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fiascO in afghanistan

escape from taliban

as Kabul falls to the armed afghan group, pakistan stands to gain the most from

the situation. china will increase its influence too. for India, it is a big setback.

how will the great game be played in afghanistan now?

Our Bureau

New Delhi

fghanistan’s future is
hanging in balance as
Athe country’s govern-
ment collapsed on Sunday soon
after president Ashraf Ghani
fled Kabul. The Taliban en-
tered the presidential palace in
the Afghan capital on Sunday
and declared its victory over the
government. Efforts are being
made to maintain stability in Af-
ghanistan. However, thousands
of people are rushing to the air-
port to flee the nation as they are
afraid of the terror group’s bru-
tal atrocities in the nation.
Now, the question being
asked is who gains from the situa-
tion in Afghanistan and who los-
es the most. India certainly is one
of the most affected countries.
On Wednesday, after Indian
Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft indian ambassador to afghanistan rudrendra tandon arrives at the Hindon air force station after the indian air
carrying 120 Indian officials from Force's effort for safe evacuation from afghanistan, in Ghaziabad on tuesday (ani)
Afghanistan landed in Gujarat’s
Jamnagar, the Indian Ambassa- any accidents. We were a very
dor to Afghanistan, Rudrendra large mission with 192 person-
Tandon thanked IAF for flying nels that were evacuated from
them out of Afghanistan in such Afghanistan literally within a
a crisis situation. “Thank you to period of three days in a very
the Indian Air Force who flew us orderly fashion in two phases,”
out under conditions that are not added Tandon.
normal,” said Tandon after land- Amid the fast-unfolding sit-
ing at Jamnagar. He also appre- uation in Afghanistan, External
ciated the rescue efforts saying Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
‘how great it is to be tactful’. and US Secretary of state Ant-
“After 2 weeks of intense ony Blinken discussed over the
work, very complicated situa- phone the crisis in the war-torn
tion, the whole mission is very taliban spokesperson Zabihullah mujahid speaks at a news conference in country. It was the second phone
happy that its finally over. We Kabul on tuesday (ani) call between the two officials
are back home safely, without Continued on next page... >>

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