Afghanistan

Graves at a Hazara cemetery for the Shi'ite community martyrs on a hill on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
South Asia

For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice

Hazaras have long been discriminated against in Afghanistan from a mix of factors, of which religion is just one

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) office in Islamabad, Pakistan June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Salahuddin
South Asia

Pakistan foreign minister makes first trip to Kabul since Taliban takeover

Photo: Collected
South Asia

India, Armenia consider Chabahar Port to increase connectivity

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is likely to chair the conference. Photo :Hindustan Times
South Asia

India looks to host NSA-level meet on Afghanistan next month; China, Pakistan invited: Report

People carry a victim after a large explosion at a Shi'ite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, October 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Taliban pledge to step up security at Shi'ite mosques after Friday's attack

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, two paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security while a C-130 Hercules takes off during a evacuation operation in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Photo :UNB/AP
South Asia

US to resume Afghanistan evacuation flights before year's end -WSJ

Iraq, Syria militants ‘actively’ entering Afghanistan: Russia's Putin
South Asia

Iraq, Syria militants ‘actively’ entering Afghanistan: Russia's Putin

Photo: NDTV
Europe

EU announces 1-bn-euro aid package for Afghanistan

A screen displays international leaders as they take part virtually in an extraordinary G20 leaders meeting on Afghanistan, in Rome, Italy, October 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

G20 pledges help for Afghan humanitarian crisis at special summit

File Photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel February 10, 2020/Reuters
Europe

Germany not yet prepared to recognise Taliban: Merkel

Photo: BSS
South Asia

In northern Afghanistan, girls' schools working despite ban elsewhere

Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of Qatar is seen during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari
Middle East

Qatari official says recognising Taliban government not a priority

Taliban fighters stand outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 16 August 2021. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

From fighting the Taliban to collaborating with them: The irony of the War on Terror