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Javed Akhtar wrong in comparing RSS with Taliban, says Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday said lyricist Javed Akhtar was "completely wrong" in comparing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with the Taliban.
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Resistance Front forces reject Taliban's claim of occupying Panjshir
Denying the Taliban's claims of the capture of the last Afghan province Panjshir holding out against the outfit, the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan on Monday said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight.They further assured the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and their partners will continue until justice and freedom prevails.The information was shared through the unverified Twitter account of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan."Taliban's claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. We assure the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban & their partners will continue until justice & freedom prevails," tweeted the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan.Earlier, the Taliban has claimed the capture of the Afghan province of Panjshir."Recent efforts to
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Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghanistan province
The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their sweep last month
Around 1000 US citizens, others wait for evacuation from Afghanistan
The Taliban are preventing around 1000 people including dozens of American citizens and Afghans holding visas to the US or other countries, from leaving Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Open to peace talks with Taliban, says Resistance Front leader
Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward by religious clerics, for a negotiated settlement, and called on the Taliban to end their offensive
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Afghan resistance force senior member killed in Panjshir province
The Afghan national resistance front on Monday informed that another senior member of their group, General Abdul Wudod Zara has been killed during the standoff between rebel forces and the Taliban.
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Yogi's latest Hindutva moves: Electoral need or one-upmanship with PM Modi?
Some political observers claim that the UP CM is emerging as the most popular leader in the BJP's "core Hindutva" constituency and that he is tending it carefully
Afghan crisis: 600 Taliban fighters killed in Panjshir, says resistance
Top US general warns of a 'civil war' if the Islamists fail to consolidate power
German chancellor says must talk with Taliban to help evacuate Afghans
Germany's chancellor says the country must engage with the Taliban in order to help evacuate Afghans who had worked for them
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India has no option but to wait and watch: Former diplomats on Afghanistan
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed rushed to Kabul on an unannounced visit.
Taliban resume some flights, press assault on final holdout
A senior Taliban spokesman tweeted Sunday that Taliban troops had overrun Rokha district, one of largest of eight districts in Panjshir.
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Pakistan's ISI chief Faiz Hameed visits Kabul for meeting with Taliban
The director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, Faiz Hameed, led a delegation and participated in talks about the recent changes
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The world has little choice but to give Taliban a chance: John Butt
In a Q&A, The author of a talib's tale says the outside world has little choice but to give the Taliban a chance
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Centre's guarded stand on Taliban has forced BJP in UP to rethink narrative
When a handful of Muslim clerics and a SP parliamentarian welcomed Kabul's regime change, their statements served the BJP's purpose
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Taliban claim to have captured 4 districts in Panjshir Valley
In the Panjshir province, the Taliban claimed to have taken the districts of Shutul, Paryan, Khinj, and Abshar amid conflict with the resistance forces, Khaama Press reported.
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Ending weeks of financial disruption, Afghanistan banks resume operations
Businesses in Afghanistan were also being hampered due to the recent disruption in the country's banking system.
 "Ending weeks of financial disruption, Afghanistan banks resume operations")
New 'inclusive' Afghanistan government to be announced soon: Taliban
The Taliban on Sunday said that the new Afghanistan government is expected to be announced soon and it will be "an inclusive government."
Afghanistan flag carrier resumes domestic flights after Taliban takeover
A technical team of Qatar, according to the media outlet, is ready to help resume flights at the Kabul airport.
China seeks common stand with Iran on Afghanistan under Taliban
China is already coordinating its evolving policy on Afghanistan with its all-weather ally Pakistan and Russia which also share borders with Afghanistan.
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Taliban being micromanaged as colonial power by ISI, says Amrullah Saleh
Former Afghan vice president Amrullah Saleh has asserted that the Taliban are being micromanaged by Pakistan notorious intelligence agency--the ISI
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