The Taliban government in Afghanistan is not going anywhere.That being the case, why is the hesitation to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Taliban? asks Lieutenant General Prakash......
The timing of these transfers, while being projected as routine, is significant in both strategic and political terms, asserts Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and......
Special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan have met the top officials of the Taliban's interim government as well as Afghan leaders Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul and discussed the......
Even though the Taliban managed to capture Afghanistan and form a government, an internal rift between the faction has started emerging, according to media reports. IMAGE: Talibanis patrol near......
"You can change friends but not neighbours," Atal Bihari Vajpayee famously said this 15 years ago, and the goodwill he enjoyed among neighbouring countries was visible on Friday when all South......
IMAGE: Rashid Khan said the selection committee and Afghanistan Cricket Board did not obtain his consent for the Twenty20 World Cup team which has been announced. Photograph: Alex......
IMAGE: Sri Lanka celebrate their victory. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Sri Lanka survived a woeful batting collapse to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in a rain-shortened World......
IMAGE: Afghanistan players celebrate after picking up a wicket.Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Afghanistan would look to shrug off the defeat against Pakistan and return to winning......
Hamid Hassan of Afghanistan signs autographs during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and Scotland at University Oval. Photograph: Martin Hunter/Getty Images Afghanistan's......
Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dunedin on Sunday Thisara Perera of Sri Lanka bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and......