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Topic: Afghanistan

Last living Jew in Afghanistan leaves country after Taliban takeover

Zebulon Simentov, 62, fears he might be kidnapped or killed by the Islamic State. Simentov and 29 of his neighbours have been taken to a 'neighbouring country'.

US in no rush to recognise Taliban govt, engaging only to evacuate our citizens: White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that neither the President nor anyone on the administration would suggest that the Taliban are 'valued members' of the global community.

Taliban back, desperate Kerala families hope couples who fled to Afghanistan for ISIS can return

ThePrint travelled across Kerala to meet families of those who joined ISIS in Afghanistan, to find some harbouring hopes of reconciliation & others resigned to never seeing them again.  

If Plan A is talking to Taliban, India must start Plan B too — prepare for worst

India should covertly set in motion Plan B to cater for a more sophisticated Taliban playing a double game. And an ethnic civil war.

World wanted a Berlin moment in Afghanistan. It got a Taliban flag over Panjshir instead

For a government that has defined its image on counter-terror, the silence over Taliban is telling, and for all the wrong reasons.

Video game, fake visuals — It’s a bad week for TV news. ‘Good News Today’ wants to change that

Pakoda party, chai pe charcha, Kashi cruise — Is good news 24x7 really good for India?

Afghanistan’s new Taliban govt has a clear Pakistan stamp and that’s bad news for India

With the Haqqani Network assuming a prominent role, it could be a challenge for India to even maintain people-to-people linkages or complete the pending evacuation exercise.

China announces $31 million in aid to Afghanistan, endorses Taliban’s interim government

China made the announcement during the first meeting of foreign ministers of some neighbouring countries on Afghanistan, saying it is a necessary step to restore order, end anarchy.

Afghan Solidarity Committee head booked for violating Covid norms during protest in Delhi

Afghan refugees in India have been protesting in front of the UNHCR office in Delhi demanding the release of 'support letters' from the UN agency to migrate to other countries.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the quiet Taliban deal maker who holds key role for Afghan future

To access international aid & billions in central bank assets, Taliban govt's deputy PM Baradar will have to convince world leaders that this is a different, a more moderate Taliban.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.