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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicAfghanistan

Topic: Afghanistan

What drove Afghan refugees’ mass migrations to Pakistan over the yrs & why they’re being deported now

With 1 Nov deadline lapsed, Afghan refugees facing arrest and expulsion have been forced to return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan which suffers from sanctions, economic decline.

This Indian woman fled to Kabul for love in 1989. The sex life there repulsed her

In ‘The Taliban and I’, Sushmita Bandyopadhyay recounts how her life changed when she married an Afghan man and went to Kabul.

Why is Afghanistan still celebrating Chennai win & Pakistan having a meltdown? Answer is complex

The answer is embedded in the bitter history that Afghanistan and Pakistan share.

Death toll in Afghanistan surpasses 2,000 day after earthquake of 6.3 magnitude

According to the Taliban administration, the earthquake which struck 35 km northwest of city of Herat has left more than 9,000 people injured.

6.3 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan kills 15, injures 40 according to officials

The casualty figures are based on primary reports from the Zinda Jan district of Herat province, said Afghanistan's ministry of disaster management.

Afghan consul generals ‘disavow’ ambassador’s statement on embassy closure. ‘Appears motivated…’

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'.

India needn’t recognise Taliban but it shouldn’t let China keep Afghanistan away from it either

It would be in the best interest of New Delhi and Kabul to maintain a minimal staff presence in their embassies and allow bilateral trade.

MEA says Afghan embassy’s closure ‘internal matter’, rejects claim of no diplomatic support from India

Embassy had cited 'notable absence of crucial support from host government' as one of reasons for closing. MEA will continue to assist Afghans, says its spokesperson.

China becomes first to name new Afghan ambassador under Taliban

Mohammad Hassan Akhund, acting PM in the Taliban administration, had accepted the new Chinese envoy's credentials in a ceremony, the Taliban administration's deputy spokesman said.

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.