Taleban Victory or Government Failure? A security update on Laghman province
Laghman has long been contested, with a strong Taleban presence in some rural areas, held at bay by government forces based in district centres.
Aditi Bhaduri
Iran welcomes India’s role in ensuring security in Afghanistan — President Raisi to Jaishankar
During Friday’s meeting, the Iranian President stressed the importance of close cooperation and coordination between Iran and India in developing peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Russia boosts arms supplies to Central Asia amid Afghan mayhem
“The main threat to the Central Asian region today comes from the Afghan direction”.
Turkey cannot bank upon Pakistan for its interests in Afghanistan, says expert
To pressure the Taliban to tolerate the Turkish presence, Ankara will likely tap Pakistan
Coronavirus malady: the mystery is yet to be cracked
From immunity to the role of genetics, Nature looks at five pressing questions about COVID-19 that researchers are tackling.
In Central Asia-South Asia Connectivity, no South Asia without India
By Aditi Bhaduri, The Quint Last week the US announced the formation of a new
Digital Transformation – Budgeting for the Change
This is the sixth column we present by Roshini Kumar on Digital Transformation of Education
Remembering Holocaust of the Romas, Europe’s most discriminated community
In 2015 the European Parliament promulgated 2 August as the annual “European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day” to mark the genocide of 500,000 European Romani people
Afghan FM Mohammad Haneef Atmar meets with foreign envoys, apprises them of security situation
The Minister noted that Taliban attacks were carried out in direct collusion with more than 10,000 regional terrorists from organisations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Ansarullah, Jundallah, and othrs
UN chief underlines commitment to justice for Yazidis in Iraq
Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of ISIL atrocities, the UN said on Tuesday in a statement marking seven years since the extremist group brutally targeted the religious minority and other communities.