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Topic: Taliban

SubscriberWrites: From climate change and ending discrimination to manufacturing consent on Taliban and looking at ‘The Lives of Others’

Subscribers write on the recent floods in Maharashtra, Pegasus scandal, manufacturing consent on Taliban and why India needs world’s largest disaster rehabilitation programme.

Experts say ‘redeployment’ of Pakistan terror groups in Afghanistan serious threat to India

As the Taliban tightens its grip over Afghanistan, the redeployment would undermine the aspirations of the Kashmiri population for peace, said regional expert Olivier Guillard.

Why state patronage is the only way to rescue Bhojpuri from vulgarity

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

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was ‘brutally murdered’ by Taliban, US media report says

An opinion piece in Washington Examiner says 'Taliban beat Siddiqui around the head and then riddled his body with bullets'.

India right to wait till Taliban comes in full view. No need to rush into an ‘Afghan strategy’

A pro-Pakistan government in Afghanistan will be a disaster for India. Because China too will be controlling Kabul through Islamabad. But Delhi right to 'wait and watch'.

How US can exit Afghanistan and still avoid the ‘betrayal’ tag

It is the US’ prerogative to leave. Too many American soldiers and officials have suffered. Yet, there is still much that can be done to sustain the gains of the last 20 years.

Taliban delegation visits China, says won’t allow terrorist forces to operate from Afghanistan

During the talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed hope that Taliban can draw a clear line between themselves and the Uygur militant group, East Turkistan Islamic Movement.

Videos of Afghan comedian found murdered show gunmen slapping him, photos show him tied to tree

Nazar Mohammad, popularly known as Khasha Zwan, was found murdered in Kandahar province last week. He had been kidnapped on 22 July.

If India can’t contribute to Taliban’s defeat, it must prevent their victory

Short of putting boots on the ground, India should put its full weight behind the Ghani government despite its many infirmities.

Blinken can clear air on India’s Af-Pak dilemma, but Modi-Jaishankar need the Middle Path

Even if the US is looking at the cases of sedition and infringement of freedoms under Modi govt, it will hardly seek to antagonise India. For the moment, Modi’s China gamble has paid off.

On Camera

Assam’s anti-polygamy Bill is progress for Muslim women. It’s not an attack on the community

If insisting that women be treated with equal dignity is 'targeting a community', then perhaps every community ought to be 'targeted' until equality is universal.

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.