Russian and Uzbek militaries begin joint Afghan border drills
Moscow fears that deteriorating security situation in Afganistan could destabilise its southern defensive flank and push refugees into its Central Asian backyard.
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Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed or wounded
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since records began in 2009, a United Nations report has revealed.
The Taliban: what could its return to power mean for Afghanistan?
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.
Afghanistan on agenda during Blinken’s visit to India
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.
For India no alternative to engaging with the Taliban
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.
Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan
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.
Durable peace in Afghanistan requires a genuine “double peace”: Jaishankar
By IAR Desk Durable peace in Afghanistan required a genuine “double peace”, Indian Minister of
Afghan troops suffer ‘shockingly high’ casualties as violence mounts
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.
Fear for women as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan
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
Taliban attacks on rise: US watchdog
By IAR Desk The latest report by the US watchdog Special Inspector General for Afghanistan