Taliban: News
30 Aug 2021
AfghanistanRockets fired at Kabul airport, after US strikes car bomb
Several rockets were fired at the Kabul airport on Monday, according to witnesses and security sources cited by news agency AFP.
29 Aug 2021
Afghanistan'No one has entered Panjshir'; Afghan resistance rejects Taliban's claims
The supporters of resistance leader Ahmad Massoud refuted the Taliban's claim of entering the Panjshir province from various directions.
29 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAnother attack at Kabul airport likely in 24-36 hours: US
After Thursday's dastardly attack at the Kabul airport, the United States has warned of another "specific and credible threat" at the Hamid Karzai International Airport.
28 Aug 2021
AfghanistanUP man recalls tense moments before evacuation from Kabul airport
Returning from Afghanistan, a man from the Bansdih area in Ballia thanked the Centre for his safe return and said the memories of Kabul still haunt him.
27 Aug 2021
AfghanistanWho are ISIS-K, the group behind the Kabul blasts?
Two explosions struck the heart of Kabul on Thursday, killing dozens of Afghan civilians and at least 13 US service members.
27 Aug 2021
AfghanistanIndia deflects question on recognition to Taliban after Afghanistan takeover
The central government on Friday said that currently there was no clarity on the formation of a government in Afghanistan since the Taliban's takeover.
27 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiBJP's Chugh hits out at Mufti over her Taliban remarks
Lambasting PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her reference to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to call upon the government to restore Jammu and Kashmir's special status, BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh has said she is daydreaming and that her wishes will never come true.
27 Aug 2021
KabulAfghan Sikhs, Hindus fear delayed evacuation after Kabul airport blast
After Thursday's tragic bombing at the Kabul airport, the fate of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus waiting to be evacuated remains uncertain.
27 Aug 2021
AfghanistanKabul airport blast: IS kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops
The fatal explosion at the Kabul airport on Thursday managed to kill at least 60 Afghans and 13 United States troops.
26 Aug 2021
AfghanistanExplosion outside Kabul airport; 13 killed, including children, says Taliban
Over a week after the Taliban overthrew the government in Afghanistan, an explosion occurred outside the Kabul airport, the United States military confirmed on Thursday.
26 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAll-party meeting: MEA Jaishankar says Afghanistan situation 'critical'; evacuation priority
At the all-party meeting convened by the Centre on Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said the situation there is "extremely critical" after the Taliban captured power on August 15.
26 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 'High terror threat' at Kabul airport, say US, allies
Western countries on Thursday issued a "high terror threat" at the Kabul airport, warning their citizens to leave the surrounding area.
26 Aug 2021
AfghanistanEurope gives dire warning as Kabul evacuation deadline looms
European nations offered stark warnings on Thursday about the waning days of a massive airlift to bring people out of Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country, with a British official saying an imminent attack could target Kabul's international airport.
26 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: TOLOnews reporter denies reports he was killed by Taliban
Shortly after reports emerged that a TOLOnews reporter was killed by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, the journalist clarified that he had only been thrashed and was alive.
25 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan's Taliban takeover sends dry fruit prices soaring in India
Ahead of India's festival season, the prices of dry fruits are shooting up by up to 70%. The reason behind the sudden uptick in dry fruit rates is the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, a major dry fruit exporter.
26 Aug 2021
KabulTaliban have strengthened access and control around Kabul airport: Pentagon
The Taliban have strengthened their measures of access and control around the Kabul airport, the Pentagon has said.
26 Aug 2021
IndiaAfghanistan: Taliban seeks foreign aid, reveals expectations from other countries
It's been a week since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, returning to power after 20 years in the war-torn country.
25 Aug 2021
AfghanistanChina holds first diplomatic talk with Taliban; communication 'open, effective'
A day after holding its first diplomatic talk with the Taliban representative, China on Wednesday said its communication with the Taliban is "open and effective."
25 Aug 2021
AfghanistanPakistan serving as Taliban's support base: Afghanistan's acting President
Afghanistan's former Vice President Amrullah Saleh slammed Pakistan for providing "service" and "aid" to the Taliban.
25 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan's first non-Muslim woman MP expresses grief over leaving country
Afghanistan's first non-Muslim woman MP Anarkali Kaur Honaryar never thought she would have to leave her country. But as the Taliban swept into Kabul, she had to take flight, not getting a chance to even collect a handful of the soil as a memory of her motherland.
