An adult step in the making, India's Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar officially spoke to Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi.

The rights of Afghan women are the tale of glorious early achievement, decades ahead of most of the Western countries in catching up.

In a major strike against the Taliban’s Leadership, Khalil Haqqani, the Taliban’s refugee minister, was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul on Monday. The incident marks the most high-profile assassination of a Taliban official since the group returned to power in 2021. The attack also claimed the lives of at least two others and […]

With inputs from agencies, the ‘Taliban’ has now ordered that new buildings should not have windows. As through windows, it is possible to see “the courtyard, kitchen, neighbor’s well and other places. These places are usually used by women. Seeing women in such areas can “lead to obscene acts”. Afghanistan rulers ‘Taliban’ has recently issued […]

Since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban has re-established its reign over the country, imposing strict laws that particularly target women’s freedoms. Despite the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist organization by the United States, allegations have surfaced claiming that American taxpayers may inadvertently be funding the group through humanitarian […]

Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and global advocate for girls’ education, delivered a powerful address at an international summit in Islamabad on Sunday, urging Muslim leaders to take a stand against systemic injustices, including the repression of women in Afghanistan, termed by the United Nations (UN) as ‘Gender Apartheid’ and the destruction of educational institutions […]

India’s recent high-level engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban government signals a significant recalibration of its approach to the region’s geopolitical complexities. This marks the highest level of diplomatic interaction since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, following the collapse of the Ashraf Ghani-led government. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s meeting with Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi […]