Taliban

A vintage Kabul cinema finally falls to Taliban bulldozers

December 24, 2025 11:07 pm

The Ariana Cinema in Kabul, the capital, had remained closed, save for occasional propaganda movies, since 2021, when the Taliban swept back to power.

After Operation Sindoor, India’s Afghan reset and the Pashtunistan question

December 17, 2025 12:43 pm

With Taliban–Pakistan ties fraying and Washington backing Islamabad, New Delhi must rethink ties with Afghanistan

‘You have two days. Pack...’: Indian author recounts her harrowing Escape From Kabul

December 23, 2025 2:46 pm

When survival meant erasing their own history, five women forged a desperate escape from the fall of Kabul.

What was Kandahar Strike Force, the CIA-backed Zero Unit for which Washington shooting suspect worked in Afghanistan?

November 27, 2025 11:18 pm

Zero Units were involved in operations against the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and the Haqqani network, but they have also come under controversy for human rights violations and killings of civilians.

Late-night Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's Khost killed 9 children, claims Taliban

November 25, 2025 10:38 am

Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan Updates: A Pakistani air strike in Afghanistan's Khost province has reportedly killed nine children and a woman, according to the Taliban government. Kabul says Pakistani forces also carried out attacks in Kunar and Paktika, injuring four civilians.

'They Will Shoot You, Madam': Insights into insurgencies affecting India

November 22, 2025 11:01 am

Harinder Baweja dips into her four-decade-long journey, which includes interviews with wanted terrorists and senior politicians

‘Where else can we go?’ As refugees return, Afghanistan’s housing crisis deepens

October 30, 2025 5:51 pm

Forced back from Iran and Pakistan, thousands of Afghan families are searching for homes they can no longer afford. With rents doubling, public parks turning into refugee camps, and aid dwindling, the return home has become a second displacement.

Shashi Tharoor writes: India's Taliban outreach requires reconciling principle with pragmatism

October 30, 2025 11:46 am

Engagement does not require moral whitewashing, but it does require constant public scrutiny and clear red lines. Hard task for New Delhi is to protect both national security and the dignity of the rights-bearing citizenry our government represents

Delhi & Kabul: A bond tested by geopolitics

October 26, 2025 3:47 am

The recent visit of Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi in the second week of October was not just another diplomatic engagement. It reflected how old ties are being reworked in a new regional setting marked by uncertainty and change.

Amid talks in Istanbul, Pakistan Defence Minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail

October 25, 2025 10:52 pm

This comes as Pakistani and Afghan officials are holding the second round of border talks to address tensions and curb cross-border terrorist activities.

Covered in black cloth: The mannequins of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

January 16, 2023 2:42 pm

Not long after they seized power in August 2021, the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue decreed that all mannequins must be removed from shop windows or their heads taken off.

Protests in Afghanistan as Taliban move to enforce university ban on women

December 23, 2022 2:29 pm

Lost childhood: Afghan kids work at brick kilns to help families stay afloat

September 25, 2022 8:57 pm

A recent survey by Save the Children estimated that half of Afghanistan’s families have put children to work to keep food on the table as livelihoods crumbled.

Afghan girls stare at an uncertain future one year after Taliban school ban

August 13, 2022 11:18 pm

Bleak winter: With international aid gone, hunger, desperate poverty stalk Afghanistan

December 27, 2021 8:27 pm

Since the chaotic August 15 Taliban takeover of Kabul, an already war-devastated economy once kept alive by international donations alone is now on the verge of collapse.

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.

These pictures show how life changed for Afghans since Taliban takeover

September 04, 2021 4:22 pm

After ruling the country from 1996 to 2001, by forcing the radical implementation of the Sharia law, the Taliban has promised a relatively flexible way of rule this time. But the world and several Afghans remain skeptical of these claims.

US troops out, Taliban takes complete control of Kabul

August 31, 2021 6:10 pm

The war, which began 20 years ago just after the al-Qaida attacks on 9/11, has cost more than 170,000 lives and over $2 trillion to the US government.

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.

Afghanistan: Desperate scenes as people flee Taliban regime

August 23, 2021 7:53 pm

As of 2020, there are about 2.8 million Afghan refugees abroad.

India to move UN for Azhar Masood ban: MEA

February 25, 2016 4:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup onThursday said that India will yet again move the United Nations to include the name of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar on the sanctions list to ban him. Swarup said "We will be moving to 1267 Sanctions Committee to also include the name of Masood Azhar on the sanctions list. It is a great anomaly that the organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed is listed but not its leader. He also noted that India has already submitted to the UN's Sanction Committee a fresh list of 11 terrorists from Pakistan -based terror groups affiliated to Al Qaeda, Taliban and other outfits responsible for terrorism in the country. He further said "We are awaiting details from Pakistan about the composition of the Special Investigation Team and the itinerary of the visit. The two foreign secretaries are in touch.