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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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Topic: Taliban

Afghanistan is the new epicentre for extended India–Pakistan rivalry, after Kashmir

In 'Quest for a Stable Afghanistan’ author Sujeet Sarkar details the circumstances leading up to the Taliban's takeover of Afghan land.

Afghanistan key focus at SCO meet, Modi, Jaishankar to spell out India’s future plans

The PM will address the summit virtually. EAM Jaishankar will attend in-person the meetings that will be focused on Afghanistan.

Pakistani Salafi clerics are upset with Taliban after Imam killing and mosque-closing spree

Lecturer and IS-K ‘recruiter’ Shaikh Abu Obaidullah Mutawakil was found dead in Afghanistan. Taliban has denied any role.

Pakistan got visitors from Afghanistan – women footballers who escaped Taliban threat

Thirty-two Afghan women football players and their family members reached Pakistan with the help of a British NGO and FIFA-suspended Pakistan Football Federation.

736 Afghans recorded for new registration between 1 August-11 September, UNHCR says

New Delhi: A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said here, adding that...

Infighting breaks out within Taliban, top leaders spar days after new govt formation: Report

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban co-founder and deputy prime minister, entered into a disagreement with Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani, acting minister of refugees, a BBC report says.

To recognise Taliban or not? This question shows poor understanding of international law

Whenever a new individual comes to power in China or North Korea, the recognition of their govts is never questioned despite the absence of democratic legitimacy.

Will Panjshir become a Taiwan? Afghanistan’s story matches with China

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Neutral location for Taliban & US, oil wealth, strategic: The growing importance of tiny Qatar

Spread over an area of 11,000 sq km and with a population of just 29 lakh, oil-rich Qatar has become an important player in Middle East geopolitics.

India concerned about Afghanistan being used by LeT & Jaish, Foreign Secy Shringla says

India's external affairs ministry says the international community must stand with the people of Afghanistan in their desire to live in peace and dignity.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘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.