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Topic: Afghanistan

Over 200 former Afghanistan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover, says UN mission

In total, the UN mission in Afghanistan had recorded 800 incidents of human rights violations connected with Taliban against former govt employees and military.

2 yrs of Taliban in Afghanistan — ways ‘Taliban 2.0’ is different, and not so different after all

Taliban regained control of Afghanistan on 15 Aug, 2021, but has been struggling with internal tensions & global recognition.

Afghanistan: Blast in hotel at least 3 killed and 7 wounded

KABUL (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and seven wounded on Monday in an explosion at a hotel in southeast Afghanistan's Khost province, the province's media office said. The cause of the

No male ‘chaperone’ = no existence. Life under Taliban rule for Afghan women, in their own words

Requirement for a ‘late sharati’ — or male companion — is one of many restrictions placed on women in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.

Over 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UN

Between 15 August, 2021, and May this year, 1,095 civilians were killed and 2,679 wounded, according to the UN Mission to Afghanistan.

Cocaine market booms as meth trafficking spreads beyond established markets, says UN report

Cocaine seizures have grown faster than production, the report said. The upper band of the estimated total supply was higher in the mid-2000s than now.

Taliban’s central bank governor and Chinese ambassador meet to discuss banking and business ties

China does not have formal diplomatic ties with Afghanistan but has continued to maintain an embassy in Kabul since Taliban took over in 2021.

‘Devastated, but will not apologise,’ says Australian war veteran found guilty of Afghan murders

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.

Around 80 Afghan girls hospitalised after suspected poison attack at schools

Mohammad Rahmani, the director of the provincial department of education, said the poisoning had occurred in the Sangcharak district among female pupils in grades 1 through 6.

Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty

Helmand River, a critical source of drinking water & irrigation, has been a bone of contention for centuries. Earlier, Tehran had objected to construction of a dam in Afghanistan.

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.