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Topic: Taliban

India confident Kabul won’t fall to Taliban, is moving on ‘multiple tracks’ on Afghanistan

New Delhi’s assessment of situation in Afghanistan is that Taliban are waiting for complete withdrawal of US and NATO troops before turning focus to urban centres.

Afghanistan Army chief General postpones visit to India amid surge in violence by Taliban

General Wali Mohammad Ahmadza was scheduled to visit India on 27 July but cancelled the trip as the Taliban intensified the offensive against civilians and the Afghan forces.

Team Bajwa now betting on UK to promote Taliban — to get to US indirectly

Pakistan Army chief General Bajwa is keenly engaged with the UK to market himself as someone who can turn things around, including handling the Taliban.

Essence of Taliban’s longevity is ‘very secure sanctuary’ they had in Pakistan: Ahmed Rashid

Author Ahmed Rashid says all parties in the Afghan conflict have made horrendous mistakes and there’s a very divisive situation in Kabul.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation can tame Taliban. If members stop double game in Afghanistan

The SCO member states, including the observer state Iran, need to revisit their divergent policy towards the Taliban in the interest of regional peace.

Pakistan ministers lash out on former PM Nawaz Sharif for meeting Afghan NSA in London

Sharif has been living in London since November 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment.

Like them or not, Taliban are a reality. India can deal with them if BJP resets its politics

Befriending the Taliban is possible, and pragmatic. It’s just that it calls for a big reset in the BJP’s domestic politics — a formula that goes beyond polarisation.

Abdullah Abdullah meets Jaishankar as Kabul plans massive retaliation against Taliban

Visit comes at a time when the security situation in Afghanistan is worsening. The Afghan Army Chief is also set to visit New Delhi next week. 

‘Hyena, scavenger’ — Pakistan minister hits out at Afghan V-P over his tweet on 1971 surrender

Afghanistan V-P tweeted a photo of the signing of Instrument of Surrender after 1971 war and attacked Pakistan's sheltering of Taliban by saying that Afghanistan will never have such a photo.

Ask Pakistan what they’re doing, not us: Pentagon Press Secy on alleged PAF help to Taliban

Speaking to reporters Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said US shares a common interest with Pakistan in not allowing safe havens for terrorists along its Afghanistan border.

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Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

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.