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US offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack

The drone strike in Kabul killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children.

Oct 16, 2021, 08:31 AM IST

Plans afoot to form Afghan government in exile

The government is expected to include Afghan leaders like Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, Amrullah Saleh, Ahmad Masood, Salahuddin Rabbani, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Muhammad Mohaqiq, Mohammad Hanif Atmar.  

Oct 15, 2021, 19:11 PM IST

Blast hits Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar; 33 killed, 73 injured

Eyewitnesses had described three suicide attackers, one of whom blew himself up at the entrance to the mosque with the two others detonating their devices inside the building.

Oct 15, 2021, 15:42 PM IST

T20 World Cup 2021: Mohammad Nabi feels leading Afghanistan is a tough job in tournament

The 36-year-old Mohammad Nabi is, however, not new to captaincy, having led Afghanistan from 2013 to 2015. 

Oct 15, 2021, 11:09 AM IST

Pakistan Airline suspends flights to Kabul after Taliban threat

Kabul operations of Pakistan International Airline will remain suspended until further notice.

Oct 15, 2021, 07:21 AM IST

Pakistan International Airlines suspends flights to Kabul due to Taliban interference

The suspension came as the Taliban government ordered the airline, the only international company operating regularly out of Kabul, to cut ticket prices to levels seen before the fall of the Western-backed Afghan government in August.

Oct 14, 2021, 16:46 PM IST

Strengthening India's international border with Pakistan after Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan

According to sources, there have been a total of sixteen incidents of drone infiltration in the Gurdaspur sector alone during the current year. In few attempts, Pak drones have been successful in airdropping the arms, ammunition, and drugs too.

Oct 13, 2021, 10:58 AM IST

International community needs to start cooperating with us, says Afghan Foreign Minister

Amir Khan Muttaqi said the Taliban's Islamic Emirate government was moving carefully.

Oct 12, 2021, 10:16 AM IST

Interpreter who helped rescue Joe Biden in 2008 escapes from Afghanistan

Aman Khalili was left behind in Afghanistan following the US departure from Kabul.

Oct 12, 2021, 06:38 AM IST

Ashraf Ghani's bodyguard claims he saw Afghan president escaping with millions of dollars

Brigadier General Piraz Ata Sharifi has also promised to expose the corruption of his former boss who, he says, fled the country with bags containing hundreds of millions of dollars of public money.
 

Oct 11, 2021, 18:50 PM IST

US after Doha talks: Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words

The delegations of the Taliban and the US have held their first meeting in Qatar's capital Doha.

Oct 11, 2021, 06:46 AM IST

When hardened Taliban militants enjoyed a day off at Kabul's amusement park - in Pics

A group of Taliban militants had a field day when they took a day off for recreation and visited amusement park in Kabul

Oct 09, 2021, 17:45 PM IST

Indians, Afghan minorities stranded in Kabul appeal Indian govt for immediate evacuation

After the Friday Kunduz Mosque blast, the council of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs met at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul on Saturday (October 9) to discuss the safety of the community living in Afghanistan. 

Oct 09, 2021, 14:49 PM IST

ISIS claims responsibility for Afghanistan mosque blast that claimed over 100 lives

The blast ripped through Sayed Abad Mosque in Afghanistan`s northern Kunduz province as local residents attended the mosque for Friday prayer. 

Oct 09, 2021, 08:53 AM IST

US to hold first in-person talks with Taliban since Afghanistan withdrawal: Report

The focus of talks in Doha, Qatar, would be holding Afghanistan's Taliban leaders to commitments that they would allow Americans and other foreign nationals to leave Afghanistan. 

Oct 09, 2021, 06:21 AM IST

At least 50 killed in blast at mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz

A blast tore through a mosque in Afghanistan`s northeastern province of Kunduz on Friday, a Taliban official said, causing multiple deaths.

Oct 08, 2021, 16:40 PM IST

Afghanistan developments: Russia all set to host Taliban for talks

The talks with the Taliban and other Afghan factions will take place later this month. Russia had worked for years to establish contacts with the Taliban, even though it still officially considers it a terrorist organisation. Unlike many other countries, Russia hasn't evacuated its embassy in Kabul 

Oct 07, 2021, 23:19 PM IST

India-based former Afghanistan PM is heading back to Kabul via Pakistan

Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai was the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan in the Mujahid era, from 1995-1996 under President Burhanuddin Rabbani's tenure. 

Oct 07, 2021, 16:04 PM IST

US watchdog to investigate if Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with money

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money with him. 

Oct 07, 2021, 08:41 AM IST

Situation in South Asia extremely dangerous due to Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: US

“I think it's an extremely dangerous situation in South Asia broadly. I do think that it is in China's interest, right! That the Pakistani government and army go after these jihadist groups less selectively. It's also in the interest obviously of security and stability across South Asia,” said Gen (rtd) H R McMaster. 

Oct 07, 2021, 06:49 AM IST