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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicUS troops

Topic: US 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.

Trump makes surprise visit to Afghanistan, says peace talks with Taliban have resumed

Trump says talks with Taliban are ongoing. US wants Taliban to agree to a ceasefire & will continue to reduce its troop commitment to the region.

Taliban controls & contests 65% of Afghanistan, as US gets desperate to withdraw troops

Analysts say that Taliban’s refusal to share power with the Kabul government essentially means that they will continue their ‘jihad’ against it.

Trump promised Americans he will make them win again, but a bad Afghan deal won’t help

Once US and NATO troops leave Afghanistan, the conflict there would be a continuation of the civil war that preceded the US military involvement.

Goodbye, America

In the course of a war that's lasted longer than WWII, we have become complacent. India must think about how events could unfold as US fights, negotiates & bribes its way out of Afghanistan.

On Camera

Chinese chatter on Delhi-Shanghai flight — ‘normalisation’ needs more than linking the skies

Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.