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Recognition of Taliban not on Russia's current agenda, says Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov clarified that recognising the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan was not on Moscows "current agenda"

UN official to discuss and resolve Afghan refugee crisis with Taliban

A visiting UN official will meet leaders of the Taliban-led government and discuss ways to resolve the Afghan refugee crisis and establish grounds for their return

EU special envoys meet as human rights situation in Afghanistan worsens

Amid the deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban regime, Special Envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson hosted Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan

Taliban govt rejects report on human rights violations in Afghanistan

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) which expressed concerns over the violations of human rights

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: India to go against Afghanistan in next clash

Indian men's football team will be looking to move closer to an AFC Asian Cup 2023 berth when they take on wounded Afghanistan at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.The Blue Tigers are currently sitting at the top of the points table in Group D after their win over Cambodia in their first match while Anoush Dastgir's men who faced a defeat against Hong Kong in their first match need a win to stay in contention for an AFC Asian Cup berth.Currently ranked 150th in the FIFA rankings, Afghanistan had only participated in the 1948 Olympics and played a 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifying game in which they were able to score against Jordan but lost the match by 6-1. They finished last in their group.Their first big international tournament was back in 2003, which was SAFF Gold Cup where they failed to win a single match. Next year in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers they managed to win against Kyrgyzstan but couldn't make it to the next round.The biggest achievement for Afghanistan ...

UK's Johnson says G7 agreed Taliban must allow people to leave after Aug 31

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed their number one condition for the Taliban was granting safe passage to Afghans who wanted to leave the country beyond an Aug 31

G7 nations condemn Taliban's new decree enforcing hijab on Afghan women

G7 called on the Taliban to lift the restrictions that it imposed on women and girls

Tajikistan taps Iran to counter terror radiating from Afghanistan

The threat of terror from Afghanistan and Russian-Ukrainian conflict is driving new geo-political in Central Asia. Nothing exemplifies it more than the recent Iran-Tajikistan reproachment

Afghan evacuation on 'war footing' as G7 meets on Taliban deadline

Widespread chaos punctuated by sporadic violence has gripped Kabul's airport, with Western troops and Afghan security guards driving back crowds

Influential lawmakers want India to be invited to G-7 meet on Afghanistan

Lawmakers from the G-7 countries have urged that India should be invited to attend the bloc's meetings that seeks to develop a common and united front for global security and regional stability

Ahead of G7 meet, China says sanctions against Taliban not productive

China expressed reservations over imposing penalties, saying the US and its allies should learn lessons from the past and act prudently

Afghan flag carrier to resume flights to India, China and Kuwait soon: Rpt

Afghanistan's flag carrier, Ariana Afghan Airlines, announced that it will soon resume flights to India, China and Kuwait

India has set of interests when it comes to dealing with Taliban regime: US

Different countries will engage with the Taliban regime in different ways, and India has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with them, the United States said

Saudi, Bahrain and Afghanistan condemn controversial remarks of BJP leader

General Presidency for Affairs of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina on Monday condemned the "insulting statements" made by BJP leaders against the Prophet

Forest fire rages uncontained for over 10 days in eastern Afghan province

The reason the firefighters were unable to douse the fire was the lack of advanced equipment

Do not want anyone to play spoiler in Afghanistan, says Pakistan

A day after the first-ever Indian delegation visited Kabul since the Taliban took over last year, Pakistan said that it would not like any country playing the role of a spoiler in Afghanistan

Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance in Afghan: UN

The experts said in the report to the UN Security Council that with the onset of better weather, fighting may escalate as both Islamic State and resistance forces undertake operations against Taliban

Security concerns leave Afghanistan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

For some Afghans who were evacuated as their country fell to Taliban, the journey to the US has stalled, and perhaps ended, at a sun-baked cluster of tents and temporary housing in the Balkans

Indian team's Kabul visit about humanitarian aid to Afghans, says MEA

India said on Thursday that the visit of its team to Kabul relates to delivery operations of its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

UK PM Johnson discusses trade, Ukraine, Afghanistan with Pak PM Sharif

They agreed to strengthen those ties further and boost trade and investment, with the UK Prime Minister highlighting the appointment of a new UK Trade Envoy to Pakistan to drive those efforts