Afghanistan

Taliban ask US not to operate drones over Afghan airspace

Calling the US move a breach of national security, the Taliban's spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid asked all countries and Washington to act in accordan...

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 11:21 AM

IPL 2021: Taliban government bans broadcasting of league in Afghanistan

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the broadcasting of the Indian Premier League (IPL), currently being held in the UAE.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:51 PM

Afghanistan: Taliban resume boys-only schools, makes no mention of girls

The Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, led by the Taliban has directed all secondary schools to resume from Saturday, however, the directive only m...

Saturday, September 18, 2021 12:02 PM

Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Lavrov at SCO summit, discusses Afghanistan

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar met Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...

Friday, September 17, 2021 2:38 PM

Undeterred by violence, Afghan women continue to challenge Taliban

Despite the grave threat from the outfit, scores of women are holding demonstrations in cities across the country, demanding rights being denied to th...

Monday, September 13, 2021 12:05 PM

NSA Doval to meet Russian counterpart Patrushev, discuss Afghanistan's political, security, humanita...

Amid a volatile situation in Afghanistan, Taliban takeover and the formation of a new "Islamic Emirate" government in the war-torn country, the Nation...

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 11:30 AM

India provides refuge to former Afghan governor, 4 others

In what appears to be course correction after the Rangina Kargar episode, India has allowed five Afghans, including a former provincial Governor of Af...

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 6:18 PM

Huge protests erupt against Taliban, Pakistan in Afghan cities; fired upon

Afghanistan's capital Kabul and several other cities on Tuesday saw huge protests against Pakistan and the Taliban, whose militia resorted to indiscri...

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 4:44 PM

End game in Afghanistan was not something that anybody saw coming: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that “the end game” in Afghanistan “was not something which anybody saw coming” and it wasn’t what the wo...

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 12:00 PM

Afghanistan: Panjshir province now under full control, claims Taliban

After the fall of Kabul on August 15, Panjshir province remained the only defiant holdout where resistance forces led by Ahamd Masoud, the son of late...

Monday, September 6, 2021 10:54 AM

Panjshir resistance forces claim to have captured hundreds of Taliban

The NRF said that it surrounded hundreds of Taliban fighters in Khawak Pass and the Taliban abandoned vehicles and equipment in the Dashte Rewak area,...

Monday, September 6, 2021 10:32 AM

Taliban deploy tear gas to disperse women rights rally in Kabul

The Taliban have shot in the air and fired tear gas at female activists in the Afghan capital to disperse a demonstration in support of women's rights...

Saturday, September 4, 2021 4:07 PM

Massoud's forces claim victory over Taliban in Panjshir

Fierce fighting continues to rage in Panjshir in northeastern Afghanistan as the Taliban try to capture this sole province where victory continues to...

Friday, September 3, 2021 3:07 PM

Four people killed in clash in Central Afghan province of Parwan – Source

Four people have been killed and five more injured in a clash between the Taliban (banned in Russia) and unknown gunmen in the central Afghan province...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 1:41 PM

US will continue to support Afghan people through diplomacy, humanitarian aid: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States will continue to support the Afghan people through diplomacy, international...

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 11:36 AM

Taliban seals off Kabul airport, stops people as evacuation process nears end

The Taliban on Saturday sealed off Kabul airport in order to prevent large crowds from leaving the war-torn country as final NATO evacuation flights l...

Sunday, August 29, 2021 1:45 PM

Evacuation of our citizens, assistance to distressed Afghan nationals priority: MEA briefs political...

As many as 565 people, including 112 Afghan nationals, have been evacuated by India from Afghanistan since the Taliban seized control of the war-torn...

Thursday, August 26, 2021 3:40 PM

Do not visit Kabul airport: Australia to its citizens amid 'highly volatile' Afghan situation

After the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia has also asked its citizens to not visit Kabul airport as the situation in Afghanistan remai...

Thursday, August 26, 2021 1:08 PM