Kabul

From Delhi to Kabul, and beyond – the stories lost and told

October 15, 2025 3:45 pm

At the height of the war in Afghanistan, as we journalists worked to write the first draft of history, I became deeply invested in Afghan women’s fears of the Taliban’s return. Now I just helplessly wait for the day when Afghan girls will walk to school again, heads held high

With new Great Game, India must engage with the Taliban and Kabul

October 11, 2025 7:18 pm

India’s Afghanistan approaches have to be framed within a changing environment in its western neighbourhood. A firm presence in Afghanistan is key to ensuring that India manages any negative impact

Kabul blames Pakistan for airstrikes that killed 3 people in eastern Afghanistan

August 29, 2025 2:01 pm

In Kabul, the foreign ministry decried the strikes that took place late Wednesday in Nangarhar and Khost provinces, calling them a “provocative act” by Pakistan.

This capital city could be the first in the world to run out of water. Here’s why

July 22, 2025 5:57 am

Mercy Corps says up to 80 per cent of Kabul’s groundwater is polluted due to sewage and waste. Residents report frequent sickness from using water, even for brushing their teeth.

Pahalgam terror attack: Taliban Kabul and Ankara join global outcry, Delhi blunts Islamabad’s moves

April 30, 2025 11:21 am

On Monday, Kabul said a top Indian diplomat had met Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral political relations and enhance trade and transit cooperation. The ministry said they also exchanged views on recent regional developments.

Taliban expands CCTV surveillance in Kabul to monitor millions, 'can zoom in on individuals kilometres away'

February 28, 2025 5:28 am

While authorities claim the surveillance network is intended to combat crime, critics warn it could be used to enforce the Taliban’s strict morality codes under Sharia law.

As I live in exile, I watch in horror as the Taliban seek to erase women

November 14, 2024 7:32 pm

The ban on girls and women praying or speaking aloud in public and the requirement of coverings are more than an infringement on their rights. It is designed to obliterate a social structure within which women view and draw strength from one another.

Express View on the silencing of Afghan women: Apartheid in Kabul

November 04, 2024 12:03 am

The Taliban’s move underlines a misogynistic culture of invisibilisation. Years of rage and deprivation will make themselves felt; gender apartheids are not merely about women’s rights but about universal dignities

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul kills six, injures 13

September 03, 2024 12:38 am

Among the victims was a woman, and all those injured were civilians who were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

August 20, 2024 5:07 pm

The morality ministry has previously said that women should cover their faces or wear an all-enveloping burq

Taliban fighters take over amusement park in Kabul

October 10, 2021 10:15 pm

Pictures of Taliban fighters spending time in an amusement park along Qargha reservoir emerged a day after an explosion at a mosque in Kunduz province killed scores of people.

Kabul blasts: 12 photos that show scale of devastation and tragedy

August 27, 2021 6:57 pm

US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after two suicide bombings near the Kabul airport claimed over 100 lives.

India airlifts diplomats, citizens stranded in crisis-hit Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 10:44 pm

Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday evacuated its entire embassy, including 130 diplomats, and around 20 Indians stranded in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Panic grips Afghanistan as Taliban enters Kabul

August 16, 2021 2:12 pm

Making rapid advancement across Afghanistan, the Taliban forces on Sunday entered Kabul and stated that they were awaiting a peaceful transfer of power.

Photos | Several feared dead after massive explosion near Indian Embassy in Kabul

May 31, 2017 11:18 am

Kabul blast: A car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul , killing several people and injuring scores of others. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed that the staff at the Indian Embassy in Kabul are safe.

Afghan women's rights activists break with tradition, carry coffin of woman beaten to death

March 23, 2015 3:55 pm

An Afghan woman who was beaten to death by a mob was buried in Kabul on Sunday (March 22nd). In an unprecedented move, her coffin was carried by women’s rights activists.

Pollution In Kabul potentially kills thousands every year

February 13, 2016 2:57 pm