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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: US troops

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.

Pakistan realises it can’t abandon US for China yet. But how far will Bajwa & Co go?

If Indo-Pacific was a room, Pakistan would want to stand inside even if it doesn't get a seat at the table.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?