Kabul, which stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire, made the request during ‘Extended Troika’ talks in Doha. India has echoed Kabul’s call for a ‘ceasefire’ in Afghanistan.
Ata Noor, former Balkh governor who defended Indian consulate against terrorists in 2016, tells ThePrint India should help Afghanistan in its fight against Taliban else it will become a safe haven again for terrorist groups.
Speaking to a group of foreign journalists, Khan also said US was treating Pakistan differently since Washington decided to have a strategic partnership with India.
A day earlier, India had shut its consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, the last of the four consulates in Afghanistan that was open, in wake of the worsening security situation.
US President Joe Biden asserted that he did not 'regret' his decision. More than 90% of US troops have already been withdrawn from the war-torn country, according to Pentagon.
While no active military aid is being discussed, ‘benign support’ like maintenance of equipment, training and spare parts has been under discussion between India and Afghanistan.
With the Mazar-e-Sharif consulate shutting down, India has closed all four consulates in Afghanistan in wake of the worsening security situation due to the resurgence of Taliban.
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.
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 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.
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