Page 58 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Not just Afghanistan; you can find Taliban wherever people reject modernity
Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists
 "Not just Afghanistan; you can find Taliban wherever people reject modernity")
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday defended his decision to flee Kabul in the face of the Taliban advance, describing it as the only way to prevent bloodshed.
 "Afghan President Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing Kabul")
American troops can't escort Afghans to Kabul airport: US defense secretary
Austin said securing the airport is the paramount mission right now and he doesn't want to do anything to detract from that
 "American troops can't escort Afghans to Kabul airport: US defense secretary")
US freezes nearly $9.5 billion Afghanistan central bank assets: Report
US sanctions on the Taliban mean that they cannot access any funds
 "US freezes nearly $9.5 billion Afghanistan central bank assets: Report")
Taliban takeover: UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees, 5K evacuated & more
The British govt says it will take in 5,000 Afghan refugees this year, primarily women and children
 "Taliban takeover: UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees, 5K evacuated & more")
Afghanistan turmoil: Taliban meets Karzai in talks to form govt
The Haqqani Network is an important faction of the Taliban, who captured the capital, Kabul, on Sunday
 "Afghanistan turmoil: Taliban meets Karzai in talks to form govt")
Taliban rings airport; protests turn violent in Afghanistan, three dead
Sharp objects, sticks used to beat women and children, who were desperately trying to enter Kabul airport
 "Taliban rings airport; protests turn violent in Afghanistan, three dead")
Samajwadi MP booked for sedition after remarks defending Taliban
An FIR has been filed against Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district for their controversial remarks over the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
 "Samajwadi MP booked for sedition after remarks defending Taliban")
Dry fruit prices may rise marginally if uncertainty in Afghan persists
Volume of imports may not go down as much as to affect India's domestic consumption requirements
 "Dry fruit prices may rise marginally if uncertainty in Afghan persists")
NATO to hold emergency meeting of foreign ministers on Afghanistan
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he will chair an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the 30-nation military alliance on Friday to discuss developments in Afghanistan
 "NATO to hold emergency meeting of foreign ministers on Afghanistan")
Afghanistan: Taliban stopped exports, imports from India, says FIEO DG
Ajay Sahai says Taliban has stopped the movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping imports from the country
 "Afghanistan: Taliban stopped exports, imports from India, says FIEO DG")
K'taka appoints officer for safe return of stranded people from Afghanistan
Karnataka government on Wednesday appointed Additional DGP (CID) Umesh Kumar as the nodal officer to coordinate with the Central government for bringing back people of the state stuck in Afghanistan
 "K'taka appoints officer for safe return of stranded people from Afghanistan")
Afghan central bank's $10 billion stash mostly out of Taliban's reach
Most of the assets are held outside Afghanistan potentially putting most of them beyond the insurgents' reach, according to Afghan officials, including the bank's acting governor, Ajmal Ahmady
 "Afghan central bank's $10 billion stash mostly out of Taliban's reach")
Top headlines: LPG price hiked; govt clarifies on discom loss levels
Business Standard brings you the top headlines this evening
 "Top headlines: LPG price hiked; govt clarifies on discom loss levels")
Peaceful, stable Afghanistan crucial for Pak and the region: FM Qureshi
FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the evolving situation in Afghanistan and stressed on the need for an inclusive political settlement in the war-ravaged country
 "Peaceful, stable Afghanistan crucial for Pak and the region: FM Qureshi")
Afghanistan: At least 3 dead in anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad
Witnesses said the deaths took place when local residents tried to install Afghanistan's national flag at a square in Jalalabad
 "Afghanistan: At least 3 dead in anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad")
India should have publicly engaged with Taliban earlier: Natwar Singh
India should have publicly engaged with the Taliban before they took over Afghanistan, former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh said on Wednesday
Bilateral trade with Afghanistan to be hit due to uncertainty: Industry
A Delhi-based industry body on Wednesday said the change of regime in Afghanistan would impact India's trade relationship with the neighbouring country.
 "Bilateral trade with Afghanistan to be hit due to uncertainty: Industry")
Afghanistan's former president Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader
Afghanistan's former president has met with a senior leader of a powerful Taliban faction who was once jailed and whose group has been listed by the US as a terrorist network
 "Afghanistan's former president Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader")
Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad
Reserves total $9 bn, mostly held at US Fed, says Ajmal Ahmady, who led the central bank until the capture of Kabul