New Delhi: A 50-year-old Afghan-origin Indian national, identified as Bansri Lal Arendeh, was abducted in Kabul at gunpoint, according to Indian World Forum president Puneet Singh Chandhok.       He said he had already informed the Ministry of External Affairs in the Government of India and sough their urgent assistance and intervention. Chandhok said that he...

With globally designated terrorists becoming top ministers in the Taliban government that will rule Afghanistan, India has raised the Afghanistan crisis issue in the UN Security Council (UNSC), saying that the situation in the war-torn country remains fragile and is of great concern for India as a neighbour. What India said During a debate at...

Taliban to allow around 200 US civilians, others to be allowed to leave on charter flights from Kabul airport, as per another report Kabul: The Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in Afghanistan is likely to be made operational in next three days, as per a media report. The report cited Taliban officials and technical...

Sydney: Standing up for women’s rights in Afghanistan, Cricket Australia has said it will have to cancel the Test match against Afghanistan if women’s team is banned from playing the game. The announcement came in the wake of media reports about Taliban banning women from playing sports that will risk them exposing their body or...

NC leader Farooq Abdullah said he hoped the new Taliban government in Afghanistan would have friendly relations with other countries Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah finds himself in the middle of a controversy after his comment on the Taliban government in Afghanistan. A day after the Taliban announced an interim government...

Kabul: Over a fortnight after taking over Kabul, the Taliban have announced a new caretaker government in Afghanistan. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has been named the acting prime minister in the new government, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was touted to be named the chief, and Mullah Abdus Salam will be his deputies. Akhund’s...

Kabul: The Taliban have claimed that they have completely conquered Panjshir, the last standing bastion in Afghanistan. The claim has been rejected by the Ahmad Massoud-led National Resistance Force (NRF), which controls Panjshir. NRF had proposed a ceasefire , but the Taliban have rejected this proposal. Claiming victory in the province, Taliban spokesperson said that...

Mullah Baradar is the head of Taliban’s political office Kabul: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of Taliban and head of its political office, is slated to lead the new government in Afghanistan, sources have said. Along with Mullah Baradar, other members who will hold senior positions in the government are Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of...

Known for his strong views on political issues, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has slammed the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and also condemned Indian Muslims who are celebrating the victory of the terror group. The actor in a video message said, “Even as the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is a cause for concern for...

Former US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley warns that China is trying to take over Bagram Air Force Base that was controlled by US for two decades Washington: America’s former envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley has called for closer monitoring of China as it attempts to take over the Bagram Air Force...

Terror group Al-Qaeda, which was behind the 9/11 attack in the US, has congratulated the Taliban for its victory in Afghanistan after the US forces left the war-torn country. The terror group in its congratulatory message to the Taliban also called for the “liberation” of Kashmir and other “Islamic lands” from the clutches of the...

India has asked the Taliban regime in Afghanistan not to use the Afghan soil for anti-Indian activities and terrorism. India held its first formal and publicly acknowledged meeting with the Taliban on Tuesday which was spearheaded by the Indian ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal. Taliban leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai was also present in the...