Khaama Press: The deputy permanent representative of India to the United Nations Ambassador Tanmaya Lal has questioned the lack of steps to designate the Taliban supreme leader a terrorist individual. In his speech during the UN Security Council Debate on situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, Lal said “The fact that the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 14, 2016 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged $1 billion in economic aid to Afghanistan after holding talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi. A joint statement by the two leaders said the aid would be used for building capacity in education, health, agriculture, energy, and infrastructure
NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — India approved the signing of an extradition treaty withAfghanistan on Monday, just two days ahead of a scheduled state visit by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing and ratification of the Extradition Treaty between India and Afghanistan,” an
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 11, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has rejected fresh calls by Afghanistan to allow the conflict-ridden landlocked country to engage in direct trade with India through its land routes, citing existing official arrangements between Islamabad and Kabul. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, before his upcoming official visit to New Delhi, has threatened to
VOA News Ayaz Gul September 4, 2016 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban is urging India to stop giving lethal military equipment to the Afghan government, condemning it as a “clear hostility” towards the war-torn nation. In its first public reaction to New Delhi’s growing military cooperation with Kabul, the Islamist insurgency alleged Indian aircraft and equipment are
1TV: Former President Hamid Karzai blessed with a baby girl, his fourth child was born on Tuesday morning in private Gurgaon hospital in India. “The baby girl was born around 9.30 am on Tuesday. Both the mother and her baby daughter are doing quite well,” Afghan ambassador to India, Shaida Mohammad Abdali saidas quoted by Times of
Khaama Press: Afghanistan has reached to an agreement with India to airlift trade commodities as tensions remain persistent between Afghanistan and Pakistan along the Durand Line. Officials in Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) have said the agreement was reached with India after closure of land route by Pakistan incurred millions in loss to the Afghan
Tolo News: In a recent policy shift, India’s traditional rival Pakistan has slapped new sanctions on Afghan nationals who have an Indian visa in their passports. On Tuesday, director of Hamid Karzai International Airport, Jabbarkhail said that over the past few days Pakistan has deported or banned entry to at least ten Afghans after finding Indian visas
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The leaders of Afghanistan and India have vowed to continue their joint efforts to “overcome terror and extremism” facing the two nations. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the resolve Monday during a video conference inaugurating the newly-restored Storay (Star) Palace,
Michael Hughes: The United States is pivoting towards New Delhi at the expense of Islamabad vis-à-vis the rivals’ proxy war inside Afghanistan. One could argue that given Pakistan is unlikely to ever abandon terrorism as a foreign policy tool, the U.S. and India might as well collaborate on containment. Yet Pakistan, seeing Indian influence in Kabul