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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks during a joint news conference in pres...

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, after a joint news conference in presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S...

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From left, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani before a peace signing ceremony between the U.S. and th...

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U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader shack hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U....

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Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, who served as ambassador to Pakistan during the Taliban's rule speaks to the media in Doha, Qatar. The United States is poised to sign a pe...

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This photo provided by Tariq Ghazniwal shows an aircraft that crashed in eastern Afghanistan. The U.S. military says it is investigating reports of an airplane crash in Taliban-con...

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In this photo released by the Foreign Office, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, center, receives members of Taliban delegation at the Foreign Office in Islamabad, P...

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Afghans transport the body of a woman who was killed during a raid conducted by Afghan special forces, in the southern Helmand province. An Afghan official said Monday that at leas...

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In this image from video released by the CIA, Hamza bin Laden, the son of of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is seen as an adult at his wedding. The White House says Hamza...

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Afghan special forces stand guard at the site of a suicide car bomb explosion that killed at least four people, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah...

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a ceremony to introduce the new chief of the intelligence service, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ghani, whose government was sidelined in the U...

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In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, photo, A former Taliban military leader Syed Akbar Agha speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Agha defended t...

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A Taliban delegation attends the Intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha along with other Afghan stakeholders

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An Afghan man checks the remains of his belongings at his shop following Monday's attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban set off a powerful bomb in downtown Kabul on Monday, kil...

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In this photo released by the Foreign Office, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, second from right, talks with visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Islamabad, Pa...

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Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader, third from left, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for talks in Moscow, Russia. Baradar and...

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Members of the Helmand Peace Convoy, calling for an end to the 17-year war, arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan after trekking across the country on foot. The protest march began with a g...

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Taliban fighters and their supporters carry a representation of the Afghan national flag and a Taliban flag while riding in a motorized vehicle, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Taliban fighters ride their motorbikes inside Ghazni city, capital of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Taliban fighters gather with the residences in Surkhroad district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Should India Foster Ties With Taliban Despite Its Past Misdemeanors?

India should step forward to recognise the changed reality and pragmatically engage with the Taliban regardless of their past adversarial attitudes towards India.

Apr 28, 2020

| P. Stobdan
Kabul Attack Shows Pakistan-backed Terrorists Are Not The Only Threat To Indo-Afghan Ties

A study of terrorism history reveals that terrorist groups operating in terror ravaged areas like Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan indulge in 'destructive' and 'escalating' competition to wrest tactical advantage.

Mar 29, 2020

| Vappala Balachandran
At Least 11 killed In Gunmen Attack On Sikh Gurudwara In Afghanistan

There were about 150 worshippers inside the Gurdwara when the gunmen stormed in and resorted to indiscriminate shooting.

Mar 25, 2020

| PTI
India Left With Limited Strategic Options Post US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

The struggle for 'space' in Afghanistan in future will not merely be between the Taliban and the moderate Ashraf Ghani-Abdullah Abdullah government but also involve other militant groups like Islamic State, who could pose serious threats to Indian interests, writes V Balachandran.

Mar 13, 2020

| Vappala Balachandran
Afghan President Objects To Taliban Prisoner Swap As Per Deal With US

The US-Taliban agreement says the 'United States commits to completing this goal' of releasing the Taliban prisoners

Mar 02, 2020

| AFP
US, Taliban Sign Peace Deal Aimed At ending 18-year War In Afghanistan

Ahead of the signing, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the United States will closely watch the Taliban for their compliance with their commitments and calibrate the peace of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan with the group's action.

Feb 29, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
India To Attend Signing Of Afghan Peace Deal Between US And Taliban Today

It will be for the first time India will officially attend an event involving the Taliban

Feb 29, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
India To Attend Signing Of Peace Deal Between US And Afghan Taliban

It will be for the first time India will officially attend an event involving the Taliban.

Feb 28, 2020

| PTI
US To Sign Peace Deal With Taliban on Feb 29: Mike Pompeo

The partial truce will mark a historic step in more than 18 years of gruelling conflict in Afghanistan and would pave the way for a deal that could, ultimately, see the war end.

Feb 21, 2020

| AFP
Afghanistan Violence Rises Amid US-Taliban Talks: Report

According to the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), "enemy-initiated attacks" rose sharply last year, with the fourth quarter seeing a total of 8,204 attacks -- up from 6,974 in the same period in 2018.

Jan 31, 2020

| AFP

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With US Waging War Against Coronavirus, How The Pandemic Has Stalled Peace Talks In Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries. With healthcare structure in shambles, peace talks involving the Taliban and the United States are unlikely in the near future

Apr 17, 2020

| Pranay Sharma
It's Advantage Pakistan As US-Taliban Peace Agreement Makes India Wary

Pakistan is certain to extract its pound of flesh for bringing Taliban to the talks table with US. Anti-India terrorist activities could also get a boost

Mar 05, 2020

| Pranay Sharma
The Subcontinental Menu

Aug 07, 2019

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Donald Trump's Bluff On Kashmir Creates Unexpected Diplomatic Challenge For Itchy India

Post Donald Trump's unsolicited, mediatory hand in 'solving' the Kashmir issue, India has to frame its Pakistan policy in the light of the Afghan talks and the FATF ruling

Jul 25, 2019

| Pranay Sharma
India Itchy After US, China, Russia Welcome Pakistan To Discuss Peace With Taliban In Afghanistan

There is widespread fear that the US is conceding too much space to Taliban as Donald Trump wants to fulfill his electoral promise to end the Afghan war

Jul 17, 2019

| Pranay Sharma
The Subcontinental Menu

In this week's The Subcontinental Menu, read about the first female manager at Assam's tea estate and a band of Dalit women from landless families in Bihar, among many others.

Dec 19, 2018

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Faith Works Both Ways

Religion has not always performed its ideal role of facilitating unity and harmony. The belief in a vision for a better world is the ultimate weapon against violence and oppression.

Dec 21, 2017

| Rabbi Asher Lopatin