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Topic: Afghanistan

After Afghanistan, the US has to say goodbye to its adventures abroad

China may want to maintain positive relations with the Taliban because they could become another node in the Belt and Road Initiative.

US troops may be out, but US dollar could still control Afghanistan

Cash from international institutions & donors has underwritten Afghanistan’s financial system for decades. Any Afghan govt will come to realise that US is key to financial & economic security.

These Afghans came to Kabul to escape Taliban terror. Now they wish they hadn’t

According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an estimated 270,000 Afghans were displaced inside the country between January and July 2021.

Taliban in existential crisis about role in world, but don’t think they’ve changed, says Biden

Biden’s comments point to looming question of whether US will recognise Taliban as Afghanistan’s govt. US has taken steps to block money from going to them, & could use it negotiate terms.

India must know Taliban’s contradictions. That’s the way to deal with them

The Turkistan Islamic Party, aligned to Uyghurs, will extract its pound of flesh from the Taliban leadership by asking them to roll back controls in Xinjiang.

7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan, 5,200 US troops still in Kabul: Pentagon

Major Gen Taylor, who has been given the responsibility to airlift US citizens, said the increase in evacuation numbers is reflective of a ramp up of aircraft & airlift capability.

19-yr-old junior Afghan national footballer fell to his death from US plane leaving Kabul

Zaki Anwari was identified in the investigation being conducted by the US Air Force into the circumstances surrounding human remains that were found in the wheel of the C-17.

Taliban 2.0 will have to deal with a more urban, better-informed Afghanistan

The Taliban will now discover that Kabul and much of the country have changed. Imposing the group’s will across the country will require repression of a much higher order.

Why Taliban can’t lay its hands on Afghanistan’s $9 billion reserves

In a series of tweets, Ajmal Ahmady, Governor of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), explains why the country's shipments of USD are in doubt & how it could affect their economy.

India’s national security challenges need self-reliant defense industry, says Rajnath Singh

Singh's comments Thursday came amid growing concerns in India and elsewhere over Taliban sweeping and seizing control of Afghanistan following the collapse of the US-backed govt.

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.