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We thousands of civilians are des- # +&,&*- Reconciliation chief Abdullah Vladimir Putin on the rapid agreed to continue close con- perate to flee for their safety. Abdullah and Taliban co- developments in India’s neigh- sultations on important issues,” The repatriation of strand- he Government ambitious founder Abdul Ghani Baradar borhood where a throwback Modi tweeted. ed people from Afghanistan Tplan to raise 6 lakh crore in its 12-member council regime of the Taliban has cre- News agency ANI cited figured in the discussions. by monetising public sector which will govern the war-torn ated strategic instability and Russian Government officials India has itself sought help of assets across several key sectors country, according to a source. security scare in the South to report that Modi and Putin Western countries to evacuate over the next four years has Out of 12 members, seven Asian region consequent to expressed their intention to its nationals from the turbulent raised a major controversy. candidates have been already the president and the emirate. Rehman Haqqani, Dr the ongoing withdrawal of the enhance cooperation on coun- Afghanistan. Opposition parties, including agreed upon, a source close to So far, the council has agreed Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid American forces. tering the spread of terrorist Besides, China and the Congress, on Tuesday ques- senior Taliban circles told on Abdul Ghani Baradar, (son Karzai, (ex-Afghan Interior The exchange of views is ideology and drug racket from Pakistan, Russia has some han- tioned the Government’s move Sputnik. of Taliban founder) Mullah Minister) Hanif Atmar and considered important in shap- the territory of Afghanistan. dle over the new dispensation and said it would help in cre- “Afghanistan would be Yaqub, (high-ranking member (the leader of the Party of ing up the agenda of group of The two leaders reportedly in Afghanistan and may play ating monopoly of some busi- $% $ governed by a 12-member of the Haqqani network ter- Islam) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar,” seven meet on Afghanistan. agreed to form a permanent significant role in the emerging ness tycoons over several sec- $$' " council, with the exception of rorist group) Khalil-ur- the source said. “Had a detailed and useful bilateral channel for consulta- situation there. tors. # $ ' Addressing a Press confer- ence, Congress leader Rahul ous bid” by the “bankrupt” Gandhi came down hard on Modi Government to raise ! the Centre’s National money by gradually handing Monetisation Pipeline over sectors like rail, road, air- announced a day earlier. He port, mining to the corpo- # +&,&*- They also welcomed 44 said the move was aimed at rates. Afghan Sikhs who reached helping “2-3 private players” TMC deputy leader in ith evacuation from India from Kabul on a special and also countered the BJP’s the Rajya Sabha Sukhendu WAfghanistan in full Air India flight after a stopover favoured allegation that there Sekhar Roy told a Press meet swing, India on Tuesday in Tajikistan’s capital city of had been no development in at Kolkatta that the National brought back home 78 of its cit- Dushanbe. India under the Congress. Monetisation Pipeline is an izens, besides some Afghan “Blessed to receive & pay The Trinamool Congress “unprecedented anti-people Sikhs and Hindus. Union obeisance to three holy and the Left parties and trade move” which did not figure in "#$ Minister Hardeep Puri received Swaroop of Sri Guru Granth unions too urged the the BJP election manifesto for them here besides copies of Sahib Ji from Kabul to Delhi a Government to stop selling the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. $ three holy Guru Granth Sahibs. short while ago,” Puri tweeted public assets at a song to There had neither been The rescue missions which along with a video showing crony capitalists and said any discussion in Parliament $ #$ commenced more than a week him carrying a copy of the holy National Monetisation about the move, alleged Roy, ago has been named book. Puri on Monday had Pipeline (NMP) is nothing who is also TMC chief whip " " ! +&,&*- “Operation Dev Shakti”, shared photos of three copies in but a loot and sale of India by in the Rajya Sabha. revealed External Affairs ! " three suitcases being carried at the Modi Government. Attacking Prime Minister ven as the Taliban is yet to objectives could not be imme- Minister S Jaishankar. # $ % # ' the Kabul airport. The CPI(M) polit bureau Narendra Modi’s Government Eput in place a governance diately ascertained. “Op Devi Shakti