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Topic: Afghanistan

‘India wishes peace all over world’— says MoS for External Affairs Lekhi on Afghanistan crisis

The newly-inducted minister of state was addressing media persons after taking part in 'Jan Ashirvad Yatra' in her constituency in New Delhi Monday.

US plane leaves Kabul with desperate Afghans clinging to aircraft, videos show fall to death

Viral videos show civilians thronging runways of Kabul airport a day after Taliban siege. One such video appeared to show 3 men falling to their death from a US Air Force airplane.

Afghan embassy in India berates ‘traitor’ Ghani in deleted tweet, official says account hacked

The embassy also tagged India's MEA, the Taliban spokesperson and Afghanistan’s Presidential Office in the tweet. It was shared more than 700 times before being deleted.

Afghans have broken ‘shackles of slavery’, Pakistan PM Imran Khan says amid Taliban takeover

Khan was speaking at the launch of the new curriculum for Grade 1 to 5, which has been criticised for putting emphasis on religious teaching instead of modern sciences.

Hope Taliban will establish ‘open and inclusive’ Islamic govt in Afghanistan, says China

The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed hope that Taliban will abide by its commitment of a peaceful transition of power, taking full responsibility for the safety of Afghan citizens.

Pakistan rushes to hold series of meetings as Taliban topples govt in Afghanistan

In one of the meetings, PM Imran Khan will present Pakistan's stance on the current situation in Afghanistan. Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will also attend the meet.

Who is Mullah Baradar? Likely new Afghan president is Taliban co-founder, ‘peace talks’ envoy

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the group’s most public face and its political chief. He oversaw the signing of troop withdrawal agreement with US.

CNN did not praise Taliban for wearing masks during Afghan siege. Report is from satire portal

The report, by the news satire website 'The Babylon Bee', was accompanied by an edited screengrab from a CNN broadcast.

Afghanistan’s collapse shows democracy can’t be imposed. US withdrawal a historic betrayal

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Punjab CM urges MEA to evacuate Indians, including 200 sikhs stuck in Afghanistan gurdwara

In a tweet, Amarinder Singh said that his govt is willing to extend any help needed to ensure safe evacuation of people stuck in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover.

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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.