TALIBAN DELEGATION

The Taliban were not invited to the first meeting, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said they set unacceptable conditions for attending the second one in February, including demands that Afghan civil society members be excluded from the t...

Earlier in June, Germany's interior minister Nancy Faeser said Germany was considering deporting Afghan migrants who posed a security threat back to Afghanistan, after a deadly stabbing of a police officer drew calls for a tougher line on migration....

Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman said on Sunday, after snubbing an invitation to the previous round. A key element of the talks held in the Gu...

Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, expressed optimism for improved ties with India post its upcoming elections from April to June. Amid strained relations due to alleged terrorism support and territorial disputes, Asif hopes for a shift afte...

An Indian delegation led by MEA Joint Secretary JP Singh met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul, marking the first high-level meeting between the Taliban regime and the Indian government. The meeting discussed various issues, i...

Tensions also exist around Pakistan's ongoing expulsion of Afghans. Pakistan has deported more than half a million Afghans without valid papers in recent months as part of a crackdown on such foreigners. Pakistan has long hosted about 1.7 million Af...

The Pakistan government has decided to target Afghan refugees on its soil as a leverage to pressurize the Taliban regime. Pakistan hopes that its decision to deport Afghans would attract the attention of the international community, particularly the...

China has appointed a new ambassador to Afghanistan, signaling its growing support for the Taliban. While other countries have not formally recognized the emirate, China's decision to appoint a new ambassador demonstrates its willingness to make its...

China's newly appointed ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, presented his credentials to the acting prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mohammad Hassan Akhund. While China claims it is a normal rotation, the Taliban sees it as an...

Yet the paring of the currency’s losses seen after regime change also belies the dramatic upheaval that persists on the ground with Afghanistan largely cut off from the global financial system because of sanctions. Unemployment is rampant, two third...

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the UN special envoy for global education said.

The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan, is scheduled to be voted on by the 15-member council on Thursday afternoon. Diplomats said it is almost certain to be approved, though Russia and China might abstain.

Asif's remarks come as Pakistan has witnessed a surge in TTP violence since peace talks between the militant group and the government began to falter in the latter half of last year. The TTP formally ended the ceasefire on November 28 and has execut...

The meeting comes a day after Prime Minister Modi hosted a number of prominent Sikhs at his residence, and a day before the Punjab Assembly polls. Prime Minister Modi talked about the immense difficulties faced by the Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan...

The Modi government has often asserted its commitment to the minorities of Afghanistan who have faced religious persecution, especially from the Talibans.

A Sikh delegation arrived in India from Afghanistan under Operation Devi Shakti. They also brought the Holy Guru Granth Sahib with them. Watch: Sikh delegation arrives in India from Afghanistan under Operation Devi Shakti

Several of the districts are strategic, bordering Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The surge has also exposed weaknesses in the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces. Many districts fell without a fight and more than 1,000 soldiers fled to Taj...

The announcement came at a press conference at the end of a visit by a senior Taliban delegation to Moscow this week — a trip meant to offer assurances that the insurgents' quick gains in Afghanistan do not threaten Russia or its allies in Central A...