More than 140 Afghan Air Force pilots and crew members were evacuated to the United Arab Emirates three months after flying into Tajikistan to escape the Taliban. More than 140 Afghan Air Force pilots and crew members detained in Tajikistan since mid-August after fleeing Afghanistan were flown out of the country Tuesday with the help of the American authorities.

An important conference on the security situation in Afghanistan got under way in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Delhi Regional Security Dialogue, involving national security advisers and officials from eight countries, began this morning. Officials from Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, , Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in attendance. According to an Indian magazine, the dialogue on New Delhi is […]

The stunning disclosure late Tuesday in Brussels that the US is working on a “road map” for according recognition to the Taliban Government will take a lot of people by surprise but it could have been expected sooner rather than later. The US has a consistent record of rethinking its strategies once it realises that the policy has landed in […]

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Wednesday welcomed the move by foreign countries to host meetings on Afghanistan stating such dialogue can lead to a better understanding of the situation in the country. Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Mujahid said the IEA was optimistic about the outcome of Wednesday’s eight-nation NSA meeting in Delhi. […]

India’s NSA Ajit Doval chaired the eight-nation dialogue on the Afghanistan crisis in Delhi on Wednesday and said the recent developments in the country hold important implications for neighboring and regional countries. In his address to his regional counterparts, Doval said: “It is a privilege for India to host this dialogue today. We have been keenly watching the developments in […]