Indian officials meet Taliban Minister in Afghanistan for the first time
Nov 09, 2024, at 11:37 pm
An Indian delegation led by J P Singh, the Joint Secretary of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division in the External Affairs Ministry, recently met Taliban's Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country.
Jul 01, 2024, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee citing the alleged collapse of law and order in the state after a video showing a woman and a man being assaulted publicly by one close to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) went viral on social media.
Top Indian official meets Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul
Mar 09, 2024, at 10:33 pm
A top Indian diplomat recently met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul when they discussed several issues, including New Delhi's humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged nation.
Taliban agrees to extension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Afghanistan
May 08, 2023, at 04:58 am
Islamabad: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has agreed to allow China’s Belt and Road Initiative, paving the way for billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in the sanction-hit country, Bloomberg reported.
Regression, Repression, Incoherence
Apr 03, 2023, at 11:43 pm
On April 1, 2023, Taliban Director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan Province, Moezuddin Ahmadi, confirmed that the country’s only women-run radio station, Sadai Banowan (Women’s Voice), had been shut down as the station violated the "laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate [of Afghanistan]" several times, by broadcasting songs and music during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
$40 million in cash as humanitarian aid reaches Afghanistan
Feb 10, 2023, at 03:33 am
Kabul: A fresh batch of $40 million in cash as humanitarian aid reached the cash-strapped and war-torn Afghanistan on Wednesday, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, said in a statement on Thursday.
Kejriwal questions Rs 200 cr fund to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Feb 06, 2023, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi: Aam Admi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticized the Centre for allocating Rs 200 crore as aid money to the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, alleging that it was done by slashing the Budgetary allocation for India’s education, health sectors, and national capital Delhi.
Pakistan: Swat: Return of the TTP
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:44 am
On October 10, 2022, the son of a local peace committee member was shot dead by unidentified terrorists in the Waliabad area of Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
India condemns terror attack on Kabul education centre
Oct 01, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Kabul/New Delhi: India on Saturday condemned the terror attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left more than 20 people dead.
Indian team visits Kabul for first time since Taliban takeover to oversee humanitarian assistance
Jun 03, 2022, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi: A team led by Joint Secretary (PAI), Ministry of External Affairs, is currently on a visit to Kabul to oversee the delivery operations of our humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
May 10, 2022, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: Late Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who lost his life last year while covering the conflict in Afghanistan, won the 2022 Pulitzer Award.
Apr 26, 2022, at 12:38 am
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
India delivers three tons of medical assistance to Afghanistan
Jan 29, 2022, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi: As part of our ongoing humanitarian assistance, India supplied the fourth batch of medical assistance consisting of 3 tons of essential life saving medicines to Afghanistan.
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Shia, Yazdi and Hazara communities are the victims of atrocities while in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan Shias are soft targets, said the speakers at a seminar here to observe the 'International Human Rights Day' organised by Jammu and Kashmir People's Justice Front (JKPJF) on Friday.
NSA: India to host 'Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan' on Wednesday
Nov 09, 2021, at 12:44 am
New Delhi: India will host the 'Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan' on Nov 10, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
Oct 25, 2021, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 100 Indian nationals, including their families, and over 200 Afghans are yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan – which was taken over by Islamist militant group Taliban on August 15.
Armed men enter Kabul gurdwara again, intimidate Afghan Sikh community members
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: In the second such incident in 10 days, heavily armed men claiming to be from the Special Unit of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the Taliban government calls itself, entered the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Friday and intimidated the Afghan Sikh community members present there, said Puneet Singh Chandhok, President, Indian World Forum.
IS-KP vs Taliban: Escalating Rivalry
Oct 11, 2021, at 10:50 pm
On October 8, 2021, at least 47 persons, including 46 Hazara Shia worshipers, were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive device among worshippers in the Sayyidabad Mosque in the Khanabad Bandar area of Kunduz city, the provincial capital of Kunduz. Another 140 persons were injured in the attack. Later, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed the incident and named Muhammad al-Uyghuri as the bomber. The bomber belongs to the Uygur community that traditionally inhabits the Xinjiang Province of China. The IS-KP release claimed the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their alleged willingness to expel Uyghurs to meet China’s demands.
Oct 09, 2021, at 09:24 pm
Kabul/UNI: Days after the vandalisation of the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul by suspected Taliban militiamen, the council of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs met on Saturday at the gurdwara to discuss the safety of the community and appealed to the Indian government for their immediate evacuation.
Developments in Afghanistan will have 'very, very significant consequences': S Jaishankar
Oct 02, 2021, at 01:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India was not taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal US and Taliban inked last year but the following developments in Afghanistan will have "very, very significant consequences" for the region and beyond, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, according to media reports.
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:45 am
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
India and Russia have same goals in Afghanistan where Pakistan pulls the Taliban strings: Experts
Sep 27, 2021, at 10:39 pm
India and the world knows without official acknowledgement that the main problem in Afghanistan is not the Taliban but Pakistan while there is a scope for the Asian giant to do better in the present situation where Russia and China would not want things to go out of control, according to experts at a recent panel discussion.
Sep 26, 2021, at 12:42 am
New York: Indian PM Narendra Modi addressed the UN General Assembly on Saturday when he gave a strong message to Pakistan and said those using terrorism as a political tool should realise that it is also a threat to them.
Won't let BJP turn India into Taliban state: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur
Sep 22, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said she won't let the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to turn India into a Taliban state, in an unsparing attack on the saffron camp while campaigning for her byelection in Bhabanipur constituency.
Sep 22, 2021, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A meeting of Foreign Ministers of SAARC countries, which was to be held on September 25 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, was called off on Tuesday tonight amid concerns over the participation by Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
Rajnath Singh discusses Afghanistan situation with US Defence secretary Lloyd J Austin
Sep 21, 2021, at 12:50 am
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talked to US Defence secretary Lloyd J Austin over the issue of Afghanistan on Monday.
Sep 20, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Afghanistan may soon Talibanise Pakistan: MJ Akbar
Sep 18, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Senior journalist and Rajya Sabha MP MJ Akbar in his latest article for a magazine wrote that with Taliban ruling Afghanistan, it may soon 'Talibanise Pakistan'.
PM Modi to address SCO summit plenary session virtually
Sep 15, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the plenary session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit virtually on September 17.