Elite Afghan soldiers turn barbers, gym trainers in India to escape Taliban | Taliban
New Delhi, India – It is almost 5:40 in the evening. A hair salon in New Delhi’s bustling New Friends Colony neighbourhood is alive with…
Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers | Taliban News
Washington, DC – As the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 2021, millions of Afghans faced the prospect of life once more under…
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | Politics News
Vienna says its national has arrived in Doha after mediation by the Qatari government helped secure his release. The Taliban has released Herbert Fritz, an…
Taliban’s conditions to attend UN meeting ‘unacceptable’, Guterres says | United Nations News
The Taliban has set unacceptable conditions for attending a United Nations-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, Doha, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. “I…
Why has China recognised Taliban’s envoy to Beijing? | Taliban News
At an official ceremony held by the Chinese government in Beijing on January 30, a queue of foreign diplomats lined up to present their credentials…
Asian regional security architecture is emerging
Asian regional security architecture is emerging with the above three legs reinforcing, supplementing and interchanging in a creative response to the rapidly transforming international environment,…
The Taliban and International Diplomacy
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is approaching international recognition. Although it may not happen at an official diplomatic level in the short term, there is…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.The…
Taliban, its evolution and UN experts’ mistake
The UN experts came to rather controversial and too strong conclusions about the Taliban. In the special statement based on research work and analysis, the…
Swimming and yet not Getting Wet: The Illusive Global Policy Towards Afghanistan
In the world of politics, there is a complete distinction between means and ends. There is a dichotomous view that says these two are not…