Report in The News, Sept 07, 2023WASHINGTON: The United States has rejected Pakistan’s statements about the weapons American troops had allegedly left in Afghanistan before pulling out of the war-ravaged country. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said America did not leave behind any military equipment for terrorist organisations in Afghanistan. His remarks came after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar and Ambassador Masood Khan had reportedly said…
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AFP in Dawn, August 25th, 2023KABUL: Dozens of Afghan women granted scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates have been blocked from leaving Afghanistan, one of the women said on Thursday, following outcry from their Emirati sponsor. Laila, 22, was one of around 30 women who had been sponsored to study in the UAE by prominent Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, but were stopped from departing on their flights from Kabul airport on…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, February 15, 2023Whenever there are high-level visits from New Delhi, the media, political circles and talking heads in Kathmandu are eager to know what message the visiting dignitaries passed on to the Nepali political leadership. Accordingly, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra’s two-day visit (Feb 13-14) to Kathmandu got a lot of attention. Kwatra, who served as Indian envoy to Kathmandu until February last year, is someone familiar with the…