Taliban releases crew of crashed Pakistani chopper

Afghan Taliban have released the crew members of a Pakistani helicopter which crash landed in Afghanistan last week, officials said on Saturday. An MI-17 transport helicopter was on its way to......

Pak MI-17 crashes in Afghanistan; Taliban abducts survivors

A Pakistani government helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan, with seven people on-board including one Russian, feared to have been taken hostages by the Taliban, official said. The Russian-made......

Taliban calls China as a 'friend', welcomes investment

The Taliban has said it sees China as a "friend" of Afghanistan and assured Beijing that it would not host Uyghur Islamic militants from the volatile Xinjiang province, which is a major worry for......

Modi-Xi throw Afghanistan a railway life line, but is it ready?

Beyond the barbed wire and watchtowers lies a story that casts more than a little doubt on whether this dream will ever be realised. Praveen Swami reports.  IMAGE: Equipment and machines......

Meet the World Cup players

Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.   Afghanistan IMAGE: Gulbadin Naib of Afghanistan celebrates taking a wicket in World Cup 2019 match against Australia.......