janata Dal (S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to respond in a "humane manner".

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban 2.0: Return of militant rule could affect Afghanistan's cricket team and women's football team

Afghanistan is currently in the 7th spot in the ICC T20I rankings, ahead of Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Bangladesh

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban takeover worries dry fruit traders in India, to impact bilateral trade

Afghan exports to India include dried raisins, walnut, almond, fig, pine nut, pistachios, dried apricot, and fresh fruits such as apricot, cherry, watermelon, and medicinal herbs, which will be heavily impacted after the takeover of Taliban

Aug 18, 2021

As Taliban with Kalashnikovs roam Kabul, Afghans' dress code turns to salwar kameez [details]

The rush at the Kabul airport and the strong push to get out was one indicator of peoples anxiety about life under the Taliban. Another was a change in the dress code. Most of the men were dressed in salwar kameez.

Aug 17, 2021

MEA safely evacuates 192 Indians out of Afghanistan.

Situation is grim, says Indian envoy after landing at Jamnagar from Kabul

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successfully carried out a three-day evacuation mission to bring back 192 Indians stranded in what is now the Taliban controlled Afghanistan.

Aug 17, 2021

India introduces new category of visa to fast track Afghan applications

From Afghanistan to India: Centre fast-tracks e-visa applications, says no religion-based priority [details]

In view of the prevailing critical condition in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday announced a new category of electronic visas to fast-track applications of Afghans who are willing to come to India.

Aug 17, 2021

B'desh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.

Bangladesh refuses US request to host relocating Afghans

Bangladesh has brushed off a request from the US government to provide temporary relocation shelter to some Afghans who worked for the America-led entities in the war-torn nation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said.

Aug 17, 2021

Taliban 2.0 begins: Bridal ads covered in white paint; Dress code to salwar kameez returns

On the first day of Taliban control in Kabul, bridal dress advertisements that showed women with exposed strands of hair were covered in fresh white paint.

Aug 17, 2021

"If Taliban forms a govt of the people" then Bangladesh will accept it, says Minister

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said his country will accept the government in Afghanistan formed by Taliban if "it's a government of the people".

Aug 17, 2021

Ashraf Ghani should face trial for fleeing in most disgraceful manner, says Russian envoy

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani deserves to go on trial before the Afghan people for fleeing the country in the most disgraceful manner, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Monday in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.

Aug 17, 2021

Businesses shut in Afghanistan, people stay indoors on Day 1 after Taliban takeover

The first day of what the Taliban calls the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' saw Kabul, a bustling metropolis of six million, turn into a slow, male-dominated city without police or traffic controls and with shuttered businesses everywhere.

Aug 17, 2021

US top diplomat in Afghanistan denies reports that he left Kabul

It is pertinent to note that Flights from Kabul airport, Afghanistan's only exit point, were suspended for the majority of Monday after at least seven people were reportedly killed.

Aug 17, 2021

UNSC to Taliban: Don't let Afghanistan used by terrorist groups to harm neighbours

UN Security Council said Taliban should ensure that the territory of Afghanistan is not used by terrorist groups to harm neighbours

Aug 17, 2021

Afghanistan's fall to Taliban doesn't augur well for India: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on monday sounded a dire warning to the Central government that the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban has ominous signs for India.

Aug 16, 2021

Taliban commander's journey from Guantanamo Bay to Presidential Palace in Kabul [read now]

A Taliban commander claimed that he spent eight years in the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba in a triumphant speech from inside the Presidential Palace in Kabul as the militants declared an Islamic state of Afghanistan after the country's President joined thousands of citizens in a mass exodus.

Aug 16, 2021

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar is the face of insurgent victory

Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban leader freed from a Pakistani jail on the request of the US less than three years ago, has emerged as an undisputed victor of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, the Guardian reported.

Aug 16, 2021

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Afghanistan

Taliban meets Karzai-headed council amid efforts to form new govt; Red Cross appeals for support

BJP MLA in Bihar triggers new row with Afghanistan remark on petrol prices

Taliban suspends trade with India days after taking over Kabul

"Afghanistan will no longer be opium hub": Declares Taliban but data belies claims

Afghan students at Lucknow University worry about families, future

Taliban 2.0: Return of militant rule could affect Afghanistan's cricket team and women's football team

Taliban takeover worries dry fruit traders in India, to impact bilateral trade

As Taliban with Kalashnikovs roam Kabul, Afghans' dress code turns to salwar kameez [details]

Situation is grim, says Indian envoy after landing at Jamnagar from Kabul

From Afghanistan to India: Centre fast-tracks e-visa applications, says no religion-based priority [details]

Bangladesh refuses US request to host relocating Afghans

Taliban 2.0 begins: Bridal ads covered in white paint; Dress code to salwar kameez returns

"If Taliban forms a govt of the people" then Bangladesh will accept it, says Minister

Ashraf Ghani should face trial for fleeing in most disgraceful manner, says Russian envoy

Businesses shut in Afghanistan, people stay indoors on Day 1 after Taliban takeover

US top diplomat in Afghanistan denies reports that he left Kabul

UNSC to Taliban: Don't let Afghanistan used by terrorist groups to harm neighbours

Afghanistan's fall to Taliban doesn't augur well for India: Punjab CM

Taliban commander's journey from Guantanamo Bay to Presidential Palace in Kabul [read now]

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar is the face of insurgent victory

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