Dealing With the Taliban: Deft Move That is Risky But Necessary

August 15 is a decisive date for Indians and Afghanistan, but for diametrically opposite reasons. Indians won their freedom 75 years ago. Afghan people lost them last year when the Taliban 2.0 stormed back to power in Kabul, took the world and might surprise themselves. The Rag-Tag religious fanatical movement has succeeded in demeaning the […]

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WION’s Pak Journalist Abducted By Taliban In Kabul, Now Safe: Report

Journalist Akistani Anas Mallick, who was in Afghanistan to cover the first warning of the Taliban’s takeover to the country, was kidnapped and physically attacked by the Taliban. However, then the Pakistani ambassador to neighboring Mansoor Ahmad Khan on Friday confirmed that he was safe. Mallick, who worked for Indian channel news channel, landed in […]

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Border fight between Iran and Taliban kills one: Afghan official

The border battle between Iranian troops and the Afghan Taliban has killed one person, according to a local Afghan official. Mawlawi Mohammad Ebrahim Animal, Commander of the Border of Islamic Emirates in Nimroz Province, quoted by Afghanistan’s Tolonews who said that one Taliban soldier had died and the other had been injured on Sunday.He claimed […]

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Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Highlights: Afghan War Has Ended, Everyone Pardoned, Says Taliban

The Taliban said Tuesday the war in Afghanistan had ended and that all their opponents would be forgiven, because they held their first press conference since winning the power of the Western supported government in Kabul. The war has ended … (leader) has forgiven everyone,” said a spokesman for Zabihullah Mujahid, adding: We are committed […]

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Canada has no plans to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan: Anand

Defense Minister Anita Anand said “heartbreaking” for members of the Canadian armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban returned to power. But Anand told the Special Parliamentary Committee on Afghanistan on Monday that the Canadian Armed Forces helped provide a generation of Afghan access to schools, universities, and health care. He said […]

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Afghanistan Taliban Highlights: Ready to stop fighting if Taliban withdraw from Panjshir, says Oppn leader Massoud

Afghanistan opposition leader Ahmad Massoud Sunday said he was ready to stop fighting if the Taliban withdrew from Panjshir. Welcomed the proposal of the Ulama Religious Council for talks to end the struggle over the valley where the opposition forces had survived since Kabul fell three weeks ago, the head of the National Resistance in […]

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Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise Islamic Emirate’

The highest leader of the Taliban, Haabatullah Akhunzada, has asked the international community to recognize the “Islamic Emirates” Afghanistan in a message in front of the Eid holiday without touching the problem of the education of girls. The government led by the Taliban has not been recognized by any country since returning to power last […]

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