The #Taliban has repaired some 300 military vehicles and other American equipment left over by the US forces after their exit from #Afghanistan in 2021.
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The American forces had destroyed this equipment during their chaotic exit from Afghanistan in 2021.
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The Taliban said these vehicles include 150 international Kamaz vehicles, 125 Humvee tanks, 2 Humvee tanks, 4 supply trucks, 10 large and small port cliff vehicles and 15 Humvee ambulances.
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US Ministry of Defense had earlier stated that in the past 16 years, military equipment worth, $7 billion was provided by the US to the security and defence forces during the previous Republican government of Afghanistan.
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An independent watchdog report pointed out that the US has left at least 78 aircraft worth more than $920 million, 40,000 vehicles, more than 300,000 weapons and thousands of air-to-ground munitions.
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The Taliban has now learned how to use some of it, including the aircraft!
Siddaramaiah Vetoes Cong High Command’s List, Drops 7 Names, Adds Two
This is no ordinary development but has a larger meaning to it. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dropped seven names out of 39 proposed by the Congress high command as chairpersons of various boards and corporations.
Congress high command is supreme within the grand old party and its diktat are never ruled out. But Siddaramaiah’s act do raises many eyebrows.From this list, Siddaramaiah has dropped B S Kavalagi (Lime Development Board), Anjanappa (Seeds Development Corporation), Sharanappa Saladpur (Agricultural Produce Processing & Export Board), R S Sathyanarayana (Temperance Board), Anilkumar Jamadar (Tur Dal Development Corporation), Neelkant Mulge (KKRTC) and Syed Mehmood Chisty (Pulses Development Corporation)
Very few know about Swami Atmasthananda, whom PM @narendramodi referred to in his podcast with @lexfridman yesterday.
PM Modi dwelt at length on his deep bond with Swami Atmasthanandaji, an interaction with whom became a turning point in his life.
#Thread
During his conversation with Fridman, PM Modi recalled his time at the Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ashram, where he came in contact with saints and received immense love from them.
He apprised how he developed a deep bond with one particular saint identified as Swami Atmasthananda, who became a guiding force in his life.
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Swami Atmasthananda had arrived in Rajkot in Gujarat in 1966 to head the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram. A young Modi then, inspired by Swami Vivekananda, reached the Ramkrishna ashram to take sanyasa.
When Modi expressed his desire to become a monk, after spending some time in the ashram, Swami Atmasthananda told him that sanyas was not for him and his work was among people and not in seclusion.
Swami Atmasthananda advised him that his true purpose was to serve people and work for the welfare of society
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Jaffar Express Hijack: How it Exposed #Pakistan as a failed state 🇵🇰
The 30-hour-long train hostage situation in Pak has made it clear that the Baloch Rebel forces are growing bolder, with the state remaining on the defensive.
Read #thread to know more
#PakistanTrainHijack
The BLA’s ability to launch an attack, which is unprecedented not just in Pakistan but acknowledged globally, signals its increasing sophistication, high level of operational strength and ability to engage in prolonged combat against Pakistan’s military 1/n
The attack also shows the confidence in the Baloch separatists forces who now believe that the government lacks the capability to contain them. 2/n
AAP Convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s propaganda attempt falls flat. Here is what happened.
#Thread 🧵
Little after 8:30 am on Thursday, Kejriwal tweeted a link of ABP blog by one Hari Shankar Joshi titled: “AAP सरकार की योजनाओं से दिल्ली के हर व्यक्ति हो हुआ औसतन 30 लाख का फायदा और ये जुमला नहीं है।” It was an opinion piece. Except, within hours, the said article could not be accessed. 1/n
It threw error 404 that no records were found and ABP expressed regret that the page we were trying to access had no data. ABP had removed the said opinion piece without any information or acknowledgement. Netizens, too, pointed out how ABP removed the article almost as soon as Kejriwal posted it. 2/n
Interesting #Thread 🧵on alleged India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) and his biased reporting on #MaharashtraElections2024, which he terms as “Bimaru state”
Rajdeep Sardesai once again jumps into the India Today debate with his propaganda over watering down infrastructural developments by Mahayuti in Maharashtra.
According to him, voters should “move away” from seeing Maharashtra through its “lengths and breadths” 1/n
But clearly, it's the “lengths and breadths” of Maharashtra which has made it one of the premier destinations of investment. Infrastructural developments like Atal Setu Bridge, Mumbai Coastal Road, Mumbai Metro Aqua line and Expressways in the state, which has reduced the traffic congestion and reduced time travel for common citizens.
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Ex-RAW official Vikash Yadav has been declared ‘wanted’ by the United States’ FBI accusing him of being involved in the alleged assassination plot of Sikhs For Justice terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
While the US has not provided any evidence to back the allegations, some Indian opposition leaders are pre-maturely passing the judgement as they raise questions about their own country and government!
A Thread 🧵👇
TMC MP Sagarika Ghose — continuing her agenda of questioning the Indian government against foreign forces — raises questions as to why the Indian government is not behaving like a country who follows rules-based order.
Without any info she directly raises aspersions of ex-RAW official being made a ‘fall guy’. Is this how an MP should behave?
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TMC MP Saket Gokhale feels India has faced ‘international embarrassment’ due to this issue and demanded immediate resignations of NSA Ajit Doval and HM Amit Shah. 2/n