Page 2 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Muttaqi to meet industry bodies, talk opportunities in Afghanistan
Amir Khan Muttaqi meets Indian business leaders to boost economic cooperation as Taliban-Pakistan border clashes escalate during his India visit
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Afghanistan foreign minister says hopeful of stronger ties with India
"I am thankful for such a grand welcome and the affection shown by the people here. I hope that India-Afghanistan ties advance further," the Afghan foreign minister told reporters
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'No involvement': MEA clarifies after women barred from Afghan FM presser
Afghan FM Amir Muttaqi held a press meet at the Afghanistan embassy in Delhi after talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, but only male journalists attended and no joint briefing was held
 "'No involvement': MEA clarifies after women barred from Afghan FM presser")
New Delhi upgrades status of technical mission in Kabul to embassy
New Delhi and Kabul renew ties after four years, with plans to boost trade, mining investment, and restore the air freight corridor via Chabahar port
Afghan FM Muttaqi meets Jaishankar; says 'India has always stood by us'
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi met S Jaishankar in New Delhi, praising India as a 'close friend' and highlighting cooperation in humanitarian aid and regional peace
India to reopen embassy in Kabul, deepen engagement with Afghanistan
Jaishankar announces upgrade of India's Kabul mission as Taliban foreign minister visits New Delhi, signalling cautious but deeper diplomatic engagement
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Afghan foreign minister Amir Muttaqi lands in Delhi: What's on agenda?
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has landed in New Delhi, marking a rare high-level engagement with India since the Taliban assumed power in 2021
Afghan FM arrives in Delhi on first high-level visit since Taliban takeover
The Afghan foreign minister was scheduled to visit New Delhi last month but it was called off in view of a travel ban that he faced under UN Security Council (UNSC)sanctions
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UN grants travel ban exemption for Afghan FM to visit India from Oct 9-16
Under Security Council resolution 1988 (2011), certain individuals linked to the Taliban are subject to travel bans
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Afghan foreign minister Muttaqi to visit India after UN travel ban waiver
The Afghan foreign minister is expected to visit India from October 10, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. However, there is no official word on the visit yet
UN mission urges Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan
The UN mission said the internet outage spread since it was first imposed by the Taliban on Sept. 16 and became nationwide on Sept. 29
Afghanistan faces internet blackout as Taliban enforce morality crackdown
Earlier this month, several provinces lost fibre-optic connections after Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a decree banning the service to prevent immorality
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Why Trump wants Bagram Air Base to be returned to the US by Afghanistan
Donald Trump says the US is 'trying to get back' Bagram Air Base to counter China and terrorism. The Taliban reject the idea as analysts warn of costs, risks and fallout
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Taliban rejects Trump's demand to return Bagram air base to US control
Trump has long criticised his predecessor Joe Biden over the tumultuous US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Taliban internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces shut down
It's the first time a ban of this kind has been imposed since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, and leaves government offices, the private sector, public institutions, and homes without Wi-Fi
India urges global community to block LeT, JeM operations from Afghanistan
We believe in the utmost importance of international and regional consensus and cooperation on key issues concerning Afghanistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN said
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WHO urges Taliban to let female aid workers help quake-hit Afghan women
After a deadly earthquake killed 2,200 in eastern Afghanistan, the WHO said women need female doctors, but Taliban rules stop female aid workers from travelling freely
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Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll crosses 1,400
Rough terrain is hampering rescue and relief efforts, forcing Taliban authorities to air-drop dozens of commandos to evacuate the injured from places where helicopters cannot land
 "Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll crosses 1,400")
Trump cuts funding for Afghan resettlement programmes, sparks criticism
Congressional statistics show nearly 60,000 Afghans in Afghanistan are still awaiting asylum case reviews, while more than 170,000 remain in the queue for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs)
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To Lose a War: How the US slowly lost its way in Afghanistan conflict
A gripping account of two decades in Afghanistan, tracing the Taliban's fall, America's missteps, and the enduring human cost in Jon Lee Anderson's To Lose a War
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