IAEA strikes deal with Iran on monitoring of nuclear programme
The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday allowing the Agency access to surveillance cameras inside its atomic facilities.
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Ahmad Shah Massoud’s prophetic words: For peace in Afghanistan, Pakistan must be kept away
A journalist recalls meeting Ahmad Massoud’s father
BRICS adopted a counter-terrorism action plan, says Modi at summit
“There was convergence of views on the threat posed by growth of terrorism and extremism, and all Brics partners agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Brics action plan on counter-terrorism,”
The SCO and Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan
By IAR Desk The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be holding its 20th summit on
Taliban name new Afghan government amid protests in Kabul
Sarajuddin Haqqani, son of the founder of the Haqqani network, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, will be the new interior minister,
An elegy for Pranab Mukherjee from Bangladesh
He was an unfeigned admirer of Bangladesh.
Indian envoy meets Taliban representative
Hours after the historic exit of US forces from Afghanistan, India and the Taliban opened direct talks in Doha.
Last U.S. troops depart Afghanistan after massive airlift ending America’s longest war
As the U.S. troops departed, they destroyed more than 70 aircraft, dozens of armored vehicles and disabled air defenses that had thwarted an attempted Islamic State rocket attack on the eve of the U.S. departure.
Why do Russia and ally Tajikistan hold divurgent positions regarding the Taliban?
Tajiks are quite disappointed by a “neutral”, seemingly not supportive (and being apparently “pro-Taliban”) Russia’s present position in the traditional Pashtu-Tajik tensions
Kabul attacks pull familiar adversary Islamic State back into U.S. sights
Independent U.N. experts had already told the Security Council in a report published last month that ISIS-Khorasan had expanded its presence to several provinces, including Kabul, and that fighters had formed sleeper cells.