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Russia optimistic on Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Russia wants to ensure that the instability in Afghanistan does not spill over into Central Asia, part of the former Soviet Union it regards as its own backyard, and that it does not become a launchpad for other extreme Islamist groups.

New Android feature can let users control phones with facial expressions

Google’s description of exactly how to execute the recommended facial expression was also humorous and somewhat creepy.

ECC green-signals a $400mn exploration attempt in Abu Dhabi

A consortium of four Pakistani state-owned companies namely MPCL, OGDCL PPL, and GHPL, will invest $400 million in exploration attempts in Abu Dhabi. The decision would allow these four companies to issue guarantees to the SPV in favor of Adnoc and SCFEA to qualify.

G7 leaders to decide recognition of Taliban govt

In phone call with French president, UK premier voices intention to host G7 leaders meeting

Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with large stacks of cash

Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac.

India vs Pakistan Clash: T20 World Cup 2021

T20 World Cup is set to see the cricket match between two arch rivals Pakistan and India on October 24. International Cricket Council on...

UK expresses misgivings over US “rotten deal” to leave Afghanistan

LONDON, Aug 16  - The humiliation of the lightning Taliban takeover in Afghanistan after a 20-year war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives...

What does international law say about the Taliban government?

With the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in Afghanistan, legal questions abound. The standard security and geopolitical lenses applicable in many such situations...

Pakistan furious on India blocking it second time from speaking at UNSC on Afghanistan

India's actions as rotating president of UNSC proves that India is unfit for UNSC membership. Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN said while condemning India for blocking Pakistan second time in UNSC in the debate on Afghanistan.

Pakistani bonds take a hit as Afghan refugee crisis looms

The fall of the Ashraf Ghani regime and the ascension of the Taliban has instilled fear of consequences among investors for the bordering Pakistan, as the country's dollar-based sovereign bonds became "biggest losers in Asia" on Monday.

Ashraf Ghani predicted fall of ‘puppet govt’ of Kabul in 1989

The ousted president who fled Afghanistan with ‘bags of cash’ wrote an article in 1989 predicting the end of the Soviet ‘puppet regime’ in Kabul.

Kabul airport is now operational: US general

Taylor said the United States was "in charge of air traffic control" at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) for military and commercial flights.
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