Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

KABUL: The UN Security Council announced that it has extended the exemption of the travel ban on senior members of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, including First Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, for a period of…

Chaos is unfolding as the first controversial Taliban figures to lead a new government in Afghanistan are revealed. Plus, the country has a new name.The Taliban has announced the formation of a new “caretaker” government in Afghanistan,…

War-weary Afghanistan’s wait for a Taliban government to take shape appeared to stretch potentially longer after the outfit’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was reported injured in a clash late on Friday between his group and ally…

KABUL: If one individual could bring peace to Afghanistan, US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad touted himself as the man for the job. In the end, however, the seasoned diplomat has overseen the demise of the republic he so painstakingly assembled.…

The Taliban may have been cut off from Afghanistan’s international cash reserves. But it’s sitting on a treasure trove of resources desperately needed to combat climate change.Kabul, the centre of government in Afghanistan, fell to Taliban…

<!-- -->Mullah Baradar was arrested in Pakistan in 2010 but freed in 2018New Delhi: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder and deputy leader of the Taliban, is likely to be the next president of…

MELBOURNE: In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan, and neighbouring central and south Asia territories, between the British and Russian empires. Neither side…

It’s a move known to have pleased Beijing: Washington’s surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban is being met with delight by its troll-diplomats and media.“How can a superpower lose to the poorest equipped guerrilla army?” one…