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Opinions

Joe Biden leaves Afghans to the Taliban, but Indian liberals trust him to protect humanitarian values

Abhishek Banerjee - 9 July, 2021

The United States is leaving Afghanistan, with the final date for total withdrawal set for September 11, 2021.

News Reports

Is China using the US exit from Afghanistan to expand its Belt and Road Initiative?

Dibakar Dutta - 7 July, 2021

According to the Daily Beast, the Communist regime in China is planning to build a motorway connecting Kabul and Peshawar.

World

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi refuses to answer whether Osama bin Laden was a terrorist, accuses India of terrorism

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi gave an interview refused to answer a question on Osama bin Laden.

News Reports

Pakistan foreign minister supports Taliban, insinuates present Afghan Govt and India are responsible for terrorism and violence

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021

Pakistan Foreign Minister declared that if Afghanistan wants to coexist with Pakistan then it must recognise the Durand Line as international border.

Opinions

Taliban’s destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas was inspired by Babri Masjid demolition, insinuates Arfa Khanum Sherwani

K Bhattacharjee - 5 June, 2021

There are multiple aspects of the argument by The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani that are beyond ridiculous.

Opinions

Deluded ramblings of a Hinduphobic mind: Anish Kapoor and his ‘fascist’, ‘Hindu Taliban’ accusations against PM Modi, support for Teesta Setalvad

K Bhattacharjee - 5 June, 2021

Anish Kapoor called the BJP 'Hindu Taliban' in his latest column on The Guardian, compared PM Modi to Aurangzeb.

Crime

Pakistan: Taliban-linked terror group issues threats to Sikh community, Nankana Sahib Gurdwara asks people to be vigilant

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2021

Islamist terror group Balochistan Republic Army, linked to Taliban in Afghanistan, has issued threats to Sikh community in Pakistan

News Reports

Afghanistan: 255 killed and over 500 injured in 200 blasts and 15 suicide attacks amidst Ramzan

OpIndia Staff - 12 May, 2021

There has been a sharp spike in the number of incidents of violence, especially after the US declared a complete pullout of its troops by September 11

News Reports

Afghanistan: 2 days after bomb blasts that killed 68 people in Kabul, Taliban calls for ‘ceasefire’ ahead of Eid

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2021

On Saturday, multiple blasts outside the Sayed-ul-Shuhada High School at a Shia Muslim dominated locality in Kabul had killed over 68 people and injured 150. Taliban had denied involvement in the blasts.

Crime