In exclusive interview to ThePrint in Kabul, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who is part of a committee to oversee transition of power to Taliban, says elections are the way forward, calls US entry & exit in Afghanistan a blunder.
The Taliban entered the Afghan capital Kabul from all sides on Sunday. Taliban commanders say they have taken control of Afghan presidential palace, ANI, quoting Reuters, added.
While it is unclear when Indian officials will be evacuated from Afghanistan, a fleet of Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft is on standby to undertake evacuation missions.
Top Taliban leaders who were part of the negotiations in Doha arrived in Kabul, indicating that the Islamic Emirate is likely to take over control of the city and effectively the country.
Taliban fighters entered Kabul Sunday as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
Without a significant de-escalation in violence, Afghanistan will witness the highest ever number of civilian casualties in a single year since the UN's records began, UNHCR said.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani tells nation he won’t let an ‘imposed war’ derail it as first forces of a Marine battalion arrive in Kabul to speed up US evacuation.
The directive underscores that Biden admin is preparing for the possibility the embassy will be overrun by the Taliban despite public assurances that the building remains in operation.
With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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