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Russia’s failed Great Game is back in Afghanistan

For Russia, the Afghanistan-Pakistan landscape resembles a chessboard. Chess is a two-player game. But those who practise alone know the trick of playing both sides.

Bangladeshi couple’s execution goes against MBS’ modernizing narrative

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Moscow Format has become a talk-shop. Afghanistan is receding from global agenda

The Moscow Format's failure to agree on a joint statement reflects how Pakistan-Taliban tensions and strategic interests are hijacking the rights and political future of Afghans.

Dictators, and why we can’t help forgiving them: Ruth Pollard

From Myanmar to Afghanistan, Belarus to Venezuela hostile regimes that were once shunned are now quietly being normalized, writes Ruth Pollard.

Pakistan strikes Afghanistan days after Kohat mosque attack, Taliban says 3 of family killed

In a statement, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information says that 'selective targeting of terrorist camps' were carried out across the border in Afghanistan.

Saudi firm bets $200 mn on Afghanistan’s energy sector. Can it succeed where Chinese failed?

Though Taliban gets Saudi oil investment, turning promises into projects may be the real test for both parties. The Chinese experience in Afghanistan offers an insight.

Taliban rejects Pakistan’s claim that Masood Azhar is operating from Afghanistan

Masood Azhar's whereabouts are a contentious issue between India-Pakistan. He's wanted in India for several terrorist attacks including 2001 Parliament attack, 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Former Afghan President won’t send daughter abroad. He’s asking Taliban to reopen schools

Hamid Karzai said that he has been speaking to Taliban officials, urging them to ease the restrictions on girls' education “whenever the opportunity comes.”

Taliban is keeping 22 million women as prisoners. World’s looking away from their torture

Five years after Kabul fell to the Islamic Emirate, world leaders are quietly marketing their acceptance of this regime as realism.

Afghanistan says Pakistan killed 36 ‘civilians’ in airstrikes, Islamabad claims it targeted TTP ‘militants’

Taliban says Pakistani airstrikes hit civilian homes in eastern Afghanistan, killing dozens. Islamabad says the operation targeted TTP-linked militants following attacks on Pakistan Rangers.

On Camera

Why the Indian Left still struggles with Dalit political autonomy

Last month, AISA president Neha Bora was at the epicentre of the anti-SIR protests. Besides the dramatic moments at Jantar Mantar, Bora generated controversy...

Karnataka tech startups raise $4.6 bn in first nine months of 2026, early-stage funding dips

The increase in overall funding was largely driven by late-stage investments, which rose 32 percent to $2.7 billion from $2 billion during the same period in 2025.

Indian Navy rescues fishing vessel hijacked off Somalian coast in dramatic 48-hour operation

Azini was hijacked by an armed pirate group earlier last month. Responding to the situation, the Indian Navy tasked the INS Kolkata to intervene.

Netanyahu has won because he isn’t defeated. And Israel is left more divided

Netanyahu has won only because he hasn’t been defeated. He’s also changed Israel fundamentally. Any ruling alliance now will have to be a coalition to the exclusion of Israel’s Arab citizens.