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