India and Afghanistan have long shared strong cultural, traditional and political ties. However, the India-Afghanistan diplomatic ties have undergone significant transition since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021. India has not officially recognized the Taliban government but has maintained a pragmatic approach to safeguard its interests in the region. In a […]
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India and Afghanistan have nurtured enduring cultural, historical, and traditional bonds over centuries. India’s commitment to Afghanistan extends beyond sentiment, encompassing active participation in diverse developmental endeavors, spanning infrastructure, education, aid, and capacity-building initiatives. However, the landscape shifted significantly with the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, altering the regional dynamics of South Asia. In May 2023, […]
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The Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi emerges as the center of a power struggle between the previous Afghan democratic government and the Taliban regime, as Taliban has announced Qadir shah as their new ambassador to Afghanistan embassy in India. However, the Afghanistan embassy has unequivocally rejected the Taliban’s decision, sparking a contentious standoff between the […]
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Following a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan, four people were killed and dozens more injured. This earthquake occurred on March 21, 2023, at 9:30 Tuesday night, Kabul time. Based on published reports, the epicenter of this earthquake was in Jorm district of Badakhshan province, and its tremors were also felt in Pakistan, Tajikistan and India. […]
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At Least 19 people were killed and more than 200 injured after powerful earthquakes strike parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Several buildings were destroyed due to the 6.5 magnitude earthquake last week. Following the earthquakes, some old images and videos were shared among social media users with context to the recent quakes. A video is […]
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Some Indian media outlets and social media posts falsely claim that India has shut its consulate in Kandahar city after Security deteriorating while the Indian Official say that Consulate General of India in Kandahar has not been closed. A Facebook page namely ‘Indian Aerospace Defence News-IADN’ posted the claim on July 10, 2021. It says: […]
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An old image of a gold mine in Indonesia was shared on social media as the image of the Qara-Zaghn gold mine of Afghanistan. It was made viral on February.11.2021 by social media users who claimed that the gold mine is in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan. Claim: On February.11.2021, the Afghan social media users […]
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