Tripura records over 81% voter turnout till 4 pm, number likely to go up

Tripura recorded over 81 per cent polling till 4 pm in the one-day election to the 60-member Tripura assembly on Thursday, a senior EC official said. IMAGE: Voters show their identification cards......

Taliban Will Be Around For A Long While

Unless the Taliban goofs up in a big way, which seems highly unlikely, we are looking at a regime that will be around for quite a long while, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Talibs on......

14 members of Taliban govt in UNSC's terrorism blacklist

At least 14 members of the Taliban's hardline interim government in Kabul are on the United Nations Security Council's terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan......

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who......

A goal for Afghan girls

It's the most popular sport in Afghanistan.For barefoot boys as young as four in tatty shirts, to turbaned men in their sixties, football is a passion.Kabul's Olympic Stadium, a venue of executions......