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External affairs minister S. Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on Thursday and was received by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. (Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

Afghan crisis main focus at Dushanbe SCO meeting today

The SCO summit itself is being held in a hybrid format, which means that some leaders will also attend in person

17 Sept 2021 8:10 AM IST

A Taliban fighter lifts a makeshift weight left behind by former prisoners at an empty area of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison

The Taliban now run Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, a sprawling complex on Kabul's eastern outskirts

14 Sept 2021 11:43 AM IST

According to data by Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), more than 5,000 women were working in the military sector in Afghanistan. (ANI Photo)

Women in Afghanistan seek 'Right to return' to govt jobs

According to data by the Reform and Civil Service Commission, around 120,000 women were working in civil organizations...

13 Sept 2021 5:40 PM IST

Taliban also announced that they will launch a program to send students abroad to pursue higher education. (Representational image: ANI)

Afghan Ministry of Education to change curriculum as per Sharia laws

A week ago, private universities and other higher education institutions were reopened but the classes were divided by...

13 Sept 2021 3:39 PM IST

A student sits inside a classroom after private universities reopened in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban allows women to study but there's a condition to it

The classrooms will have no men and Islamic dress is compulsory

12 Sept 2021 1:52 PM IST

A member of the Taliban forces points his gun at protesters, as Afghan demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: Reuters)

Iconic Afghan moment: Woman stands face to face against Taliban armed...

The Taliban took over Afghanistan at a lightning-fast speed last month and the situation in the country has worsened...

8 Sept 2021 3:35 PM IST

Taliban fighter stand guards in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Afghans with valid visas and passports can take evacuation flights:...

Mawlawi Hafiz Mansour said the majority of Afghans waiting to take one of four evacuation flights have neither valid...

7 Sept 2021 6:00 PM IST

In this Aug. 25, 2021, file photo, armored vehicles are seen in Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley -'completely captured-'

The Panjshir Valley is famed for being the site of resistance to Soviet forces in the 1980s and the Taliban in the late...

6 Sept 2021 10:57 AM IST

Taliban fighter stand guards in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Taliban push deep into Afghanistan-'s holdout Panjshir Valley

Italian aid agency Emergency said Taliban forces had reached the village of Anabah

5 Sept 2021 11:33 AM IST

Taliban fighters gather along a street during a rally in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Senior Taliban leader meets German envoy, discusses Afghanistan...

The situation in Afghanistan has been deteriorating after the Taliban seized control of the war-ravaged country earlier...

3 Sept 2021 3:31 PM IST

Taliban Political office Deputy Head Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai and Germanys Ambassador to Afghanistan Marx Putzel. (Photo: Twitter)

Senior Taliban leader meets German envoy, discusses Afghanistan...

The leaders discussed situation in Afghanistan, reopening of Kabul Airport and the continuation of German humanitarian...

3 Sept 2021 3:01 PM IST

Taliban fighters gather along a street during a rally in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Al Qaeda praises Taliban-'s -'historic victory-' in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda-'s leaders said it -'soothed-' their hearts to hear verses from the Quran recited in the -'Presidential...

1 Sept 2021 2:39 PM IST