Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), created by US Congress in 2008, criticises country's $145 billion reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, draws up seven lessons.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said previous Trump administration lifting the ban on ETIM as a terrorist organisation showed US’ double standards to the counter-terrorism issue.
According to a BBC report, Facebook has dedicated a team of Afghanistan experts, who have knowledge of local context, to alert them of emerging issues on the platform.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, who arrived in New York Monday, was also involved in hectic discussions with US officials on the evacuation of the Indian diplomats from Kabul.
This is the second evacuation flight carrying officials, security personnel from the Indian embassy. Around 40 people were evacuated earlier Monday from Kabul.
Pakistan assured US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that it would remain closely engaged with US and other partners in promoting efforts for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.
Not harbouring terrorists is the bottom line that must be held firmly for any future political solution in Afghanistan, said China at an emergency UNSC meeting Monday.
Jaishankar also discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken & underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul.
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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