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Topic: Taliban

Issue of legitimacy, international recognition — why Taliban was not invited to SCO summit

Rakhmatulla Nurimbetov, Uzbekistan's national coordinator of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation said 'Afghanistan not (being) present in meeting does not mean their issues will not get priority'.

Islamic State global spokesperson calls on Asian Muslims to unite for attacks on India

The spokesperson, who uses the pseudonym Abu Umar al-Mujahir, said the Islamic State was committed to protecting Islam in India, where he claimed it was 'under attack from govt'.

Taliban won’t last long like last time, resistance on the rise, says Afghan ex-minister Balkhi

Mirwais Balkhi, former education minister & diplomat, says Taliban 'gradually ruining country’s education ecosystem', is facing resistance from women and ethnic, religious groups.

3 fears emerged when Kabul fell. A year later, none of them have come true

Like the US and Soviet Union before it, China is discovering the grand plans of Great Powers don’t survive contact with the realities in Afghanistan.

Is Pakistan the bad boy of South Asia? Its military Deep State hurts neighbours

With foreign debts, a long-due apology to Bangladesh, and a wrinkled relationship with Kabul adding to its problems, Pakistan's giving South Asia a hard time.

What made this lawyer keep up a 20-year battle against the railways for just Rs 20

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

Most Americans support taking in Afghan refugees but oppose the Taliban, finds survey

A year after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, US citizens do not wish to release the country’s funds that were frozen by the country.

Can’t return to Taliban, can’t stay in uncertainty in India—Afghan students’ woes only rise

With the ICCR refusing scholarships to Afghan students, the latter are relying on personal funds to study in India. But friends can't guarantee jobs.

Why Taliban wants India in Kabul and New Delhi is upscaling mission

The Taliban and India are joined at the hip by a single date – 15 August. The similarity ends there.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.