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Taliban releases 84-year-old Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | World News

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Taliban releases 84-year-old Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | World News

The Taliban on Sunday released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May. Released taliban hostage and Austrian national Herbert Fritz walks after disembarking from a plane, in Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2024.(REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Austrian government said in a statement Fritz arrived in Doha … Read more

Senior Pakistani politician meets reclusive Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan

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Senior Pakistani politician meets reclusive Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A senior Pakistani politician met the Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan, the politician’s office said Saturday. It’s the second publicly known meeting between a foreign official and the reclusive Hibatullah Akhundzada, who rarely appears in public and seldom leaves the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. It’s also the first known meeting between … Read more

Taliban to join China’s Belt and Road forum, elevating ties: Report | World News

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Taliban to join China’s Belt and Road forum, elevating ties: Report | World News

The Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government. Chinese president Xi Jinping(AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional meetings, mostly those focussed … Read more

Why Afghanistan Embassy Has Closed Its Operations In India

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Why Afghanistan Embassy Has Closed Its Operations In India

India will take control of the Afghanistan embassy in a caretaker capacity. New Delhi: The Afghanistan embassy in India today suspended operations citing an inability to serve the country’s interests and a shortage of staff and resources. India will take control of the embassy in a caretaker capacity, the statement by the embassy said. The … Read more

Afghanistan Ceases Embassy Ops In India, Lists “Factors” Behind Move

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Afghanistan Ceases Embassy Ops In India, Lists “Factors” Behind Move

The Afghan embassy in New Delhi was led by Ambassador Farid Mamundzay. New Delhi: The Afghanistan embassy in India has announced that it will suspend its operations from today, citing “lack of support” from the Indian government, its inability to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan’s interests, and a shortage of staff and resources. The Afghan … Read more

What airlines want to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan?

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What airlines want to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time and fuel consumption for East-West travel. But those shortened flight routes for India and Southeast Asia raise questions never … Read more