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Topic: Afghanistan

Afghanistan withdraws diplomats from Pakistan after kidnapping of envoy’s daughter

Silsila Alikhil, daughter of Afghanistan ambassador to Pakistan, was 'abducted for several hours' on 16 July and 'severely tortured' by unknown individuals in Islamabad.

Remembering Danish Siddiqui — Indian journalists pay tribute to Pulitzer-winning photographer

Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters.

Real tribute to Danish Siddiqui is Indian journalists completing his Afghanistan stories

Marie Colvin of Sunday Times, DD’s Achyutanand Sahu, or Hindi journalist Nemichand Jain from Bastar, all died telling stories from a conflict zone.

Afghan envoy’s daughter abducted, tortured before release in Pakistan, Kabul condemns

The daughter of Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Silsila Alikhil was abducted for several hours on 16 July and severely tortured by unknown individuals on her way home.

Global media watchdogs, rights group demands probe into journalist Danish Siddiqui’s killing

Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar.

Danish Siddiqui’s ‘unparalleled’ handling of truth & Tokyo Olympics goes ‘atmanirbhar’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Women in India don’t have healthier lives than men though they live longer, finds new report

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

Connectivity in Central, South Asia region key to peace in war-torn Afghanistan: UN chief

Connectivity drives regional cooperation and encourages friendly relations among neighbours, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday.

Danish Siddiqui, Pulitzer-winning Reuters photojournalist, killed covering Afghan-Taliban clashes

According to Reuters, Danish Siddiqui had been wounded in the arm by shrapnel earlier on Friday while reporting on clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces.

On Afghanistan, China should join India — for a change

A terrorist movement that is heady with the success of beating back a second super power may well turn its sights on the budding one next door.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

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.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refuller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

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.