Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban holds meeting to discuss political, security, social issues
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 31 (ANI): Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday informed that "the Islamic Emirate leadership council" held a three-day meeting in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. The meeting was headed…
Kabul Mayor appointed by Taliban imposes sharia laws amid talks of being moderate
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): The newly-appointed Kabul mayor, who is also the head of the Taliban's municipality commission, Hamdullah Nomani on Monday enforced Sharia law in the capital. In…
Taliban looks to secure cash flow by continuing Afghanistan’s lucrative drug trade: Experts
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): After the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, the group is looking to sustain the new regime by securing its cash flow through the lucrative…
PM Modi discusses Afghanistan situation with President of European Council
New Delhi [India] August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke on the telephone with President of the European Council Charles Michel about the evolving situation in Afghanistan…
New Afghanistan government to be formed by Taliban in few days, says Pak Foreign Minister
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 31 (ANI): Pakistan, which has been accused by several countries of tacitly backing the Taliban on Tuesday said that a new government will be formed in Afghanistan…
Post US exit from Afghanistan, video surfaces of Taliban flying US chopper with man dangling from rope
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Shocking footage has surfaced on social media from reportedly Afghanistan's Kandhar in which an American Black Hawk chopper is seen flying with what seems to…
Turmoil in Afghanistan and India’s Calibrated Steps
As the dust settles on the erstwhile Kingdom of Gandhara, the attention shifts from the ongoing evacuation and the so-called American blunder, to ‘what next?’. Distant nations in the European…
ISIS-K’s deep involvement may worsen Afghanistan’s future
Kabul [Afghnaistan], August 31 (ANI): The catastrophic Daesh-K attack near Kabul airport that killed over 100 including 13 US troops and injured numerous has signalled severe difficulties for Afghanistan in…
US left behind USD 85 billion worth of weapons in Afghanistan, says Trump Jr
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): After its hostile takeover by Afghanistan, the Taliban have now got hold of USD 85 billion worth of weapons that were left behind by the…
PM Modi forms high-level group to monitor evolving situation in Afghanistan
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established a high-level group comprising of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, which is…
Taliban hails US departure from Afghanistan, terms it ‘historic moment’
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Taliban has hailed the departure of US troops from Afghanistan, terming it a "historic moment" while declaring that the country is now a "free and…
The Afghanistan Kaleidoscope
As Afghanistan becomes more complex one is tempted to recall events in memory which caused similar confusion. None qualifies more than 9/11 when the world was really stumped; terror, lawlessness…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
