The meeting signals India's growing engagement with the Taliban despite no formal recognition of the Afghan government. Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said regional countries should hold peace talks to increase and continue positive interaction with Afghanistan.
The Indian envoy to the UN asserted that humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan "needs to be prioritised" by the international community, particularly after the earthquakes that killed over 2,000 people in October. India has overseen over 500 projects in the war-torn country.
According to the report, the Taliban sends women to prison if they have no male relatives or if the relatives are considered unsafe. Although the Taliban government claims to do so under the pretext of 'protection', it harms the physical and mental health of survivors.
The Tehreek-e-Jihad (TJP), a militant group affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 23 soldiers on Tuesday. Pakistan had summoned the Afghan Charge d'Affaires and issued a strong demarche after the incident.
The Afghan embassy in November announced permanent closure in New Delhi owing to the "persistent challenge from the Indian government". It also claimed attempts to tarnish its image to justify the work of Taliban-appointed diplomats and all pre-Taliban diplomats left India for other countries.
Masood Azhar news: The Taliban's interim Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid made the strongly-worded remarks after a section of Pakistani media reported about Azhar's alleged presence in Afghanistan. They claimed Pakistan sent a letter with a demand to hand him over to Islamabad.
Johnson explained that the UK had no other choice but to engage with the current Afghan government to assist the overcoming of crisis in the troubled nation.
The China-donated supplies, which arrived at the Kabul International Airport on Wednesday night, have been handed over to the Afghanistan side, state-run Xinhua news agency reported from the Afghan capital.
Afghanistan is now completely under the grasp of Taliban. Sources have suggested that Taliban might form its government on 9th of September, which is the same day when the US's Twin Towers were attacked.
Taliban's hardline interim government includes specially designated global terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani as the acting interior minister.
The Taliban announced the interim government in Afghanistan, declaring the country an "Islamic Emirate". Taliban appointed hardliners in its new government who are on the UN terror list and oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition.
Mullah Hasan, the chief of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body 'Rehbari Shura', has been appointed the Acting Prime Minister while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be his deputy in the "new Islamic government”.
The Taliban on Tuesday announced Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhunzada, chief of its powerful decision-making body 'Rehbari Shura', as the head of the Islamic State of Afghanistan while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will serve as his deputy.
Amid concerns in India that Afghanistan under the Taliban regime can be used for terrorist activities against it, the insurgent group has said it has the right to speak out in favour of Muslims anywhere, including in Kashmir, though it does not have a policy of conducting "armed operations" against any country.
At present, a dozen names are being considered to be appointed as new government officials, said Taliban member.
Karachi: Former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf has admitted that recognising the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was a ‘blunder' on part of Pakistan, but he blamed the West and the US for the birth of
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