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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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Topic: Afghanistan

Bangladeshi nationals are joining terrorist ranks. Bigger problem is the culture of denial

Bangladesh has a significant youth bulge—the median age is just 26. So the involvement of young Bangladeshis in TTP’s activities in Afghanistan must be taken seriously.

Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits Afghanistan, fourth consecutive seismic jolt in 4 days

In a post on X, National Centre of Seismology said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 kiolometres at 08:54 hours (Indian Standard Time).

A look at India’s evolving engagement with Taliban over the years

Jaishankar spoke with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Muttaqi Thursday—marking highest level of engagement since Taliban returned to power—amid India's tensions with Pakistan.

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.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.