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Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Topic: Taliban

Joe Biden warns Taliban of ‘swift & forceful’ response if US personnel are attacked

The US President said what's happening now is proof that no amount of military force can deliver a 'stable & secure' Afghanistan and the country is the 'graveyard of empires'.

In the end, the Afghan army was always doomed

Former US Navy vice admiral Stavridis says Americans need to admit they built a failed army in Afghanistan over 15 years, calling it the army 'we wanted' and not the 'right army' to win.

Criticism mounts but defiant Biden says stand by decision to quit Afghanistan

Images of panic and despair as Afghans crowded the Kabul airport has intensified pressure on the US president to explain how his administration had misjudged conditions in the country.

On the roads of Kabul, anxiety, fear, terror & gunshots a day after Taliban take control

Monday was marked by chaos at the Kabul airport, which saw thousands trying to flee without any tickets, visas and even luggage.

‘India wishes peace all over world’— says MoS for External Affairs Lekhi on Afghanistan crisis

The newly-inducted minister of state was addressing media persons after taking part in 'Jan Ashirvad Yatra' in her constituency in New Delhi Monday.

US plane leaves Kabul with desperate Afghans clinging to aircraft, videos show fall to death

Viral videos show civilians thronging runways of Kabul airport a day after Taliban siege. One such video appeared to show 3 men falling to their death from a US Air Force airplane.

Afghan embassy in India berates ‘traitor’ Ghani in deleted tweet, official says account hacked

The embassy also tagged India's MEA, the Taliban spokesperson and Afghanistan’s Presidential Office in the tweet. It was shared more than 700 times before being deleted.

Afghans have broken ‘shackles of slavery’, Pakistan PM Imran Khan says amid Taliban takeover

Khan was speaking at the launch of the new curriculum for Grade 1 to 5, which has been criticised for putting emphasis on religious teaching instead of modern sciences.

Hope Taliban will establish ‘open and inclusive’ Islamic govt in Afghanistan, says China

The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed hope that Taliban will abide by its commitment of a peaceful transition of power, taking full responsibility for the safety of Afghan citizens.

Who is Mullah Baradar? Likely new Afghan president is Taliban co-founder, ‘peace talks’ envoy

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the group’s most public face and its political chief. He oversaw the signing of troop withdrawal agreement with US.

On Camera

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

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.