Islamabad: The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was opened at 1 PM, Pakistan time, on Wednesday after ...

Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an ...

In recent times, the Taliban’s growing frictions and skirmishes with the Pakistani forces have dominated the news headlines, vindicating the assessments and forecasts of astute Indian intelligence ...

Focus on humanitarian aid, regional connectivity could help India regain ‘strategic space’ lost after the Taliban took over in 2021, analysts note.

While the official won't be recognized as a diplomat, discussions indicate the Taliban won't display its flag in New Delhi. India’s government is expected to accept a top Taliban representative to the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Taliban fighters hold their flag as they celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in ...

and would not allow the Taliban’s flag, but retain the black, red and green tricolour of the Afghan republic. According to former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, India and other ...

Taliban fighters hold their flag as they celebrate one year since they seized Kabul (Image credits: AP) Japan does not formally recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's official government.

From his perch behind an enormous desk next to a black and white Taliban flag, Ghorbandi rides herd on hundreds of Afghan taxpayers each weekday. He makes sure they arrive with income documentation ...