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Rs. 5000 crore Taliban Heroin Racket Busted

July 20, 2019 Adminafghanistan, cartel, heroin, new delhi, Pakistan, racket, taliban1 Comment

The Delhi Police special cell carried out a 120-day operation. They have successfully busted an Af-Pak heroin racket which was being controlled a Taliban leader and his Pakistani counterpart. This is the biggest ever contraband bust till date in Delhi and hence has led the police to discover 150 kg of heroin which costs over Rs 600 crore. The cartel had found devious ways to transport the drugs which were embedded in jute strings that would be made into bags. These bags were filled with spices and dry fruits.…

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Foreign troops to quit Afghanistan in 18 months: Peace Deal

January 27, 2019 Adminafghanistan, peace deal, taliban, USA0 comment

On Saturday, U.S. negotiators agreed to a draft peace deal. This draft is stipulating the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan within 18 months of the agreement being signed. This was reported Taliban officials. The details were given to Reuters Taliban sources. This news came at the end of six days of talks with U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar. This was aimed at ending the United States’ longest war. Neither side released an official statement. But Khalilzad tweeted later that the talks had made “significant progress”…

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US has exempted India from sanctions regarding the Iraninan question

November 7, 2018 Adminafghanistan, India, Iran, sanctions, US0 comment

The United States of America or the US has exempted India from the imposition of certain sanctions. These sanctions are regarding the development of the strategically located Chabahar port. This port is located in Iran. This is taking into consideration the construction of the railway line connecting it with Afghanistan. Recently, the Trump administration had imposed the toughest ever sanction on Iran. It is also well known that the Trump administration is very restrictive in giving exemptions. But the port on the Gulf of Oman is very important for the much-needed…