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Topic: Taliban

Afghan President says won’t allow ‘imposed war’ to bring further killings as Taliban close in

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, in a recorded message, says remobilising security and defence is a priority, focus is to prevent further violence.

Pakistan urges Afghan leaders to politically negotiate quick settlement with Taliban

While speaking to reporters Friday, Pakistan's NSA Moeed Yusuf said fall of city after city in Afghanistan underscores the need to expedite the peace process.

Why Taliban’s lightning-fast advance will be felt beyond Afghanistan’s borders

Jihadist groups based in the country, some with transnational agendas like al-Qaeda, now have a template for defeating governments backed by major powers.

Afghanistan is spinning out of control, Taliban must halt offensive, UN Chief Guterres says

Seizing power through military force is a losing proposition and one that can only lead to prolonged civil war or the complete isolation of Afghanistan, Guterres said.

3 fates await Afghanistan as US breaks it for 3rd time in 40 yrs. Afghans have say in none

This time, America didn’t just fight a war in Afghanistan but also invested a great deal of time, money and emotion in nation-building. Only to leave it like a possible Syria in South Asia.

Al Qaeda will probably come back, warns UK defence secretary about Afghanistan crisis

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was speaking on govt's decision to send in around 600 more troops to facilitate the safe exit of remaining UK personnel in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan races to clinch ceasefire pact, transition govt as Taliban close in on Kabul

The Taliban have told the government in Kabul that they will not negotiate until President Ashraf Ghani 'steps down'. 

India, 11 other countries decide not to recognise any Afghanistan govt imposed by force

Representatives from the UN & EU along with others joined a regional conclave Thursday, hosted by Qatar, to discuss ways to contain the escalating security situation in Afghanistan.

Taliban seize of Herat puts Afghan-India Friendship Dam and water to thousands at risk

The Taliban have been targeting the Herat dam for weeks. According to a security guard, the dam ‘has witnessed 10 Taliban attacks in the past week, and 10 rockets have been fired’.

As Taliban surges, US to send 3,000 troops to Kabul to evacuate embassy staff

The move marks a further pullback of US diplomats as the Biden administration says it’s determined to proceed with a plan to pull out almost all American troops by 31 August.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

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.