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Topic: US troops

‘India remains engaged with Afghan stakeholders’ — MEA after US decision to withdraw troops

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India is 'deeply concerned' with targeted killings in Afghanistan and it has called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire.

Year on, Trump’s Doha accord with Taliban grows into a headache for Biden — and for India

Should the Biden administration go ahead with Trump’s plan to withdraw troops and risk plunging Afghanistan into further chaos and bloodbath like the Obama administration did?

Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t be hasty or disorderly, says US Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Biden administration is committed to a responsible and sustainable end to the war in Afghanistan.

Pompeo meets Afghanistan, Taliban negotiators as surge in violence threatens peace push

In his talks, Pompeo called for a significant reduction in violence and encouraged expedited talks on a political roadmap and a permanent ceasefire.

Trump’s Afghanistan troop cuts risks resurgence of global terrorism, NATO chief warns

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says ISIS could try to build terror caliphate in Afghanistan, as Trump is set to order downsizing of troops by January.

Why the US shouldn’t withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan and Iraq

The US still has important interests in the regions and pulling out without a plan would only ensure it is forced to return when conditions deteriorate and threats re-emerge.

Taliban bounties to kill Americans would be a new low even for Putin

If the bounty reports are accurate, the US should consider revising sanctions on individuals at senior levels of Russian government, including Putin himself.

Russia rubbishes reports that it paid bounties for Taliban to kill US & allied soldiers

Reports in the New York Times and Washington Post say interrogations of captured extremists revealed Russian intelligence units paid bounties to kill US and UK troops.

US troops leaving Afghanistan early could bungle the ending of America’s longest war

The exit of US troops might not open the gates of Kabul to Taliban, but without a viable peace process it would be the prelude to more years of bloodshed and stalemate.

Somali terror group Al-Shabaab attacks Kenyan military base also used by US forces

Al-Shabaab claimed it had taken partial control of Camp Simba in Kenya's coastal Lamu region, while the Kenyan army said the attempted breach was repulsed.

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Srinagar airbase is vulnerable to Pakistan attack. These are ways to secure it

The Pakistan Air Force has consistently targeted the Srinagar airfield to neutralise Indian military assets—be it in 1947, 1965, 1971, or 2025.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

Op Sindoor: Inside story of what led Pakistan DGMO to make frantic calls for ‘ceasefire’

India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.