Zakia Wardak cites personal attacks & defamation as reasons for her resignation. Afghan embassy in Delhi was not ‘aware’ of nor ‘involved’ in alleged smuggling incident, it is learnt.
According to Farid Mamundzay, dual purpose of this is to 'appease domestic stakeholders and meet Taliban's demands for reciprocal cooperation'. MEA says embassy functional 'as usual'.
India govt won't close embassy & both consulates will stay functional, they say in statement, add Ambassador Farid Mamundzai's decisions 'appear motivated by personal, internal matters'.
In a statement, nearly all Afghan diplomatic missions across the world said Taliban not only 'failed' in their commitments but also brought back ‘draconian policies and directives’.
India had sent a proposal to Pakistan on 7 October seeking transit facility to send foodgrains aid to Afghanistan via Pakistani soil & received a positive response from Islamabad on 24 November.
Tahir Qadiry, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Afghanistan, says Kabul wants more from New Delhi as it’s an emerging power & could use its potential to lobby for Afghanistan.
By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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