India, Taliban

Taliban say India is a 'significant regional partner' after meeting
The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most senior foreign ministry official, the highest level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
India Steps Up Engagement with the Taliban Regime
According to the Pakistani analyst, India’s “courting of the Taliban regime appears to be working.” He pointed to a statement issued by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hours after the Dubai meeting, which spoke of Muttaqi’s “desire of strengthening political & economic relations with India as a key regional and economic player.”
Why India is boosting diplomatic relations with the Taliban
With its first high-level, bilateral engagement with the Taliban regime, New Delhi appears ready to increase ties with Kabul. This would mark a significant step in diplomatic engagement for the Islamist group.
India boosts diplomatic contacts with Afghanistan's Taliban
India pledges development projects in Afghanistan, which has endured years of devastating war and natural disasters.
India engages Taliban: New chapter in India-Afghanistan relations? Experts debate
The big focus of this episode of Newstrack is on Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meeting with Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai.
In A First Since Fall Of Kabul, India’s Foreign Secretary Misri Engages With Taliban
India-Afghanistan-Taliban: In a surprise development Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai and promised to cooperate with the interim Taliban government there in enhancing trade,
US Inadvertently Funding the Taliban, Republican Says
"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.
Taliban delays secret prisoner swap to please Trump
A secret Guantanamo Bay prisoner swap has been stalled by Taliban officials wanting to curry favour with Donald Trump. Afghan ...
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans ...
India-Taliban talks: Region in flux and 5 reasons behind Delhi’s decision to engage Kabul
While there is no move yet to grant official recognition to the Taliban government, this is an effort by India to secure its ...
Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy
The Taliban government is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of ...
Taliban Ban Windows To Stop Women Being Seen Inside Homes
The Taliban have taken multiple steps to walk back women's rights including forbidding education for girls beyond grade six ...
Taliban urges India to grant visas to Afghan businessmen, students; calls New Delhi a 'key regional player'
While assuring New Delhi that Afghanistan does not pose a threat to any nation, Taliban has urged India to grant visa to ...
Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
Buildings should not have windows looking into places where women could be sitting or standing, Taliban leader orders ...
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The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women
The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups employing Afghan women, the latest crackdown ...
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The Insider reveals new details of Russian intelligence scheme offering Taliban $200,000 bounties for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
In a new investigation based on reporting with Der Spiegel, The Insider has revealed details of alleged collaboration between ...