An Islamic fundamentalist group dominated by those of Pashtun ethnicity, the Taliban is believed to have first appeared in Saudi Arabia-funded hard-line religious madrassas in northern Pakistan in the early 1990s.
Blinken will be seeking India’s support in stabilizing Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrawal is completed at the end of August, said Dean Thompson, the top U.S. diplomat for South Asia.
Taliban delegations have been hosted by China, Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan demonstrating the group’s diplomatic outreach. India, with it’s over 3 billion development aid to Afghanistan seems to be the only odd one out in the region.
With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
By IAR Desk Durable peace in Afghanistan required a genuine “double peace”, Indian Minister of
At least 150 Afghan troops have been killed or injured in the last 24 hours in a surge of attacks by Taliban militants as foreign forces withdraw, senior government officials said on Monday.
As US troops withdraws from Afghanistan, members of Congress worry that the departure would cede control to the Taliban, whose 1996-2001 rule severely curtailed activities for Afghan women
By IAR Desk The latest report by the US watchdog Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted on
In a pre-recorded speech Ghani said the Afghan government had demonstrated the “commitment, compassion, and courage” to make hard decisions to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban but said this wouldn’t be enough.