continues. Visuals shared by Puri urged people to protest and over the monetisation plan, structure in Afghanistan post Earlier, the Northern 78 evacuees from Kabul arrive efforts. #DeviShakti,” with Minister of State for show the trio bearing the resist the “loot of national Rahul said only a few busi- takeover of the country amid Alliance had sought help from via Dushanbe. Salute Jaishankar tweeted. External Affairs V packed boxes atop their head assets”. The TMC lashed out nesses will be left” as a result of US troops’ withdrawal, the India during the Hamid Karzai @IAF_MCC, @AirIndiain and Giving due honour to the Muraleedharan received the and walking through the air- at the National Monetisation it and that employment oppor- rebel Northern Alliance on regime there. #TeamMEA for their untiring holy Sikh scriptures, Puri along copies. port. Pipeline calling it a “danger- tunities would decline. Tuesday formed an outfit in However, India had denied Germany styled as Afghan any assistance to the grouping Republican Salvation Front for as New Delhi was comfortable lobbying against the Taliban with the elected Government regime and garner support for there for reconstruction pro- # $ ($ %&' () $ the alliance from the interna- jects and other facilitation for tional community. the uplift of the Afghan people, # % - +.0+ decade war. This forced The front will seek help sources said. Afghan President Ashraf from the international com- The Taliban swiftly took merica’s top spy held a Ghani to flee the country to the ' $ munity in whatever form the over the war-ravaged country, Asecret meeting with the UAE. CIA Director William J countries can chip in for including capital Kabul earlier Taliban’s de facto leader Abdul Burns held a secret meeting in strengthening the Northern this month amid the ongoing Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Kabul on Monday with " " -%+, .%- Alliance, experts tracking the withdrawal of foreign troops. Monday in the highest-level Baradar in the highest-level development said. The unprecedented Taliban face-to-face encounter between face-to-face encounter between he murmurs within the The front came into being “success” came with sharp mil- the two sides since the militant the Taliban and the Biden TCongress party’s Punjab after a meeting of exiled itary planning by Pakistan’s group seized the Afghan administration since the mil- unit on replacing the Chief Afghan leaders residing in ISI and provision of over 10,000 capital, a media report said itants seized the Afghan capi- Minister on Tuesday became Europe following a meeting jehadis through its terror affil- on Tuesday. tal, the Washington Post loud and clear with no less than during the day. iates like the Jaish-e- The Taliban seized power reported, citing unnamed US 31 Congress MLAs raising a The leadership of the front Mohammad and Lashkar-e- in Afghanistan on August 15, set to complete its troop with- officials who spoke on the banner of revolt against Capt and the contours of the detailed Tayabba. two weeks before the US was drawal after a costly two- condition of anonymity, Amarinder Singh’s leadership. Expressing loss of faith in Capt Amarinder, the “rebel” legislators have announced to meet party supremo Sonia (" % (# Gandhi to seek the Chief Minister’s replacement, with the crucial 2022 Assembly ' $ $ $ P polls just about six months $ $ $ ' $$ away. # +&,&*- smooth functioning of the Soon, a five-member present leadership of the State. panel, comprising Ministers Minister Tript Rajinder Singh attended the closed-door meet- ormer Congress President Sources said Rahul cautioned and MLAs, would be meeting Bajwa in Sector 39. ing along with Punjab L ('( FRahul Gandhi on Tuesday Baghel over the complaints Sonia and also State party Notably, all the leaders, Congress’ newly-appointed " met Chhattisgarh Chief raised by TS Singh Deo affairs’ in-charge Harish Rawat who participated in the meet- general secretary and MLA Minister Bhupesh Baghel and and AICC general to convey their “sentiments”. ing, were those who strongly Pargat Singh, besides other !"R State Health Minister T S secretary (Organisation) KC The decision to seek Capt backed Sidhu in the recent sitting and former MLAs. Singh Deo in an effort to Venugopal. They, along with Amarinder’s replacement after game of one-upmanship Later, Tript Bajwa called up $ $ resolve the power tussle State unit in-charge P L Punia, meeting Sonia, came after a against Capt Amarinder. Punjab Congress president $%& between the two senior leaders were present in the meeting meeting attended by 46 Besides Tript Bajwa, Navjot Singh Sidhu seeking ! /$/)% in the State.