The Congress and the Gandhis’ outrage over the exclusion of women journalists from the Taliban presser appears both dishonest and uninformed, given their own track record with Indian journalists and the clear provisions of the Vienna Convention.
In a significant step towards normalising relations with Afghanistan under Taliban rule, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced today that the country will...
In July this year, an Islamic outfit named 'Jamaat-Char Monai' announced its plans to turn Bangladesh into a Sharia-compliant nation like Afghanistan. It also vowed to follow the model implemented by the Taliban regime.
"There is no excuse for this – not now and not in the future. We are being unjust to 20 million people," the Afghanistan Minister said about Taliban policy.
The Taliban’s sudden takeover in 2021 disrupted India-Afghanistan relations. However, India’s approach of cautious engagement and humanitarian aid has kept open channels for dialogue, allowing for today’s diplomatic reset.
Taliban said the attacks were conducted "beyond the "hypothetical line" - an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a border with Pakistan which has been in dispute since long.
Afghan Taliban's Sirajuddin Haqqani categorically denied having shared any 'dream' with Masood Azhar after latter's sensational claims made during a public event.
Security officials noted that US-made weapons used by the Taliban or abandoned by American soldiers are now being smuggled into Kashmir through Pakistan.