Taliban

The Taliban, now in control of the state apparatus in Afghanistan, have inherited an untapped $1 trillion trove of minerals, some of which could power the world's transition to renewable energies, but tapping the resources would not come so…
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Around 150 Indian citizens, were picked up by the Taliban from outside the gates of Kabul airport this morning, according to a top government source who also said that they were in no immediate danger. The Indian nationals were being…
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तालिबान से डर और अफगानिस्तान छोड़कर भागने वाले पूर्व राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनी को बड़ा झटका लगा है। अफगानिस्तान के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनी के भाई हशमत गनी अहमदजई अब तालिबान के साथी हो गए हैं। मीडिया रिपोर्ट की मानें तो अशरफ गनी के भाई हशमत…
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US President Joe Biden said on Friday any attack by the Taliban on American forces or attempts to disrupt evacuation operations at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan will invite a "swift and forceful response". Biden also reiterated that…
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Most Afghans are unable to leave their homeland and those who may be in danger “have no clear way out,” the UN refugee agency said on Friday. Shabia Mantoo, spokesperson of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, reiterated its call to…
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The Taliban might wait till August 31 when the United States is scheduled to complete the withdrawal of its forces from the country, an Afghan official with talks with the Taliban said to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.…
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As it became apparent earlier this week that New Delhi planned to bring back its officials from Kabul, senior Taliban leader Sher Mohammed Abbas Stanekzai reached out to the Indian side with a surprise request: Would India retain its…
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The Taliban celebrated the war-ravaged country’s independence day on Thursday by declaring that they defeated the 20-year-old United States led-invasion as they took over the country. The new independence day also commemorates the 1919…
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The Taliban have asked Afghan imams to try to counter negative reports about the group during the first Friday prayers and also urge people not to try to flee the country as tens of thousands of people are trying to escape since the…
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For decades the Taliban's leadership structure has been in the shadows: Even before the U.S. invasion in 2001, little was known about how the group operates beyond the names of a few top leaders. Now the militants are trying to recast…
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