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Topic: Afghanistan

Horrifying how hard-won rights of Afghan women are being ripped away by Taliban: UN chief

In a tweet, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres further pointed out UN's determination to promote the rights of all Afghans and provide them with life-saving humanitarian support.

Afghan President says won’t allow ‘imposed war’ to bring further killings as Taliban close in

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, in a recorded message, says remobilising security and defence is a priority, focus is to prevent further violence.

Pakistan urges Afghan leaders to politically negotiate quick settlement with Taliban

While speaking to reporters Friday, Pakistan's NSA Moeed Yusuf said fall of city after city in Afghanistan underscores the need to expedite the peace process.

Why Taliban’s lightning-fast advance will be felt beyond Afghanistan’s borders

Jihadist groups based in the country, some with transnational agendas like al-Qaeda, now have a template for defeating governments backed by major powers.

JNUSU asks govt, university to give visa permissions to Afghan students to travel to India

In a letter to Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar and the education ministry, JNU Students Union highlighted plight of students from Afghanistan and asked them to expedite necessary visa permissions.

First forces of US Marine battalions reach Afghanistan to stand guard during evacuation

The temporary buildup of troops for US evacuations highlights the stunning pace of the Taliban takeover, less than three weeks before the withdrawal of US and NATO forces.

 Tejas criticism is unfortunate, it has world’s best flying record, says IAF veteran

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Afghanistan is spinning out of control, Taliban must halt offensive, UN Chief Guterres says

Seizing power through military force is a losing proposition and one that can only lead to prolonged civil war or the complete isolation of Afghanistan, Guterres said.

3 fates await Afghanistan as US breaks it for 3rd time in 40 yrs. Afghans have say in none

This time, America didn’t just fight a war in Afghanistan but also invested a great deal of time, money and emotion in nation-building. Only to leave it like a possible Syria in South Asia.

Al Qaeda will probably come back, warns UK defence secretary about Afghanistan crisis

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was speaking on govt's decision to send in around 600 more troops to facilitate the safe exit of remaining UK personnel in Afghanistan.

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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.