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" an “explosive laden vehicle” This is despite the fact that headed towards Kabul’s inter- most of the States and Union national airport where the territories have fully reopened American military is involved their economy after a decline in !"#$ ) in an evacuation operation. the ferocity of the second 3+)3, “US military forces Covid-19 wave. 4 conducted a self-defence Rural unemployment took 8.38 per cent and 9.71 per cent unemployment in urban India unmanned over-the-horizon a sharp upward turn to 7.3 per while rural unemployment has stayed below 9 per cent, 2 air strike today on a vehicle in cent from 6.34 per cent and remained between 6.53 per and at the national level, it has ( Kabul, eliminating an immi- American military’s evacua- urban joblessness rose to 9.7 cent and 7.31 per cent during remained under 8 per cent. The nent ISIS-K threat to Hamid tion there. However, Mujahid per cent from 8.30 per cent the same period. According to unemployment scenario in July Karzai International airport,” offered few other details about during the same period. CMIE, the unemployment per- is relatively better than the " said Captain Bill Urban, the incident, as well as about Experts and economists have centage in Haryana was 28.1, previous three months when spokesman of the US Central another rocket that struck a been arguing that decent jobs the highest in the country fol- India battled the second wave Command. neighbourhood just northwest are still missing, and their lowed by 21 per cent each in of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are confident we suc- of the airport, killing a child. return will depend on the Goa and Rajasthan. The progress of monsoon and 5 cessfully hit the target. The two strikes initially revival in the economy, growth According to experts, even the reopening of economic Significant secondary explo- appeared to be separate inci- );9;7$5 the Taliban came to power in in consumption, and the pan- so, unemployment, mainly due activity across formal and sions from the vehicle indicat- dents, though information on the country, the UNSC said, demic situation. to the effects of restrictions informal sectors have con- (1 ed the presence of a substantial both remained n a significant development, “The members of the Security The Centre for Monitoring imposed due to the pandemic, tributed to a comparatively amount of explosive material,” scarce. Ithe United Nations Security Council reaffirmed the impor- Indian Economy (CMIE) data remains high. But as most of better situation in July. Urban said. The US is assess- US President Joe Biden Council (UNSC), chaired by tance of combating terrorism in showed the unemployment the sectors have started resum- In June, the monthly ing the possibilities of civilian has vowed to keep up air strikes India, has dropped a reference Afghanistan to ensure the ter- remained between 7.16 per ing functioning gradually, the unemployment rate was 9.17 casualties, though it has no against the Islamic State to the Taliban from an earlier ritory of Afghanistan should cent and 8.07 per cent at the percentage of unemployment per cent at the national level, "3 indications at this time. “We extremist group whose suicide paragraph in its statement that not be used to threaten or national level from August 5 to in India is still 10.07 per cent in urban India, remain vigilant for potential bombing at the Kabul airport asked Afghan groups not to attack any country, and that August 28. Urban unemploy- high. and 8.75 per cent in rural & future threats,” Urban said in a killed scores of Afghans and 13 support terrorists “operating on neither the Taliban nor any ment was registered between Since the beginning of July, India. & statement. American service members. the territory of any other other Afghan group or indi- " Earlier, the Taliban’s official “Our commanders informed country”. viduals should support terror- spokesman Zabihullah me that an attack is highly like- India, which is the presi- ists operating on the territory Mujahid said in a message to ly in the next 24-36 hours,” dent of the Security Council for of any other journalists in Afghanistan that Biden said, adding that he has this month, signed off on the country.” the US strike targeted a suicide instructed them to take all statement and issued it in its But on August 27, the bomber in a vehicle who want- possible measures to protect capacity as the chair for this UNSC removed reference to ed to attack the Kabul interna- their troops, who are securing month. Taliban in the previous tional airport amid the the airport. On August 16, a day after statement. O P !