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Topic: Afghanistan

On Kabul, India need not hurry. Let Russia, China, Iran see Pakistan’s control of Taliban

One doubts that Pakistan will be able to manage Afghanistan’s polity and society any more than it can in Pakistan itself. China will then have to think about stepping in.

Airbnb CEO announces housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees across the world for free

In a series of tweets, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced cost of Afghan refugees' accommodation will be borne by the company. However, no clear time frame for the programme was announced.

Health ministry mandates compulsory 14 days quarantine for Afghan evacuees at ITBP camp

Any person testing positive or detected as symptomatic shall be shifted to identified Covid-19 dedicated Covid Care Centre or Covid hospital of NCT of Delhi, the memorandum stated.

Sanctions against Taliban not productive, says China ahead of G7 meet on Afghanistan

The US and its allies should learn lessons from the past and do some soul searching and act prudently on Afghanistan related issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry added.

CIA director held ‘secret’ meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Baradar in Kabul, report says

According to the media report, the CIA declined to comment on the Taliban meeting but the discussions likely involved 31 August deadline for the US military to conclude evacuation.

China says troop withdrawal from Afghanistan show US’ definition of rules-based order

Chinese foreign ministry's response came after US Vice President accused China of continuing coercion & claiming the majority of South China Sea, undermining the rules-based order.

Hope Afghanistan’s territory is not used by terror groups such as LeT, JeM: India at UNHRC

Indian ambassador Indra Mani Pandey noted a 'grave' humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan & expressed that everyone is concerned about the increasing violations of fundamental rights.

Afghanistan’s only girls boarding school moves to Rwanda to escape the Taliban

Shifting of SOLA (School of Leadership Afghanistan) comes days after co-founder Shabana Basij-Rasikh posts video of her purportedly burning students' records to protect their identity.

Ukraine, Iran deny reports of hijacking of evacuation plane from Afghanistan

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister Yevgeny Yenin Sunday claimed that a Ukrainian plane was hijacked in Afghanistan by unidentified people who flew it into Iran.

Taliban will be judged by its deeds, says Boris Johnson ahead of G7 meet on Afghan crisis

PM Johnson is expected to urge international partners to match UK's commitments on aid, resettlement of those in need to protect human rights & contribute to stability of Afghanistan.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

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.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.