The assumptions underpinning Biden administration’s decision-making in Afghanistan are questionable. It is delusional to rely on the Taliban to keep IS-K & other terrorist groups at bay.
The attack on Kabul airport by Islamic State of Khorasan, a group which sees the Taliban as its enemy, will help the latter. It strengthens the Taliban’s positioning as a lesser evil.
According to the US officials, the blast outside the airport's Abbey Gate injured 3 US troops. The local reporters suspect a suicide attacker behind the blasts in Afghanistan's capital.
One doubts that Pakistan will be able to manage Afghanistan’s polity and society any more than it can in Pakistan itself. China will then have to think about stepping in.
US currently has 5,800 troops at Kabul airport who are engaged in evacuating its citizens and Afghans who helped the United States during its stay in Afghanistan for past 20 years.
A video on GlobaLink, run by Xinhua news agency, says the Afghanistan crisis shows that when facing disasters, one 'should not count on a superpower which brings super disaster'.
The MEA is taking help of IAF & Air India to evacuate people. Since commercial flights aren't allowed at Kabul airport, India has been using Tajikistan as the base for evacuation process.
A group of Indian nationals were taken to an unknown location near the Kabul airport for verification of travel documents. They were reportedly released later without any harm.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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