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.
Australia's most decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was found complicit by a civil court in the murders of four Afghan citizens during his time serving in Afghanistan.
The gunman who demanded Siddiqui’s release in exchange for hostages at a Texas synagogue this weekend was latest in long line of jihadi attempts to free al-Qaeda-linked neuroscientist.
US State Department spokesperson Zed Tarar reiterated President Biden's message that the war in Afghanistan had achieved its central mission to eliminate the al Qaeda terror network.
Like Neil Armstrong’s ‘one small step’, the retreating American boot has become a symbol of ‘one giant leap’ for the people of Afghanistan - into the dark ages, writes Kunal Bahuguna.
Mazar-e-Sharif was alive & active just 4 days ago, shops were open and people could be seen at street corners sipping tea, questioning why media was roaming around when the city was 'safe'.
It is the US’ prerogative to leave. Too many American soldiers and officials have suffered. Yet, there is still much that can be done to sustain the gains of the last 20 years.
The Western withdrawal from Afghanistan has gone hand in hand with a narrative of defeat, repeated so often it’s in danger of becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
On 26 January 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech that was broadcast over All India Radio. This was her first address to the nation after becoming India’s first woman prime minister.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
Why are we making America instrospect using an event which in itself is wrong and marked by death of two young promising lives ? If American society or a large part of its populace had the wherewithal to introspect based on innocent lives cut short due to its barbarity, it would have done so decades back. It is a mistake to attribute such American actions on lack of instrospection. It is a reflection of American mindset of grabbing all the goodies for itself. Its society is incapable of instrospection. On the contrary, the rise of Trumpism has shown that it is itching to expose more babarity upon anybody which refuses to toe its line.
Why are we making America instrospect using an event which in itself is wrong and marked by death of two young promising lives ? If American society or a large part of its populace had the wherewithal to introspect based on innocent lives cut short due to its barbarity, it would have done so decades back. It is a mistake to attribute such American actions on lack of instrospection. It is a reflection of American mindset of grabbing all the goodies for itself. Its society is incapable of instrospection. On the contrary, the rise of Trumpism has shown that it is itching to expose more babarity upon anybody which refuses to toe its line.