Taliban crisis

Russia interested in involving India, Iran to bring peace in Afghanistan: Sergey Lavrov

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Russia interested in involving India, Iran to bring peace in Afghanistan: Sergey Lavrov

Emphasising that international mediators can play a significant role in Afghanistan, Russia has said that it is interested in involving India and Iran to bring peace in the war-ravaged country. India, a major stakeholder in ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan, was not invited to the ‘extended Troika’ meeting held in Qatar on August 11. … Read more

Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?

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Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?

Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. William Bee felt flying into southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2001: purely lucky. The U.S. was hitting back at the al-Qaida plotters who had brought down the World Trade Center, and Bee found himself among the first Marines on the ground. “Excitement,” Bee says these days, of the teenage Bee’s … Read more