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Topic: Afghanistan

China says ‘shocked’ at Kabul attacks, will work with global community to combat terrorism

Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese embassy in Kabul, which was still operational, verified that there were no Chinese casualties in the suicide attacks.

Kabul airport blasts shake Biden’s Afghanistan exit strategy

The attacks undercut Biden's repeated arguments since taking office that he would offer a steady hand on foreign policy. And they have given his political enemies a powerful cudgel.

Viral runway image ‘showing Kabul blast’ is over a week old

The image was captured by AFP photojournalist Wakil Kohsar on 16 August last week and can be found on Getty Images website, which has priced it at Rs 23,000.

Kabul bombings a dark day for Afghanistan and Joe Biden — and a harbinger of worse to come

Questions around Biden’s judgement and those of his advisers risk eating into his presidency in a way that will erode his authority.

Return of Taliban is biggest trauma for new generation of Afghans: Amrullah Saleh’s daughter

Khalida Saleh, who studied at Delhi University, tells ThePrint in exclusive interview that resistance movement will not stop because Afghans were forced to accept Taliban's return.

Attack on Kabul airport signals the coming carnage in Afghanistan

The attack on Kabul airport by Islamic State of Khorasan, a group which sees the Taliban as its enemy, will help the latter. It strengthens the Taliban’s positioning as a lesser evil.

IS-K, the terror group behind Kabul attack & Taliban enemy that could add to Afghanistan chaos

At least 90 Afghans have been killed in bombings at Kabul airport Thursday evening. Attack comes amid turmoil in the country, a consequence of the Taliban reclaiming Afghanistan.

Death toll in Kabul airport attacks rises to 60, US says blasts won’t stop evacuation

US Central Command chief Gen Frank McKenzie said there was a large amount of security at the airport and alternate routes were being used to get evacuees in.

Kabul attacks reinforce need to stand unitedly against terrorism, says India

The MEA said India strongly condemned the Kabul bomb blasts and underlined the need to stand against those who provide sanctuaries to terrorists.

‘Will hunt you down & make you pay,’ Biden warns those responsible for Kabul airport attacks

Biden said the attacks were carried out by ISIS-K and informed that he has ordered his commanders to develop operational plans to strike the group's assets, leadership and facilities.

On Camera

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Donald Trump, who has nurtured the MAGA movement for the last decade, has been perceived to have lost control over the movement, particularly with the release of Epstein’s records.

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.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

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.