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India reaches out to Taliban in Afghanistan

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that an Indian delegation, led by Mr J P Singh, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Division) in the ministry, is on a visit to Afghanistan.

Resilience, redemption and the Afghan ordeal

The Taliban’s imposition of strict measures in Afghanistan, particularly concerning women’s rights and media freedoms, underscores a contentious backdrop against the centuries-old global struggle of women for equal rights.

Afghan repatriation will raise tensions

The deportation order has brought to the fore the recurring debate in the South Asian region regarding illegal/undocumented migrants and refugees, as states have not ratified the International Conven- tion of Refugees.

Pakistan lodges protest with Taliban over drone charge

Pakistan was dismayed by the acting Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob's allegations, reflecting the same mindset of the previous Afghan administrations that blamed their own follies on Islamabad, The Express Tribune reported.

Af-Pak impasse

Access to education for girls, protection of women’s rights, and an ethnically inclusive government are nowhere in sight in Afghanistan.