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Last US plane leaves Afghanistan as America ends its longest war

US Tuesday officially ended its military presence in Afghanistan after a two-decade war, with a rushed withdrawal of over 123,000 people since 14 August when Kabul fell to Taliban.

Imran Khan said ‘absolutely not’ to US. But its troops are in Pakistan, and no one knows why

Some feared the return of 'Musharraf days' as US troops were spotted at Islamabad airport after Imran Khan had said that he will 'absolutely not' let the CIA in.

US retaliates after Kabul airport bombing, targets IS-K ‘planner’ in drone strike

It wasn't immediately known if the ISIS-K planner was involved in Thursday's Kabul airport attack. Earlier in the day, US President Biden vowed to make terrorists 'pay' for the attack.

Death toll in Kabul airport attacks rises to 60, US says blasts won’t stop evacuation

US Central Command chief Gen Frank McKenzie said there was a large amount of security at the airport and alternate routes were being used to get evacuees in.

How Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan puts China in $282 billion creditor trap

Ironic truth for China is that only thing worse than US soldiers near its borders is not having them there at all. China fears Afghanistan chaos could spill to its restive Xinjiang region & Pakistan too.

India will support Afghanistan on peace, says Jaishankar in Tashkent as Taliban shadow grows

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar Thursday met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Tashkent.

Two districts reclaimed from Taliban, says Afghanistan defence ministry

Afghanistan's Tolo News quotes sources as saying that areas that have fallen to Taliban in past 24 hours include 2 districts in Parwan & 1 in Kandahar.

American leaders were foolish to think they could remake Afghan society after invasion

US lost the war in Afghanistan many years ago. Yet false assumptions and lack of awareness fueled a ruinous undertaking that cost innumerable lives & left Afghanistan worse off than before.

US military mission in Afghanistan to end 31 Aug, Joe Biden says

Biden said US will continue to provide civilian and humanitarian aid, but won't send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan.

China, Pakistan, Afghan FMs stress on peaceful resolution of conflict in Afghanistan

The countries participated in a trilateral meeting sponsored by China to discuss the situation in Afghanistan after the fallout of the US and NATO troops withdrawal.

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India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

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India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.