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Taliban splinters – many from group join hardline ISIS-K to support anti-China Uyghur fighters
New Delhi : The Taliban is clearly splintering. While the group is trying to win favour from China, their foot soldiers and field commanders are calling for "jihad" against the Chinese government, citing oppression of Uyghurs and other…
TTP tells Pak govt it wants political office in 3rd country
New Delhi : The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) wants to open a political office in a third country is part of one of the three demands the terrorist group has made to Pakistani authorities during their initial talks, The Express Tribune…
Taliban signs agreements with aid groups to assist displaced families
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has signed agreements with three leading aid agencies in a bid to support hundreds of thousands of displaced families ahead of the winter season.In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of…
India, France discuss Afghanistan, threats from terror groups
New Delhi : India and France have discussed threats emanating from the UN sanctioned terror outfits on their respective territories and ways to ensure that Afghan territory is not used by ultras for radicalisation and terrorism, and is…
Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance
New Delhi : In his first-ever public appearance, Taliban supreme leader Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Pajhwok News reported.Akhundzada, who was appointed as the movement's spiritual…
Aryan Khan walks out of jail on bail
Mumbai : Ending a long vigil, Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, finally walked out of the Arthur Road Central Jail (ARCJ) here on Saturday.With thousands of fans, admirers, a huge posse of police and mediapersons camping…
Chinese FM meets Taliban’s Acting Deputy PM in Doha
Doha : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's Acting Deputy Prime Minister, in the Qatari capital of Doha, marking the first face-to-face talks between the two sides since the takeover of…
Record 22.8 mn people in Afghanistan to face starvation
New Delhi : More than half of the population of Afghanistan, or a record 22.8 million people, will face acute food insecurity from November, according to the latest report issued on Monday by the Food Security and Agriculture Cluster of…
50 IS militants surrender in Afghan province: Taliban
Kabul : Fifty members of the Islamic State (IS) terror group surrendered to Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, an official confirmed."Following efforts by local elders and authorities of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,…
Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras from their land to reward their fighters
New Delhi : Taliban officials in several provinces across Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents partly to distribute land to their own supporters, Human Rights Watch said.Many of these evictions have targeted Hazara Shia…