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How Indo-Pak tension helps US gameplan in Afghanistan

The current Indo-Pak crisis over Kashmir is a godsend for the US. With tensions running high, Pakistan is in no position to militarily help the Taliban. Once this realisation dawns on the Taliban,......

Guj ATS seeks details of Afghan nationals after terror input

Image used only for representational purposes. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad has asked all Special Operations Group (SOG) units to collect information......

India loses Afghan proxy war

Pakistan has worsted India in the Afghan proxy war and the defeat becomes a template of regional politics, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. Photograph: Reuters The Four-Party Meeting on the......

Modi, Ghani discuss India's role in Afghan peace process

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Photograph: Courtesy @MEAIndia/Twitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Afghan President......

India slips 5 spots to 141 on Global Peace Index 2019

Iceland retained the top spot while Afghanistan is now the least peaceful country in the world. IMAGE: In March 2018, nine Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed after Maoists blasted......

The year of living dangerously in Karachi

Rawalpindi must downsize its quest for 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan and Kashmir, notes Matein Khalid. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters The current balance of payments crisis in Pakistan......

'FIFA dragging its feet in Afghan sex abuse scandal'

World soccer's governing body FIFA has been dragging its feet and needs to urgently widen the investigation into a sexual abuse scandal involving Afghan women players, national coach Kelly Lindsey......

Rashid named Afghanistan captain across all formats

IMAGE: Afghanistan's Rashid Khan was already leading the T20 team. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been appointed as the team's new captain across all three......

Afghanistan to play West Indies Test in India

IMAGE: Afghanistan's Rashid Khan celebrates the fall of an Ireland wicket with teammates in the one-off Test in Dehradun in March. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/Twitter Afghanistan will......

The Afghanistan teenager who broke Tendulkar's record

Ikram Ali Khil hit the highest score by an 18-year-old at an ICC World Cup with his knock of 86. IMAGE: Ikram Ali Khil produced the highest score by an Afghanistan player at this World Cup.......

PIX: Windies win but Gayle fails in World Cup swansong

IMAGES from the World Cup match between West Indies and Afghanistan played at Headingley in Leeds, on Thursday. Scorecard IMAGE: Chris Gayle, left, and Carlos Brathwaite do press ups in......

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Trump says U.S. role in Afghanistan has turned into 'ridiculous' police force

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. military role in Afghanistan has basically turned into a "ridiculous" police force in a sign... ...

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Afghanistan announce squads for upcoming series against Bangladesh, Rashid...

Afghanistan announce squads for upcoming series against Bangladesh, Rashid... ...

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A U.S. special envoy will travel to Qatar and Afghanistan on Tuesday to resume peace talks, as the United States seeks an end to the conflict that... ...

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U.S. envoy to visit Qatar, Afghanistan for peace talks

The U.S. special envoy will travel to Qatar and Afghanistan on Tuesday to resume peace talks with the Taliban and the Afghan government, the State... ...

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With India-Pakistan relations on decline, fear for survival of six Indians held hostage in Afghanistan mounts

"Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence isn't interested in the hostages," one Afghan intelligence official said, "but in getting India out of... ...

https://www.firstpost.com/india/with-india-pakistan-relations-on-decline-fear-for-survival-of-six-indians-held-hostage-in-afghanistan-mounts-7193651.html

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