scorecardresearch
Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicAfghanistan

Topic: Afghanistan

The last US plane has left Kabul. What happens now in Afghanistan?

Chaos of American withdrawal following collapse of Ghani govt only underscores Afghanistan's fragility. Decisions the Taliban make will reverberate long into country's future.

Last US plane leaves Afghanistan as America ends its longest war

US Tuesday officially ended its military presence in Afghanistan after a two-decade war, with a rushed withdrawal of over 123,000 people since 14 August when Kabul fell to Taliban.

Tolo woman journalist who interviewed Taliban flees Afghanistan before US completes pullout

Beheshta Arghand, who made news for interviewing Taliban earlier this month, says she fears what they could do to her, but says she'll return if group keeps its promises, & she feels safe.

Necessary for all parties to make contact with Taliban & guide it actively, China tells US

During a call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US should help the 'new Afghan political structure' maintain normal operation.

Pakistan NSA ‘warns’ of second 9/11 if West doesn’t recognise Taliban, then says ‘misquoted’

Pakistan NSA Moeed Yusuf says interview in UK’s Sunday Times is 'gross mischaracterisation' of his conversation with journalist Christina Lamb. She says ‘interviews recorded’.

With Taliban return, question for India — will infrastructure investments amount to anything

New Delhi kept its military out of the war-torn Afghanistan, preferring instead to invest in key infrastructure projects. Its approach may have backfired.

Taliban return, Afghanistan tragedy show West needs to be saved from ‘fools of imperialism’

US retreat may not be on the scale of the murderous anarchy unleashed by British departure from India, but shows West remains drunk on unaccountable power & untarnished reputation.

Rockets hit neighbourhood near Kabul airport, gunfire follows amid US troops withdrawal

The explosions come a day after a US drone struck a vehicle carrying multiple suicide bombers affiliated to IS-K. Tensions are high with barely a day left for final withdrawal of US troops.

ThePrint in Afghanistan and the value of putting boots on the ground each time

It's common practice now for most Indian media houses to not do stories datelined from other countries, partly due to financial constraints but also because of domestic upheavals.

Afghans abandoned, and international forces scurry out under Taliban threat

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.