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Topic: Taliban

BBC ‘shuts down’ scholar Christine Fair, key voices hit back at ‘bias’

News presenter Philippa Thomas interrupted scholar Christine Fair as she was explaining the links between Pakistan and the Taliban.

Viral Aaj Tak news graphic saying ‘Modi has a special plan for Taliban’ is fake

The graphic which says 'America has run away, now India will take care of Afghanistan, the real war will begin now' is being widely circulated on social media as Aaj Tak news bulletin.

Bollywood lyricist calls Mughal rulers ‘dacoits’, historians dismiss it as ‘jingoism’

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

New Afghanistan govt announcement postponed by Taliban yet again

This is the second time that that Taliban have delayed the formation of a new government in Kabul since they seized the capital on 15 August.

Taliban asks militants not to shoot into the air after celebratory gunfire kills 2 in Kabul

The Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid took to Twitter to ask militants not to shoot unnecessarily, saying that these bullets are more likely to harm civilians.

Enemy of my enemy? ISIS-K violence could force West into an unlikely alliance with Taliban

ISIS-K’s bombing in Kabul was not just an attack on US forces. It was also a challenge to the Taliban, asking: ‘Where is your authority? Where is your security?’

Taliban indicated they’d be reasonable in addressing India’s concerns, foreign secretary says

Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C. Friday, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla also said the US and India are keeping a close watch on the situation in Afghanistan.

India can’t alienate its 20 crore Muslims, not when Taliban are finding legitimacy, not ever

Indian Muslims have been completely edged out of power structures, not just by BJP, but all other parties. Even in the Supreme Court, there’s one Muslim judge out of 33.

‘Giving Taliban a chance’, and why the national animal is mum on Allahabad HC cow order

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

China our ‘most important’ partner as it’s ready to invest in Afghanistan, Taliban says

Taliban said China is their 'pass' to markets across the world and they support 'one belt, one road' initiative, that seeks to link Beijing with Africa, Asia and Europe.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

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.