Internal investigation into Danish Siddiqui's death reveals Reuters South Asia editors were unaware of his embedding with Afghan forces, also finds that Siddiqui was mistakenly left behind by soldiers in Spin Boldak.
Gen. Bipin Rawat also spoke about the expanding Chinese naval and nuclear power but said India had the capability to take on the northern neighbour and Pakistan in conventional warfare.
Dry fruits are among Afghanistan's most exported agricultural products. India is the second-biggest destination of its total exports, making up a share of 40.6 per cent.
Beijing sees investment opportunity in Afghanistan’s mineral sector, which can be transported back on Chinese-financed infrastructure, including $60 billion of projects in Pakistan.
In a news conference in Kabul Tuesday, Taliban also said the US must stick to its self-imposed deadline after which it won't let Afghans to be taken out on evacuation flights.
One doubts that Pakistan will be able to manage Afghanistan’s polity and society any more than it can in Pakistan itself. China will then have to think about stepping in.
In a series of tweets, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced cost of Afghan refugees' accommodation will be borne by the company. However, no clear time frame for the programme was announced.
The US and its allies should learn lessons from the past and do some soul searching and act prudently on Afghanistan related issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry added.
According to the media report, the CIA declined to comment on the Taliban meeting but the discussions likely involved 31 August deadline for the US military to conclude evacuation.
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