Amid the 2021 Taliban offensive, another issue that is attracting the attention of policy makers is the Durand Line and its impact on peace and stability in Afghanistan. Durand LineThe Durand Line, carved in 1893, artificially divides the Pashtun-dominated regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia.2- It was created under the then British colonial
Hours before the US, UK and Australia signed a new trilateral security alliance for the Indo-Pacific in an effort to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the region, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sign the deal. Called to inform about going to be announced, sources told Unveiling the ambitious
American aerospace company SpaceX, founded by businessman Elon Musk, created history by launching the Inspiration 4 mission into space on Wednesday night (as per India time) with the world’s first all-civilian crew. The four amateur astronauts are traveling at an altitude of 357 miles (575 kilometers) above Earth’s surface, much further and deeper into space
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Monday that Washington is now “deeply engaged” with India for “over-the-horizon” capabilities to take control of Afghanistan and the new Taliban regime there. On the first day of the congressional hearing – Afghanistan 2001-2021: withdrawal and evaluation of US policies – Blinken said the
According to a recent study by the Impact Investors Council (IIC), Climate Collective and Arete Advisors, 120 climate-related tech startups in India have raised over $1.2 billion in funding over the past five years. Given the gravity of the climate change crisis in India, it is imperative for these low-carbon technology-based startups to achieve the
Ahmed Masood, the leader of the resistance forces in the Panjshir Valley, is still in Afghanistan, but 70 percent of Panjshir’s main roads are under Taliban control, Iranian news agency Fars reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Fars reported on Saturday that rumors that Masood, the son of the late former Afghan guerrilla commander
New Delhi: The Taliban on Tuesday announced a 33-member team for an interim government, which will be headed by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, one of the founding members of the movement, which was part of the group’s last 1996 He was also the Foreign Minister and the then Deputy Prime Minister in the 2001 regime.
Indian envoy to Russia Venkatesh Verma has said that India and Russia have a “normalcy, common approach” when it comes to Afghanistan and both countries are “particularly concerned” with the country’s development with regard to terrorism, drug issue. affected”. smuggling and other issues. The ambassador, speaking to RIA Novosti, explained, “The situation in Afghanistan is
Taliban takeover: Iran condemns the Taliban’s “complete occupation” of the Panjshir Valley. Tehran: Iran on Monday “strongly condemned” a Taliban military attack against holdout fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, as the Islamist group claimed it had taken control of the region. “The news coming out of Panjshir is really worrying,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed
Nearly 600 Taliban fighters were killed in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Panjshir, the last Afghan province against the radical Islamist group, Afghan resistance forces have claimed. According to Sputnik News, resistance forces spokesman Faheem Dashti tweeted, “Around 600 Taliban militants have been eliminated since morning in various districts of Panjshir. Over 1,000 Taliban militants have
New Delhi: Due to heavy rain caused by Hurricane ‘Ida’, there was devastation in the eastern US on Wednesday. Streets to subway tracks were submerged in New York and New Jersey. Power supply was completely disrupted in many areas. After the storm in the New York area, there are flood-like conditions due to heavy rains
According to a report in Tolo News, the Taliban have announced that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada will be their supreme leader, under whom a prime minister or president will run the country. Anamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, reportedly said that Akhundzada would also be the leader of the new government. The leader
