PREVIEW: ‘Hollywoodgate’ reveals the Taliban’s American bonanza
When the US and allied forces hastily left (or abandoned) Afghanistan after 20 years and the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, they left $ 7.12 billion worth of military and other equipment at an airbase near Kabul called – ‘Hollywoodgate’,...
June 27, 2024
The Afghans: Åsne Seierstad’s gripping depiction of life under Taliban rule
Review: The Afghans: Three Lives Through War, Love and Revolt – Åsne Seierstad (Hachette) In August 2021, the world...
December 3, 2023
Transgender refugees fear ‘Death March’ to Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, December 3, 2023: Amidst the forced mass exodus of Afghan migrants, the most vulnerable of Afghans are hoping against all...
November 9, 2023
‘Millions of Afghans being forcefully deported face a dire situation’: Heela Najibullah
With these expulsion orders ahead of winters, an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghan migrants are facing an uncertain fate with...
October 16, 2023
Afghan Refugees: A political football for Pakistan
LAHORE, October 13, 2023 : Pekai Azizi Sadaat is trying her best to let the worst memories go, but...
September 16, 2023
Western arms proliferate in Afghanistan, spike violence
A huge cache of arms, ammunition and sophisticated military equipment was left behind by the United States and its NATO...
August 10, 2022
Taliban’s ‘suffocating crackdown’ destroying lives of women and girls – new report
The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban’s crackdown on their human rights, Amnesty...
August 3, 2022
Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: War on human rights
The word “anniversary” usually brings about happy and memorable moments. But Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover...
June 23, 2022
Targeted attacks force Sikh minority to flee from Afghanistan
At least 111 Sikhs have been granted emergency visas in neighboring India after a Sikh gurdwara was stormed by extremists...
January 28, 2022
The West Co-opts the Taliban
The series — Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-40— points out how the recent three-day conclave in Oslo between a crore...
January 20, 2022
Hi-tech weapons left in Afghanistan by US Army turn up in Kashmir as militants flaunt them in video
Photo-YouTube The retreat of US-led NATO forces from Afghanistan at an unprecedented pace saw a massive haul of sophisticated weaponry...
January 5, 2022
Why the Taliban’s biggest headache is the political elite of Pakistan
By M.K. Bhadrakumar* Reports of the recent period are indicative of tensions between the Taliban forces and the Pakistani military...
October 13, 2021
Afghanistan tackles the Islamic State
Photo-Wikipedia By Vijay Prasad* On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed...
August 24, 2021
Taliban capture four Indian helicopters
Taliban fighters with Indian helicopter. Photo- Twitter By SAT News Desk MELBOURNE, 24 August 2021: Before the fall of Kabul...
