Taliban: News
14 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAs Taliban advances, it's forcing Afghan women to marry terrorists
Amid reports of the Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan, the terror group is now reportedly coercing Afghan women to marry its terrorists.
14 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban races toward Kabul as more cities fall
The Taliban is now just 50 kilometers away from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as more cities fell to the insurgents in quick succession.
13 Aug 2021
IndiaAfghanistan: Taliban captures Kandahar as clashes continue
The Taliban has captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, marking the latest jolt to the country's government in a matter of days, officials confirmed on Friday.
12 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan proposes power-sharing deal with Taliban to end violence: Report
The Afghan government has reportedly proposed a power-sharing deal with the Taliban in exchange for an end to the violence that has killed thousands of civilians.
11 Aug 2021
IndiaAfghanistan: 3 more provincial capitals fall to the Taliban
The Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals and a local Army headquarters in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday, in the latest setback to the country's government.
10 Aug 2021
AfghanistanIndia to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan on special flight today
India has appealed to all its nationals living in and around Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif to leave the country on a special flight this evening.
16 Jul 2021
AfghanistanPulitzer-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan
Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist, was killed in clashes in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Thursday night.
16 Jul 2021
AfghanistanIndian photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui, killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province
Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist, who was working with Reuters news agency has been killed in Afghanistan while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban.
11 Jul 2021
AfghanistanAs Taliban advances, India evacuates Kandahar consulate in Afghanistan
Amid reports of the Taliban gaining control of new areas around Afghanistan's Kandahar, India on Saturday evacuated around 50 of its diplomats and security personnel back to Delhi citing security concerns.
02 Nov 2020
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Gunmen storm Kabul University leaving 19 dead, 22 wounded
At least 19 people were killed and 22 wounded as gunmen stormed the Kabul University in Afghanistan on Monday, the Interior Ministry said.
18 Oct 2020
AfghanistanAfghanistan suicide car bombing leaves 12 dead, over 100 injured
At least 12 people were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide car bombing in the western Ghor province of Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.
04 Mar 2020
AfghanistanTrump speaks to top Taliban leader, calls it "good talk"
Days after the United States signed an accord with the Taliban, aimed at bringing peace in ravaged Afghanistan, President Donald Trump spoke with one founder of the terrorist organization.
29 Feb 2020
AfghanistanUS, Taliban sign historic peace deal to end Afghanistan war
After months of negotiations, the United States and Taliban on Saturday signed a historic peace agreement to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
29 Feb 2020
Donald TrumpAs observer, India will witness historic US-Taliban deal
The United States and Taliban, the terrorist organization that has been waging war in Afghanistan for years, are all set to sign a historic deal.
27 Jan 2020
AfghanistanPassenger plane with 83 onboard crashes in Taliban-held Afghanistan area
A passenger plane crashed in the Deh Yak district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Monday.
06 Jan 2020
Pakistan NewsWhat is the reason behind Sikh-Muslim tensions in Pakistan?
On Friday, a mob gheraoed a gurudwara in Pakistan's Nankana Sahib city and hurled stones at the holy shrine.
09 Oct 2019
AfghanistanTop al Qaeda leader, born in Uttar Pradesh, killed
A top leader of al Qaeda was killed by the joint forces of the United States and Afghanistan on September 23, reports claimed.
07 Oct 2019
IndiaTaliban releases three Indian engineers kidnapped last year
In a sigh of relief for India, three engineers, who were abducted in May 2018 by the Taliban, were released on Sunday in exchange for 11 Taliban members. The swap happened at an undisclosed location.
24 Sep 2019
IndiaJoining US' terror-war was Pakistan's "biggest blunder", feels Imran Khan
When the United States went all out against the Taliban in the aftermath of the attack on twin towers on September 11, 2001, Pakistan should have stayed out of it, opined the country's Prime Minister Imran Khan.
08 Sep 2019
AfghanistanDonald Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban leaders, Afghan President
On Saturday, United States President Donald Trump said that he has canceled a peace deal with Taliban leaders.
07 Jul 2019
AfghanistanAfter India's Balakot strike, Pakistani terrorists being trained in Afghanistan
Pakistan-based terror organizations, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), have reportedly shifted their cadres to Afghanistan following the Indian Air Force's airstrikes on terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot.
