Page 10 - Terrorism

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban 'conundrum' is forcing strange bedfellows

Now that unlikely group of geopolitical rivals find their interests aligned once more, only this time to see those same Taliban leaders restore order in a nation of 38 million

Fading memories of a terror attack

The parallels between 9/11 and 26/11 are many, but the differences in the ways in which the two countries have coped in the aftermath are also striking

Important that Taliban adheres to no-terrorism commitment: India at UNSC

The Security Council resolution has underlined that Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts

9/11 Memorial site should remind us of resolve to fight terrorism: India

The members of the UN Security Council has said that they are as united today as they were two decades ago in their commitment to prevent and counter terrorism in all its forms

UK spy chief warns Taliban takeover could fuel terror plots against West

The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has hearted and emboldened extremists and could lead to the return of major al-Qaida-style attack plots against the West

UK says 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan

The UK has said that it is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan after the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in war-torn country

Anticipated Taliban takeover of Afghanistan but timelines surprised us: CDS

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday asserted that any possible terrorist activity flowing out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and finding its way into India will be firmly dealt with

India-US ties more critical now in combating terrorism: Congressman Khanna

The strategic partnership between India and the United States is more critical than ever in containing the Taliban and preventing terrorism, an influential American lawmaker said Friday

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban, a hard sell for China as a suitable ally

The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party, posted a brief video history of the Taliban on Monday without mentioning its links to terrorism

Empires of terror can rule for some time, but not permanently: PM Modi

PM's statement at Somnath came in the backdrop of the Afghanistan crisis

Destructive forces spreading terror can't suppress humanity for long: PM

Taking a swipe at terrorism, PM Modi on Friday said that the 'destructive forces' who think of building an empire by spreading terror may dominate for some time but their existence is temporary

The fall of Afghanistan: Who are the Taliban and what can India do now?

We must all ensure Afghanistan can't ever again be a base for terrorism: US

The US told the UN Security Council that the international community should ensure that Afghanistan "cannot ever, ever again be a base for terrorism

From the ruins of 9/11

Reign of Terror makes clear that what happened on September 11, 2001

India fighting challenges of terrorism, expansionism: PM in I-Day address

India is fighting the challenges of terrorism and expansionism and is dealing with them with great courage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in his Independence Day address to the nation

Afghan crisis: As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out

There's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, and only one way in for US troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground: Kabul's international airport

Afghanistan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban

Some civilians who have fled Taliban advances have said that the insurgents imposed repressive restrictions on women and burned down schools.

Top LeT commander among two terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Two terrorists, including a top commander of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory

The announcement came at a press conference at the end of a visit by a senior Taliban delegation to Moscow this week

Best of BS Opinion: Repeal UAPA, bankruptcy process needs a re-look & more

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