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5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

The earthquake occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at 4.43 am IST. National Centre for Seismology said it occurred at a depth of 75 kilometres in Hindu Kush region.

US citizen Faye Hall freed from Taliban custody in Afghanistan

Hall was detained for allegedly operating a drone without authorisation. This comes after diplomatic push by Trump envoy Adam Boehler & former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad.

Why ceasefire at key Pak-Afghan border crossing on Durand Line is unlikely to last long

ThePrint Explorer looks at how Imperial Britain came about with Durand Line & how it has remained a bone of contention between two neighbours over the years.

Pakistan asks Afghan nationals to leave before 31 March or face deportation

Under the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Program, the Interior Ministry for the first time confirmed the policy for the repatriation of Afghan Citizen Card holders.

England clobbered at 11th hour in Lahore, here’s why Afghanistan is the giant slayer of world cricket

A similar humbling experience had befallen England in the 2023 World Cup. At Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, Afghanistan engineered a massive upset, shocking the defending champions.

CAG report offers a reality check on Mohalla Clinics—billed as AAP’s success story

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 hit Afghanistan in span of 15 minutes

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale had jolted Afghanistan in the early hours of Tuesday.

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Badakhshan region of Afghanistan

In the last 30 days, 17 earthquakes have struck Afghanistan. The country remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, including seasonal flooding, landslides and earthquakes.

Pakistan’s attempt to mobilise anti-Taliban leaders is misguided, dangerous

Pakistan’s ISI has a long history of maintaining clandestine and not-so-clandestine ties with various Afghan political groups, including the Afghan Taliban.

Best form of charity is to enable an individual to manage his own destiny—the Aga Khan in 2013

The 88-year-old billionaire philanthropist died in Lisbon. In this 2013 Walk The Talk interview, he spoke about his journey and his views on an increasingly challenging world after the 9/11.

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India, Pakistan climb escalatory ladder. Anatomy of kinetic response & off-ramp

Pahalgam was first step on escalatory ladder. Kinetic action implies use of military force to deliver message. India took that step up the ladder on intervening night of 6/7 May.

India-UK FTA: Tariffs on cars, alcohol, high-tech sectors cut by Delhi for more market access & mobility

FTA, India’s first bilateral trade deal with a Western nation, will see tariffs on whisky-gin from UK halved to 75 percent. Automobile tariffs will be cut to 10 percent with a quota.

Pakistan targets Jammu with loitering munitions, airport and vital installations targeted

Jammu airport was also targeted and at least 6 blasts were reported from across the city, it is learnt. It is not clear at this time if these were Pakistani strikes or interception by Indian air defence systems.

Caste census is a bad idea whose time has come. Much worse lies ahead

One of the reasons we call the caste census a bad idea is that so far, nobody has figured what to do with the data, except Rahul Gandhi.