25 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAll Afghans must travel to India on e-Visa: Government
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that all Afghan nationals henceforth must travel to India only on e-Visa in view of the prevailing situation in Afghanistan.
25 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Biden says he's sticking to August 31 withdrawal deadline
United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he wants to stick to the August 31 deadline for pullout from Afghanistan.
24 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTaliban fighters are abducting children, elderly in Andarab Valley: Saleh
Taliban members are not allowing food and fuel to reach the Andarab Valley in the northern Baghlan province, Afghanistan's former Vice-President Amrullah Saleh said.
24 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Ukrainian plane evacuating citizens hijacked, taken to Iran
A Ukrainian plane that was evacuating people from Afghanistan was reportedly hijacked by unidentified persons on Tuesday.
24 Aug 2021
Afghanistan78 people, evacuated from Afghanistan, land in Delhi today
A special Air India flight carrying 78 people, including 25 Indian nationals, reached New Delhi from Tajikistan's Dushanbe on Tuesday.
23 Aug 2021
AfghanistanPopular popstar Aryana Sayeed flees Afghanistan in American cargo jet
As the Taliban takes control, Afghanistan's biggest female pop star Aryana Sayeed managed to flee the country via an American cargo jet recently.
23 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghan soldier killed in gunfight at Kabul airport; 3 injured
One Afghan security personnel was killed while three others were injured in a firefight with unidentified gunmen at the Kabul airport on Monday, Germany's military said.
23 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 146 evacuees reach India today via various flights
At least 146 people evacuated from Afghanistan reportedly reached India on Monday via various flights.
22 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: UK Defence Ministry claims 7 died near Kabul airport
The United Kingdom's Defence Ministry Sunday said seven people died near the Kabul airport amid the chaos following the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan.
22 Aug 2021
AfghanistanUS President Biden briefed on potential IS threat in Afghanistan
United States President Joe Biden was on Saturday briefed by his national security team on a potential Islamic State (IS) threat in Afghanistan, the White House said.
22 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Week after Kabul fell, anti-Taliban forces retake 3 districts
Anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan have reportedly retaken three districts in the northern province of Baghlan.
22 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghanistan: IAF evacuates 168 from Kabul; flight reaches Delhi
Amid a chaotic situation in Afghanistan, India evacuated 168 individuals from Kabul via a special repatriation flight.
21 Aug 2021
Afghanistan150 Indians were questioned by Taliban, have now reached airport
Nearly 150 Indian nationals, who were said to have been "abducted" by the Taliban this morning, were actually taken to a police station in Kabul for questioning, top government sources confirmed to NDTV and News18.
21 Aug 2021
AfghanistanTop Taliban leaders may be exempted from UN sanctions list
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Sirajuddin Haqqani, and 133 other leaders of the Taliban may soon be exempted from the United Nations' sanctions list on the terror group, News18 reported.
21 Aug 2021
Afghanistan150 people, including Indians, captured in Kabul; Taliban denies
Nearly 150 people, many of whom are believed to be Indian citizens, have been abducted by Taliban fighters from outside the Kabul international airport in Afghanistan, the local media reported.
20 Aug 2021
Afghanistan'Sheru' Stanikzai of Taliban: Indian Army veterans remember 1982 batchmate
He was once a 20-year-old lad, training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in the hilly city of Dehradun. He was not very religious and enjoyed weekend hikes and riverside trips.
20 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAfghan man deported from Nagpur has joined Taliban
An Afghan national, who was deported to Afghanistan from Nagpur in June this year after he was found staying in Nagpur illegally, has apparently joined the Taliban, and his picture holding a rifle has surfaced on social media, a senior police official said.
20 Aug 2021
Afghanistan'Want cheaper petrol? Go to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan,' says BJP leader
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has sparked controversy after telling a journalist to "go to Taliban" for being questioned over rising fuel prices.
20 Aug 2021
IndiaTaliban searched closed Indian Consulates in Afghanistan, took parked cars
The Taliban visited Indian Consulates in two cities of Afghanistan on Wednesday, looked for documents and took away parked cars, NDTV reported citing government sources.
20 Aug 2021
AfghanistanUS officials knew Afghanistan could fall to the Taliban
Just last month, an internal US State Department document had warned top American officials about Afghanistan's potential fall to the Taliban.
