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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Topic: Kabul

UK to reunite Afghan families separated in Kabul evacuation

ThePrint Team -
Afghans in UK can now sponsor relatives for relocation. This includes children under the age of 18 and spouses or partners.

Canadian minister Harjit Sajjan prioritised Afghan Sikhs over citizens as Kabul fell — Globe and Mail

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The news report has come as a new headache for Trudeau govt. Sajjan, who served as defence minister during the fall of Kabul in 2021, says he is being singled out for being a Sikh.

‘Child marriages to increase in Afghanistan following restrictions imposed by Taliban’, says UN

ANI -
According to two-page brief, continuation of restrictions by Taliban will impact child marriages by an increase of 25 per cent, early childbearing by 45 per cent.

Afghan police thought I was a Pakistani spy. Shah Rukh Khan helped me escape arrest

Nayanima Basu -
In ‘The Fall of Kabul’, journalist Nayanima Basu writes about her first hand experience of being in Afghanistan when the Taliban took over.

This Indian woman fled to Kabul for love in 1989. The sex life there repulsed her

Sushmita Bandyopadhyay -
In ‘The Taliban and I’, Sushmita Bandyopadhyay recounts how her life changed when she married an Afghan man and went to Kabul.

Pakistan pushing Afghans back to Kabul is a signal—Durand Line is a border, not a frontier

Ayesha Siddiqa -
The policy could also be an attempt to get short-term financial gains in the form of international help for keeping the refugees.

China’s ‘new’ ambassador in Afghanistan raising eyebrows, but 6 other nations maintain envoys in Kabul

Dishha Bagchi -
China appointing new envoy is being seen as a step towards it officially recognising Taliban, but others, like Qatar, Russia & Kazakhstan, have retained their ambassadors in the country.
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How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Rahul Rawat -
Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

Aryabhata to NISAR—India’s space journey has always been political

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Economy

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Udit Bubna -
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Defence

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

National Interest

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Shekhar Gupta -
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.

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