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Dozens of Taliban militants dead after attack repelled on Afghan city

Afghan security forces repelled an attack by the Taliban on Shiberghan city, capital of Jawzjan province, killing and injuring dozens of militants, a police officer said

Curfew imposed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province after deadly clashes

A curfew has been enforced in the Afghan city of Kandahar to curb violence that escalated due to clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters

US says deeply saddened by photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's demise

US has said it is 'deeply saddened' by death of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui during clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in Kandahar, and called for an end to violence in Afghanistan

Afghan fight against Taliban 'a matter of will', says Mike Pompeo

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he believes Afghan forces can secure country as US withdraws, but success will depend on whether they have will to put up a fierce fight against Taliban

A snapshot of Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's work

He was killed on Friday documenting Afghan-Taliban clashes near the Pakistan border

Pak PM evades question on Taliban, blames RSS for stalled talks with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan evaded questions on Pakistan's role concerning the Taliban's actions in Afghanistan and sought to put blame on "RSS ideology" for the talks stalled with India

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province

Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner Indian photojournalist, has been killed in Afghanistan while covering fighting between Afghan troops and the Taliban. "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," Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay tweeted on Friday. "I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters," Mamundzay said. Siddiqui, in his early 40s, was killed during clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, Tolo News quoted sources as saying. The Indian journalist was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days. Siddiqui was based in Mumbai. He had received the Pulitzer Prize as part of the Photography staff of Reuters news agency. Danish graduated with a degree in Economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. He had a degree in Mass Communicatio

Best of BS Opinion: Fresh Covid worries, India's Afghan crisis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Endgame in Afghanistan?

The Ghani government may be able to hold out for the time being, but the geopolitical situation doesn't look good for India

India's Afghan crisis

Its options have narrowed as the Taliban advances

Taliban claims capturing key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing

Spin Boldak is a strategic crossing point along with the border Pakistani town of Chaman and heavy trade is carried on between the two countries from this point.

China asks Taliban to make 'clean break' from all terrorist forces

China has asked Taliban to make a clean break from all terrorist forces, especially the al-Qaida-backed Uyghur Muslim militant group ETIM fighting for the volatile Xinjiang province's independence

France urges its citizens to leave Afghanistan amid Taliban offensive

France called on all its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country as the Taliban pressed ahead with a major offensive amid the withdrawal of foreign troops

Taliban fighters execute 22 unarmed Afghan commandos, says report

The killing of the soldiers stands in stark contrast to the Taliban's efforts to show it is accepting the surrender of soldiers

Taliban warns Turkey of consequences for securing Kabul airport

The Taliban have been fighting for 20 years to topple the Western-backed government in Kabul

Pakistan monitoring changing situation in Afghanistan: Information minister

Pakistan said on Monday that it was monitoring the changing situation in Afghanistan and assured its people that it would not allow the looming chaos in the war-torn nation to spillover borders

Afghan govt forces recapture district in northern Badakhshan province

Afghan government forces have recaptured Yaftal-e-Payan district in the northern Badakhshan province, forcing the Taliban insurgents to flee, deputy spokesman for Interior Ministry Ahmad Zia Zia said

India pulls out diplomats from Kandahar as Taliban captures new areas

Describing the pull out of the India-based personnel as a temporary measure, he said the consulate continues to operate through the local staff members.

India evacuates staff from Kandahar consulate due to security concerns

Due to the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan's Kandahar, some staff of the Indian embassy has been evacuated, said diplomatic sources on Sunday.

Taliban says it sees China as a 'friend' of Afghanistan: Report

The comments came as the Taliban made territorial gains in the war-torn country amid the withdrawal of the US forces