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Topic: Afghanistan

Taliban is keeping 22 million women as prisoners. World’s looking away from their torture

Five years after Kabul fell to the Islamic Emirate, world leaders are quietly marketing their acceptance of this regime as realism.

Security guard held in Bengaluru for ‘link’ to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, ‘plan to attack Pakistan army’

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Police arrested a suspected terror operative associated with the banned terrorist group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) following a special operation in the...

Afghanistan says Pakistan killed 36 ‘civilians’ in airstrikes, Islamabad claims it targeted TTP ‘militants’

Taliban says Pakistani airstrikes hit civilian homes in eastern Afghanistan, killing dozens. Islamabad says the operation targeted TTP-linked militants following attacks on Pakistan Rangers.

‘Afghanistan still kissing our a**’, says Trump as he vows to reclaim US weapons left after 2021 pullout

Trump reignited debate over 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, claiming US could still recover military equipment left behind. Taliban officials previously dismissed such proposals as ‘imaginary’.

Taliban’s family law makes divorce harder, child marriage easier in Afghanistan

According to Taliban's rules, a child stops being a child after the age of nine. This way, she can be married off any time after that.

In fresh flare-up, Afghanistan says 13 killed as Pakistan forces target ‘civilian homes’ in 3 provinces 

The Taliban administration’s chief spokesman says Pakistani aircraft struck targets in Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces. Among those killed were 11 children, 1 woman and an elderly man.

Bullets for freedom: Taliban’s brutal crackdown on unprecedented women-led stir against hijab detentions

2 dead including a child as Taliban police reportedly fired at one of the largest public demonstrations Herat's seen since 2021. Detention of women for 'violating dress code' sparked stir.

The art and afterlife of the Bamiyan Buddhas

Bamiyan was an important commercial and monastic centre from the second century CE. It was a meeting point of Persian and Indic cultures.

US-Iran talks & how Pakistan leverages its geography to come into relevance | Cut The Clutter

In Episode 1825 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why Pakistan continues to return to geopolitical relevance despite periods of isolation & setbacks.

Gaddafi’s prisoner to Venezuela ‘covert’ ops, US national in NIA custody an ‘adventurer’ without pause

Matthew VanDyke is among seven foreigners held on charges of crossing over to Myanmar to train Myanmar-based Ethnic Armed Groups.

On Camera

We knew Modi’s attack on institutions was bad for Indian economy. Now we have proof

For die-hard Modi supporters who couldn’t care less about institutions, a new study shows that India’s per capita income was 10% lower under Modi than it might otherwise have been.

PM Internship Scheme sees stronger response in third pilot round

More candidates have joined 3rd pilot round so far than combined number from first two rounds. Govt expects this round to be the final pilot before full rollout.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one women fighter pilots were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman