Afghanistan

In the latest targeted attack on a Sikh place of worship in the war-torn country, terrorists entered Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul's Bagh-e Bala neighbourhood early Saturday morning, killing two people.

An Indian delegation and the Taliban today met in Kabul for the first time since the takeover in August last year.

The report highlighted that the AQIS is maintaining a low profile in Afghanistan, where it reportedly has around 400 terrorists. These include terrorists from countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Lt Gen Scott Berrier, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, said India received its initial delivery of the Russian S-400 air defence system, and it plans to operate the system to defend against Pakistan and Chinese threats by June 2022.

Recently, the Taliban government in Afghanistan also banned girls from going to school for the grade sixth.

India and Germany on Monday held their 6th round of biennial Inter-Governmental Consultations in Berlin, wherein the premiers discussed a range of issues, including bilateral, regional and global developments.

Jaishankar reminded them of the sudden and surprise withdrawal of their forces from Afghanistan and their silence on challenges to the rules-based order in Asia.

Declassified documents show that the slain Al Qaeda chief was very enthusiastic about replicating the 9/11 terror attack.

Taliban has accused Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif government of violating Afghanistan's sovereignty, which, it said, will not have good consequences.

In a series of tweets, the Foreign Ministry mentioned that the Afghan side condemned the recent attacks on Khost and Kunar provinces and further stressed the prevention of such acts.