India, Taliban and Afghanistan

India Steps Up Engagement with the Taliban Regime
According to the Pakistani analyst, India’s “courting of the Taliban regime appears to be working.” He pointed to a statement issued by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hours after the Dubai meeting, which spoke of Muttaqi’s “desire of strengthening political & economic relations with India as a key regional and economic player.”
India boosts diplomatic contacts with Afghanistan's Taliban
India pledges development projects in Afghanistan, which has endured years of devastating war and natural disasters.
India to Consider Engaging in Development Projects in Afghanistan
India will consider engaging in development projects in Afghanistan in the near future, India's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, despite the lack of diplomatic relations. The statement followed a meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai.
India engages Taliban: New chapter in India-Afghanistan relations? Experts debate
The big focus of this episode of Newstrack is on Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meeting with Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai.
In a first, foreign secretary engages Taliban; India may restart development projects
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri met Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai, discussing India's readiness to support Afghan development needs and receiving assurance on security concerns.

England, Afghanistan

U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans ...
ECB urges ICC to take action against Afghanistan Cricket Board over Taliban's violations of women's rights
ECB CEO Richard Gould has urged the ICC to take action against the Afghanistan Cricket Board by supporting the exiled womens ...
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The Insider reveals new details of Russian intelligence scheme offering Taliban $200,000 bounties for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
In a new investigation based on reporting with Der Spiegel, The Insider has revealed details of alleged collaboration between ...
US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo
The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan ...
US Inadvertently Funding the Taliban, Republican Says
"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes
Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an ...
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Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says
The joint media investigation sheds fresh details on reports of Russia-sponsored killings of U.S. soldiers that first ...
Taliban say India is a 'significant regional partner' after meeting
The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most ...
'Ease visa regime for Afghan businessmen, patients and students': Taliban appeals to India
India has not yet recognised the Taliban set-up and has been pitching for the formation of a truly inclusive government in ...