India urged global action after a deadly Kabul strike even as Pakistan denied targeting civilians, deepening a fast-escalating conflict with Afghanistan and raising concerns over regional stability.
For more than three years, Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have projected an image of seamless unity: one leader, one command, one vision.
According to Tolo News, the exact number of casualties has not been disclosed, and the cause and nature of the explosion still remain unclear. Security officials have not yet issued a detailed official statement.
The 2,640-km-long Durand Line is more than just a frontier. It is a century-old scar on the map of South Asia - a scar that has bled into three Anglo-Afghan wars, the Cold War, the Taliban’s rise, and today’s great power rivalries. For the Afghan Pashtun, this line is not history.
"This decision underscores India’s resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement with the Afghan side in all spheres of mutual interest," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The meeting focused on bilateral relations, humanitarian assistance, economic development and interaction with the world," a news agency quoted Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman of the Taliban, as saying.
"So far, those flights that carry humanitarian aid have landed at the airport," Hamdan said.
With Hameed's hand clearly exposed, the question for US policymakers then becomes why anyone should negotiate or recognise the Taliban when Hameed's emergency visit affirms that they are merely an ISI puppet, Michael Rubin in 1945 website said
Taliban special forces used tear gas to stop the protesters on Saturday afternoon who marched towards the Presidential Palace from the Pul-e-Mahmoud Khan area in the capital city.
The nearby business hub, Kabul's Mandawi, has also opened, however, business and daily working are not good as the central part of the capital city hasn't returned to normal with crowds remaining.
