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Massoud’s Resistance Front welcomes clerics’ urging for stop to hostilities
Kabul, Sep 5 (UNI) The National Resistance Front led by Ahmad Massoud on Sunday night issued a statement welcoming the declaration by the Ulemas calling for a cessation of hostilities between the Taliban and the resistance forces in…
Priority is to make Armed Forces the most powerful military: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: “Ever since Independence, there has been a constant attempt by some anti-India forces to create an atmosphere of instability within the country. When they realised that they cannot fight with us in front-wars, they resorted to a…
Fierce fighting continues in Panjshir, Resistance forces hold out against Taliban
Kabul, Sep 4 (UNI) Conflicting reports emerged on Saturday from Panjshir in Afghanistan where fierce fighting continues to rage between the Taliban and Resistance forces who are holding out against take over by the Islamist group.…
Amrullah Saleh: Pakistan in charge of Afghanistan effectively as colonial power
London/Kabul, Sep 4 (UNI) Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself the caretaker President of Afghanistan and is holding out against the Taliban along with the Resistance forces of Ahmad Massoud in Panjshir, said on Saturday that the…
PM Narendra Modi likely to visit US this month, meet Joe Biden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Washington DC and New York in the last week of September, according to top government sources. This will be his first visit to the United States since President Joe Biden assumed office…
Saleh accuses Taliban of atrocities against defiant Panjshir population
UN Chief to hold humanitarian meeting on Afghanistan in Geneva September 13 - UN Spokesman
Jaishankar meets Croatian PM, FM: Greets on 30th Anniversary
Zagreb (Croatia), Sep 3 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who arrived in Croatia on the second leg of his three-nation visit, on Friday said he had a very good meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and both…
Have not fled Panjshir, says Saleh, accuses Pakistan of backing terrorists
Kabul, Sep 3 (UNI) Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker president and has joined the Resistance forces in Panjshir valley, on Friday said that he has not fled the country, and squarely blamed Pakistan for backing…
UK will ensure safe passage for those who want to leave Afghanistan: Dominic Raab
London , September 3 : The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday met with the evacuees from Afghanistan who are being hosted by Qatar and said that the UK will continue working with their partners in response to the…
MEA: Taliban meet focused on ensuring no anti-India terror
Two days after India’s envoy to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader in Doha, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that New Delhi’s immediate focus is to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities directed…
Tajikistan shows support for Panjshir resistance,
Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Sep 2 (UNI) In an open gesture of support to the Afghan resistance movement in Panjshir province, Tajikistan has bestowed its highest honour posthumously on legendary Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, whose son is…
India-EU parleys: S Jaishankar meets Slovenian President
Ljubljana (Slovenia)/New Delhi, Sep 2 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar on Thursday met Slovenian President Borut Pahor and discussed key challenges facing India and the European Union.
Jaishankar, who is on a…
Kerala: Five Kashmiri youths held for carrying guns with fake license
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (UNI) Five Kashmiri youths were taken into custody for carrying guns with fake license from Niramankara in this Capital City on Wednesday.
The Kashmiri youths are being interrogated by various investigation…
India, UK committed to stop Afghanistan from becoming terror haven
New Delhi/London, Sep 1 (UNI) India and the UK are committed to stop Afghanistan from becoming a terror haven, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday after talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Raab,…
Japan considers moving embassy in Afghanistan to Qatar
Tokyo September 1 The Japanese government is considering transferring the functions of its embassy in Kabul to Qatar due to the tense situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday.
The embassy's work has…
PM forms high-level group on Afghanistan to focus on India’s immediate priorities
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) In view of the evolving situation in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently directed a high-level group comprising External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and senior…
First ice-breaking parley between India -Afghan political functionaries
Doha, August 31, Agencies: In the first India-Taliban meet in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Indian envoy Deepak Mittal held discussions with the head of Taliban's political office Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai over the safety and early return of…
India ends month-long successful UNSC presidency with ‘substantive outcomes’
India's Permanent Representative TS Tirumurti highlights issues and thanks UNSC members !
Biden: War in Afghanistan cost us $300 million a day for two decades
Washington, Aug 31 (UNI) Facing mounting criticism at home and abroad over the manner in which the US exited Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he sticks by his decision to withdraw and that it was the best decision for…
Ghani was leaving Afghanistan, after scheduling a meeting with top gov’t officials
Dushanbe, Sep 1 (UNI/Sputnik) Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani scheduled a meeting with the government on the day of his departure from the country, and while officials were waiting for him, he departed Kabul airport, Afghan Ambassador…
