Fresh clashes broke out between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban in Kurram district, leaving heavy damage to Taliban posts. Pakistan accused Kabul of unprovoked attacks, while Afghanistan called it retaliation. Islamabad warned of renewed hostilities as tensions rise, with the US and
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman offered to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan to ease border tensions after deadly clashes killed 23 Pakistani troops. He urged both sides to "cool things down," stressing Pakistan's strength and warning against opening another front amid rising cross-
Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, known for his outspoken political views, expressed his dismay over the reception extended to Afghan Foreign Minister and senior Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi during his visit to Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
"RSS teaches values of patriotism, nationalism and service. Everyone should be united, and keep aside caste and other differences, that is what it teaches. Taliban is a terrorist organisation. There is a huge difference between terrorism and patriotism. Congress supports terrorists and tr
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Agnimitra Paul on Sunday strongly condemned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks following the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur, terming Banerjee's comments as exhibiting a "Taliban mentality."
She highlighted the contradiction in India's relations with the Taliban, stating that while the country is assisting in rebuilding Afghanistan, including educational scholarships, Indian Muslims are being deprived of basic rights and opportunities.
On the absence of women journalists in Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference, Congress leader Shama Mohamed told ANI, "We should not have invited the foreign minister of a country called Afghanistan, which is run by men who are against women. They don't allow w
Muttaqi is on a week-long visit to India, from October 9 to 16. This is the first high-level delegation from Kabul to India since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021.
"It is very unfortunate. Everyone knows what kind of Taliban mindset it is. Atrocities are being committed against women in Afghanistan. I had said yesterday as well that whenever our Foreign Minister meets them, he should raise the issue of what is happening to the women there... What ha
Clashes broke out between the Pakistan Army and Afghan forces following firing at multiple locations along the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Dawn reported on Saturday.