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Islamic State claims responsibility for killing Chinese national in Afghanistan’s Takhar province

IS said it targetted vehicle carrying the Chinese citizen Wednesday. China urged Taliban administration for stronger security for its citizens and projects in Afghanistan.

Pakistan races against time to negotiate release of nuclear agency employees abducted by Taliban

Year 2024 was Pakistan’s deadliest in a decade, with at least 685 civilian fatalities & roughly 444 terror attacks, according to an annual security report by a Pakistan-based think tank.

Cricket-South Africa sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said he supported calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, adding his voice to those

‘Old practice to blame neighbours:’ India condemns Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan

Pakistan carried out airstrikes in certain areas in Afghanistan in what it said was aimed at targeting terrorist hideouts.

Taliban-Pakistan war threatens India’s security—New Delhi must reimagine defence capabilities

India faces a precarious task of securing itself from a fractured Pakistan, an increasingly radicalised Bangladesh, and the refugee crisis on its porous borders.

Afghan Taliban says its forces have targeted ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliatory strikes

This comes after Pakistan's bombardment 'targeting hideouts of Islamist militants' earlier this week, which Taliban claimed killed civilians.

Security Council voices support for Mission in Afghanistan, Afghan people

The Council reaffirmed its strong commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashes in Kazakhstan’s Aktau city, 38 dead

The aircraft that crashed had diverted from an area of Russia that Moscow recently defended against Ukrainian drone attacks. 29 survivors receive hospital treatment.

Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province kills at least 15, Taliban hideouts targetted

Women and children among dead in overnight attack on 24 June; Taliban vows revenge.

India distances self from China’s claim of ‘6-point consensus’ reached at Doval-Wang Yi meet

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?