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Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night (Thursday). The Indian Journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces

India needs to reposition its priorities and reach out to the moderate sections within the Taliban as its stakes in the country are high

A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force was sent on Saturday to bring back the Indian diplomats, officials and other staff members including a group of Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel, they said.

"Following a series of government forces air-and-ground operations, 111 Taliban fighters have been killed and 79 others wounded in Wardak, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, Badghis, Faryab, Nimruz, Helmand

Islamabad must stop misleading the international community with a farce to cover up its sponsorship of terror

Complete exit from Afghanistan without ensuring real “enduring freedom” will mean a US failure

India needs to reposition its priorities and reach out to the moderate sections within the Taliban

The upcoming September 11 is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that drew the United States into war in Afghanistan.

Removing all of the troops and their equipment in the next three weeks — along with coalition partners who can't get out on their own — would be difficult logistically.

Much will depend on how it reorients and dedicates itself to the welfare of the common Afghan

The Taliban's propaganda arm is churning out a steady stream of social media messages and videos, and publishing reports on a slick website depicting themselves as good governors.

"US forces have and will continue to provide support in defense of Afghan national security forces under attack by the Taliban."

The United States first intervened in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks and dislodged the Taliban regime, which had welcomed Al-Qaeda.