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Topic: Afghanistan

Taliban hiding boom in cross-border narcotics trade behind veil of piety, UN monitors say

UN monitors also warn that areas where the industry is being relocated could potentially benefit ISIL-Khurasan and TTP.

Italian museum brings Afghan Buddhist artefacts to India—it’s a symbol of shared history

The artefacts, all from Rome’s Museo Delle Civilta, will be on display till May next year at the Humayun's Tomb Museum, Delhi.

Washington shooter’s story is about American barbarism, not ‘Third World’ backwardness

Part of a CIA-trained zero unit, Rahmanullah Lakanwal was evacuated to the US before the fall of Kabul in 2021. But his long journey failed to wash the blood from his mind.

Trump administration stops processing visas for Afghan nationals

After an Afghan national was accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington, the US State Department issued a cable halting visas for Afghans worldwide.

US halts visa processing for Afghan nationals after Washington DC shooting

Announcement came after two National Guard personnel were injured in the shooting allegedly carried out by an Afghan national. President Trump called the attack 'an act of terror'.

9 children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan’s Khost province, claims Taliban

Taliban says Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Khost, and carried out raids in the provinces of Kunar and Paktika, injuring four civilians.

India & Afghanistan to appoint trade attaches; Kabul commits to lower air-cargo rates for Indian imports

New Delhi: India and Afghanistan are set to appoint commercial attaches within the next month, Taliban’s acting Commerce and Industry Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi...

Taliban is gambling for strategic autonomy. Will Iran, China fill the Pakistan-sized hole?

Cutting trade ties with Pakistan is easier said than done: the neighbouring country is Afghanistan’s largest single trading partner, taking in 45 per cent of Afghan exports in 2024.

ThePrint Exclusive: Weeks before Delhi blast, key Kashmir terror module member fled to Afghanistan

Muzaffar Ahmad Rather, older brother of Adeel Ahmad Rather, who is in police custody, left before cops busted what could have been biggest terror attack in India since 1993.

At least 7 dead, 150 injured after powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan

Kabul: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about...

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.