# senior commanders, includ- agenda of United Nations ing the Chief of Defence Staff Security Council (UNSC),” $% & (CDS) General Bipin Rawat Jaishankar tweeted. and the three Services chiefs, Expressing the concerns '( are likely to review the situation of the security establishment to coming week. the defence top brass, Rajnath Apprehensions are that the said the changing equation in Taliban fighters aided and abet- Afghanistan is a challenge. ted by Pakistan and equipped The country is now rethinking );9;7$5 with the seized US weapons its strategy, he said while may foment trouble in Jammu addressing the prestigious he rapidly changing situa- & Kashmir. Defence Services Ttion in Afghanistan after In a related development, Staff College, Wellington. the Taliban take over is a “chal- External Affairs Minister S ! "# He also said the recent lenge” for India and the Jaishankar on Saturday spoke developments resulted in India Government has been forced to to US Secretary of State Antony % & forging alliance with the coun- rethink its strategy, Defence Blinken and discussed the lat- tries forming the Quad. It Minister Rajnath Singh said on est developments in State Blinken. Continued our comprises the Sunday. Afghanistan. discussions on Afghanistan. US, India, Japan and Reflecting these concerns, “Spoke to US Secretary of Also exchanged views on the Australia. )%#* # Q R ) R *'%+ # # $ );9;7$5 acing flak from Opposition % & ' Fparties for excluding Jawaharlal Nehru’s image from a poster celebrating the 75th year of independence, the Indian Council of Historical $ )5 1$ Research (ICHR) said the con- troversy over the issue is day after Karnal Sub- “unnecessary” as other posters ADivisional Magistrate being released in the coming Ayush Sinha, a 2018 batch IAS days will feature the first Prime officer, was caught on camera Minister. instructing policemen to “crack “We are not trying to the heads” of farmers at a the Opposition’s mounting undermine anyone’s role in protest, Haryana Deputy Chief attack against the BJP-JJP led the movement,” a top ICHR Minister Dushyant Chautala on Haryana Government after the official said, dismissing criti- body under the Ministry of Sunday assured strict action brutal lathi-charge on farmers cism on the issue, and added Education, has been running a against the officer. in Karnal on Saturday. the poster was one of the many series of lectures and seminars “The use of such termi- Reacting to the justification released as part of the Azadi ka on the theme of the nology by an officer is con- given by the SDM over the lan- Amrit Mahotsav Independence struggle under demnable and action will def- guage used in the video, celebrations. the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initely be taken in this regard. Dushyant, who is the JJP’s The Congress, however, celebration. Maintaining law and order is senior leader, said: “The expla- questioned the silence of Prime “This is only one of the the job of the Government and nation for the lathi-charge is Minister Narendra Modi on the posters released as part of the the administration. The behav- that the officer did not sleep for issue and demanded that he Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav cel- iour of the SDM is contrary to two days. He should know rise above his prejudices and ebrations. There will be sever- the training of an IAS officer,” that the farmer is unable to intervene. Opposition parties al others and Nehru will be fea- said Chautala while talking to sleep 200 nights in 365 days of had said the omission was tured in them... Controversy mediapersons here. the year.” deliberate. around this is unnecessary,” the The statement came amid Continued on Page 2 ICHR, an autonomous ICHR official said. !"#!#$ $5 ' ( (( &0% 7 8 9&7 ( ) * %! $3-4$5 $ 3 ( ( 74 $5(7 He said that some special- Hydrant for Keylong, Rs 1.33 4 B The Chief Secretary was installation of the Linac machine ist doctors from regional hos- crore Flow Irrigation Scheme " 7 4 jointly reviewing progress of in D-wing should begin from imachal Chief Minister Jai pital Kullu will be deployed to Kardang, Rs 85 lakh Flow the project with Tata Memorial September 3. She also enquired HRam Thakur on Sunday regional hospital Keylong for Irrigation Scheme, Tozing, Rs " ! Centre, Mumbai, Director Dr about the status of various hos- said that the State Government two days in a week.