Afghan News

Afghanistan: Taliban 'desperate' for resumption of flights to India

The Afghan Taliban’s hopes of resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan gained a fresh lease of life after flights resumed between Kandahar and Dubai

Afghanistan: Single Afghan women, widows battle starvation under Taliban's Sharia regime

Since the Taliban gained control of the country, Afghanistan has been on the brink of universal hardship. As many as 97% of people are now estimated to be living in poverty, up from 72% in 2018

Afghanistan: Taliban detain, thrash teacher for supporting women's education

Ismail Mashal had caused a storm by tearing his degree certificates to shreds on TV in December, protesting the edict by the Afghan Taliban ending women's higher education in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban to buy Blowfish drones from China for war against Islamic State

China is providing modern weaponry to the Taliban in the wake of the recent attack by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) on a hotel in Kabul that mostly housed Chinese nationals

Taliban says it captured Panjshir with no civillian deaths, resistance forces deny claim

Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight, the NRF tweeted

Amid uncertainty in Afghanistan, Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets Antony Blinken to boost India-US ties

This was the first high-level discussion between the officials of the two countries after the withdrawal of American troops from the country on 31 August

Why Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reaching out to Taliban as US exits Afghanistan

The Turkish president sees an opportunity to not only improve his standing amongst NATO allies, but also curb the flow of Afghan migrants into his country

Former UK soldier finally escapes Afghanistan with his 200 dogs and cats

The animal rescuer made his way out of the strife-torn country on board a private jet after going “through hell” amid the chaos at the airport