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Saturday, February 28, 2026
TopicUS Taliban talks

Topic: US Taliban talks

US delegation holds talks with Taliban for first time since troops withdrawal

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the 'candid and professional' discussions covered the need for safe passage of US citizens, other foreign nationals and Afghan partners.

India shouldn’t hope for too much from upcoming Turkey meet on Afghanistan

Thanks to US’ intervention, India will have a seat at the 10-day Istanbul conference beginning 24 April.

India’s recognition of Taliban should just be tactical, not let it rule Afghanistan again

Pakistan’s change of posture when it comes to Afghanistan is encouraging, but both US and China need to make Islamabad keep its word.

Continuation of high-level violence remains a concern, Afghan leader Abdullah Abdullah says

The influential Afghan leader met PM Modi Thursday, lauded India’s stance on participating only in Afghan govt-led US-Taliban peace talks.

India took the high moral ground by not talking to Taliban and lost influence in Afghanistan

As US-Taliban signed a pact in Doha, India mixed up fact with fiction by claiming Afghanistan to be a "contiguous" neighbour.

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Forget Kejriwal. Think of what our institutions are doing to enable authoritarianism

This decision is so damaging to the government that efforts will be made to ensure that it does not stand. The prosecution has said that it will file an appeal in the high court.

Crypto tumbles after US, Israel launch attacks on Iran

Bitcoin dropped as much as 3.8% to $63,038, while Ether, the second-largest token, slid 4.5% to $1,835. Roughly $128 billion in market value was erased across digital assets.

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.