12 May 2019
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Former journalist shot dead in broad daylight, probe ordered
A political adviser and former journalist named Mena Mangal was shot dead in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, days after she wrote on social media that her life was under threat.
27 Apr 2019
AfghanistanUS agrees with Russia, China on pulling troops from Afghanistan
The United States yesterday agreed with rivals Russia and China on a goal of withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan, a key component of a peace deal being negotiated by Washington.
24 Apr 2019
AfghanistanUS, Afghan forces kill more civilians than insurgents do: UN
Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by the US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a UN report released today revealed.
19 Mar 2019
AfghanistanOne of seven Indian engineers, abducted by Taliban, returns home
Ten months after being kidnapped in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, one of the seven Indian nationals has safely returned to India, the External Affairs Ministry said today.
02 Mar 2019
AfghanistanTaliban attack joint US-Afghan base, kill 23 Afghan security forces
At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, as fighting continued during a pause in peace talks between the insurgents and American negotiators.
14 Feb 2019
AfghanistanAfghan peace talks: Taliban to meet US, Pakistan officials soon?
The Taliban said yesterday its negotiators would next week meet the top US and Pakistani officials including Prime Minister Imran Khan during a key round of talks in Islamabad as part of the ongoing Afghan peace talks.
06 Feb 2019
AfghanistanUS: We're holding 'constructive talks' with Taliban, Trump informs Congress
Informing Congress that his administration is holding "constructive talks" with the Taliban, US President Donald Trump said today that after two decades of war in Afghanistan, the hour has come to at least try for peace.
06 Feb 2019
North KoreaState of the Union address: Highlights from Trump's speech
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address, which was marked by both a combative and a conciliatory attitude.
30 Jan 2019
AfghanistanPak-supported terrorists will continue attacks in India, Afghanistan: US Spymaster
Terrorist groups supported by Pakistan, which uses some terror outfits as "policy tools", will continue to plan and conduct attacks in India and Afghanistan, according to America's top spymaster.
16 Jan 2019
AfghanistanTaliban threatens to end talks with US: Here's why
The Taliban yesterday threatened to end contact with the US if they deflect from the issue of foreign force withdrawal from Afghanistan.
15 Jan 2019
AfghanistanBomb blast kills Indian in Afghanistan, MEA condemns 'cowardly attack'
An Indian national was among those killed in the terror attack in Afghanistan's capital yesterday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said and called for the perpetrators of the assault as well as those who provide them shelter to be brought to justice expeditiously.
06 Jan 2019
AfghanistanAt least 30 killed as gold mine collapses in Afghanistan
At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan today.
03 Jan 2019
IndiaTrump wants India, Russia, Pak to fight Taliban in Afghanistan
Expressing dissatisfaction over New Delhi's decades-old role in the Afghanistan peace process, US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he wants the regional countries, including India, Russia, and Pakistan to fight the Taliban in the war-torn country.
15 Nov 2018
AfghanistanIn blistering 4-hour-long attack, Taliban kills 30 Afghan cops
Afghan officials said the Taliban has killed 30 policemen in a blistering overnight attack in Afghanistan's Farah province.
11 Nov 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 3 suspects arrested in JUI-S chief Haq's assassination case
Pakistan police have arrested three suspects in connection with the assassination of top cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, who was also known as the 'godfather of Taliban', the Express Tribune reported.
05 Nov 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban attack Army-police checkpoint; Kills 13 soldiers, cops
The Taliban attacked a checkpoint today in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least seven soldiers and six policemen.
03 Nov 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 'Father of Taliban' Maulana Samiul Haq killed in knife-attack
Pakistani political and religious leader Maulana Samiul Haq was killed in knife attack at his home in Rawalpindi on Friday evening.
17 Oct 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Election candidate killed in bomb blast; seven injured
In a deadly attack, a bomb placed under a sofa killed an Afghan election candidate on Wednesday, the officials said, as violence escalates ahead of the October 20 parliamentary ballot.
09 Oct 2018
AfghanistanTaliban attacks kill 12 policemen in Afghanistan province
An official said a Taliban assault in Northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan has killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded another 10.
