At least five top leaders in the Taliban govt are UN-designated terrorists. Sirajuddin Haqqani, Interior Minister & son of Haqqani Network founder, is also on FBI's most-wanted list.
Few countries will invest in Afghanistan because of fear of sanctions. The new govt must face this reality & adhere to global standards, writes Ajmal Ahmady, former central bank governor.
Hours after the Taliban unveiled its interim government, the US President said China, Pakistan, Russia & Iran are all trying to figure out what to do with the militant group.
Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be deputy PM, while Sirajuddin Haqqani is interior minister. Mullah Omar’s son Mullah Yaqoob is defence minister.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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