Taliban leader Mohammad Hasan Akhund to head new 'acting' govt in Afghanistan
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban leader Mohammad Hasan Akhund will lead the new 'acting' government in Afghanistan after the group's takeover of Kabul, media reports said.
End game in Afghanistan was not something that anybody saw coming: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that “the end game” in Afghanistan “was not something which anybody saw coming” and it wasn’t what the world was prepared for.
Further evacuation efforts depend on Kabul airport resuming commercial operations: MEA
New Delhi/UNI: India has been prioritising the evacuation of its nationals from Kabul, believed to be around 20, but any movement forward will depend on how soon the Hamid Karzai International Airport is made operational for commercial flights, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any other country: Shringla
New York: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to threaten, attack any country or to shelter, finance or train terrorists.
Terror group Al-Qaeda hails US exit from Afghanistan, claims 'enemies of Islam' in Kashmir too
New Delhi/UNI: Terror group Al-Qaeda on Tuesday expressed jubilation over the US exit from Afghanistan, saying it proved that "jihad is the only way that leads to victory and empowerment” and wished the same for Kashmir besides some other places like Palestine.
India will always stand by its people in distress: PM
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India will always stand by its people in distress anywhere in the world.
JEM members released from Afghan prisons by Taliban now rejoin group, plan to attack India: Report
Kabul: Information gathered by security agencies reveals that nearly 100 members of banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who were released from Afghan prisons by the Taliban, have joined back the outfit which is planning to carry out fresh attacks in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said on Friday.
Afghans arriving in India will get six months visa: MEA
New Delhi/IBNS: Afghans arriving in India will get a visa for six months and the government "will take it" from there, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Friday.
India, Russia decide to form permanent bilateral channel to discuss Afghanistan crisis
Moscow/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently interacted when both the leaders decided to 'form a permanent bilateral channel' for consultations on the issues arising in Afghanistan from the Taliban takeover of the country.
Amarinder Singh thanks Centre for 'rescuing efforts' in Afghanistan
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday thanked the Centre for its efforts in evacuating 78 people, which included 44 Afghan Sikhs, from the war-torn Afghanistan and bringing them to India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel discuss Afghanistan issue
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone on Monday with his German counterpart Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel when they discussed the current crisis in Afghanistan.
Forty-six Afghan Sikhs and Hindus being evacuated by IAF from Taliban-invaded Kabul
Kabul/New Delhi/UNI: Forty-six Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, along with some Indian nationals, are being evacuated from Taliban-invaded Kabul by an Indian Air Force plane, Puneet Singh Chandhok, president of Indian World Forum, said on Monday.
IAF flight with evacuated Indians from Kabul land in Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: A special repatriation flight by the Indian Air Force, carrying 168 passengers, including 107 Indians, from Kabul in the war-torn Afghanistan landed at the Hindon air base near Delhi.
New Delhi: Indian security agencies feel that there might be a spike in infiltration attempts by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were fighting alongside the Taliban against the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan for the past several years.
14 people arrested in Assam over supporting Taliban on social media
Guwahati: At least 14 people, including three Maulanas and a student, have been arrested by the Assam police from across the state for alleged social media posts supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.