Dying to kill
It is reported in the press that in Pakistan, 12 security personnel were killed last month when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
It is reported in the press that in Pakistan, 12 security personnel were killed last month when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The future of the globally appreciated Iranian cinema, which is suffering at the hands of ‘strict’ rules from the state authorities, stern censorships and financial constraints faced by production houses
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed the lives of three children in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, a local official said on Saturday.
From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in public was the latest measure introduced by the Taliban, who took back control of the country in 2021.
In September 2020, the US sanctioned the then International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, as also restricted the issuing of visas for ‘certain ICC officials’ solely because they were involved in the ICC’s efforts to investigate US personnel in Afghanistan.
Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared together in Qatar on Tuesday in a show of US gratitude for that Gulf state’s help with the transit of tens of thousands of Afghans and others evacuated from Kabul.
Pakistan has always wanted Afghanistan as strategic depth against India
The encouragement the Taliban victory provides to radical Islamic outfits, especially Al Qaeda and ISIS, in India. Given the statements by international terror outfits in favour of the Taliban and an acknowledgement by Pak Islamist parties, a sharp boost in Islamist propaganda in the region, including in India is expected.
Pakistan's role will remain important in the overall supply aid along with manoeuvring internal changes and decision-making, aimed at formulating a system that is acceptable and termed legitimate to the world.
The Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will be discussing these security-related issues with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev following the situation that arises after the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan.
