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  No women journalists at Muttaqi's press conference in Delhi sparks outrage

  India | October 10, 2025 23:39 IST

  Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s Delhi press conference excluded women journalists, drawing global criticism over the Taliban’s ongoing gender discrimination.

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  Why is Trump so keen to take over Bagram air base, and why India, China, Pak are unitedly opposing

  World | October 31, 2025 11:26 IST

  Bagram's location provides a critical vantage point for monitoring China's nuclear activities, as it is approximately 92 kilometers from China's nuclear sites.

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  Taliban Foreign Minister to visit India on Oct 9, first diplomatic breakthrough since 2021 takeover

  World | October 03, 2025 9:18 IST

  Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit India on October 9, marking the first senior-level Taliban delegation to New Delhi since 2021. The visit comes after months of backchannel diplomacy and growing humanitarian aid from India.

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  Afghanistan faces first nationwide internet blackout as Taliban enforce morality crackdown | Details

  World | September 30, 2025 8:03 IST

  Afghanistan has plunged into a nationwide internet blackout after the Taliban banned fiber-optic services, citing immorality. At the same time, Pakistan has warned Kabul of a military response if cross-border terrorism continues, escalating regional tensions.

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  'Not even a meter of land': Taliban rejects Trump's bid to retake Bagram airbase

  World | September 21, 2025 23:43 IST

  In the last few days, Trump has repeatedly said the US wants to reclaim the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. On Sunday, he also warned the Taliban regime, saying the US wants the Bagram airbase.

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  Why did India abstain from voting against the Taliban at UNGA? Explained

  Explainers | July 09, 2025 9:12 IST

  India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, in the explanation of vote, said that any coherent policy to address a post-conflict situation must combine a mix of policy instruments – incentivising positive behaviour and disincentivising harmful actions.

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  Russia becomes first Country to formally recognise Taliban govt in Afghanistan

  World | July 04, 2025 8:52 IST

  Russia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban government, marking a major diplomatic shift and ending the group's global isolation since 2021. The move could influence other nations to reconsider their stance despite ongoing human rights concerns.

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  Taliban Turns to India: A New Diplomatic Shift in the Wake of Pakistan's Tensions?

  Originals | May 16, 2025 19:19 IST

  Is a reset on the horizon? India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with Taliban's Amir Khan Muttaqi, thanking Kabul for condemning the Pahalgam attack, marking New Delhi's first political-level contact with the Afghan regime since 2021.

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  Jaishankar speaks to Taliban minister, lauds Afghanistan's condemnation of Pahalgam attack

  India | May 16, 2025 6:48 IST

  The phone conversation built on an earlier meeting between Muttaqi and Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri in Dubai in January, and marked the highest level of contact between India and the Taliban since the latter seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

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  Indian envoy meets Taliban leadership amid diplomatic rift with Pakistan after Pahalgam attack

  World | April 28, 2025 17:06 IST

  The meeting between the two leaders focused on strengthening bilateral relations and advancing cooperation in both economic and diplomatic spheres.

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  British man travels to Afghanistan, falls in love with a Taliban, says 'It was passionate'

  Trending | April 23, 2025 15:27 IST

  Toyosi Osideinde, a 30-year-old British man who got so addicted to travelling to dangerous countries that he has travelled to 69 countries so far. However, when he travelled to Afghanistan, he shockingly fell in love with a Taliban.

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  Russia's top court lifts Taliban's designation as 'terrorist organisation' after two decades

  World | April 17, 2025 23:18 IST

  The move was a diplomatic victory for the Taliban, who were put on Russia's list of terrorist organisations in 2003, making any contact with them punishable under Russian law.

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  OPINION | Taliban in Karnataka: Culprits must be punished

  India | April 16, 2025 15:52 IST

  The woman was appealing to the mob with folded hands, but the men continued beating her with sticks. The question is: Is religious fundamentalism above law in India? Have the religious radicals no fear of law?

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  US cuts foreign aid, orders Afghan women scholars to return amid Taliban restrictions: Reports

  India | March 09, 2025 8:37 IST

  US aid funding had previously enabled thousands of Afghan women to study abroad or continue their education online, but many of these programs are now suspended.

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  Taliban urges India to grant visas to Afghan businessmen; calls New Delhi a 'key regional player'

  World | January 10, 2025 12:02 IST

  While assuring New Delhi that Afghanistan does not pose a threat to any nation, Taliban has urged India to grant visa to Afghan businessmen, students, patients.

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  How India-Afghan Taliban reshaped ties with first high-level talks- How will this impact Pakistan?

  News | January 09, 2025 16:13 IST

  India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Afghanistan's Acting FM Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai, marking the first high-level talks between India and the Taliban since their 2021 return to power.

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  Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained

  Explainers | December 29, 2024 15:41 IST

  Afghan Taliban and Pakistan are currently embroiled in a conflict after Islamabad launched strikes on Afghanistan. Pakistan claimed that its strikes intended to punish TTP, which is allegedly involved in conducting attacks in the country.

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  Afghan Taliban attacks Pakistan: Pakistani soldier killed, 11 wounded

  World | December 29, 2024 18:47 IST

  The relations between Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan have witnessed a downslide in recent times as Islamabad accuses Taliban of failing to control TTP rebels.

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  Pakistan attacks Afghanistan: Airstrikes killed 46 people, mostly women and children, claims Taliban

  World | December 26, 2024 8:13 IST

  The death count in the bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday mounted to 46. The Taliban government said most of the victims were children and women.

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  Pakistan airstrikes Paktika province in Afghanistan, 15 killed, Taliban vows to retaliate

  World | December 25, 2024 8:45 IST

  While Pakistani officials have not officially confirmed the airstrike, security sources close to the military said that the attack was aimed at Taliban hideouts near the border. Meanwhile, the Taliban govt in Afghanistan has vowed to retaliate.