In New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India’s immediate focus in Afghanistan was to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities against it and it was still “very early days” to talk about any possible recognition of the Taliban. Earlier this week, the Indian envoy to Qatar Deepak […]

Barq, 91, had allegedly said the Taliban are fighting for the “freedom of Afghan people. India, too, had fought for freedom.” Later, on the basis of a complaint filed by a BJP leader, police had booked Barq for sedition. The SP MP also made some statements at a press meet, where he was seen defending […]

As a result of America’s abandonment of Afghanistan, many Afghans are seeking to flee the country in fear of the brutal Taliban. The United Nations has warned that up to half a million Afghans could flee the country by the end of the year, post-Taliban takeover of the country. The number of Afghans wishing to […]

“Even as the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is a cause for concern for the whole world, celebrations of the barbarians in some sections of the Indian Muslims is no less dangerous. Every Indian Muslim should ask themselves if they want reform and modernity in Islam or the barbarian values of the past few […]

America’s longest war ended at 3:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time—a minute before midnight Afghan time—on August 30th. Five lumbering C-17s flew the last U.S. troops out of Kabul’s international airport. It was the last tiny corner of Afghanistan, a country the size of Texas, that had been held by the world’s mightiest power after twenty […]

The Taliban have strengthened their measures of access and control around the Kabul airport, the Pentagon has said. The Hamid Karzai International Airport is the only access point for the international community to reach out to people in Afghanistan, a land locked country. “The Taliban have bolstered their own security at their checkpoints and […]