Respond to Afghan developments in 'humane manner': Ex-PM Deve Gowda
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday said India will have to respond to the developments in Afghanistan in a "humane manner", besides developing an independent policy of fostering friendship and peace in our neighbourhood.
"Reports from Afghanistan show how fear and uncertainty have gripped the country. It is a difficult moment for India and the entire region. We have to respond in a humane manner besides developing an independent policy of fostering friendship and peace in our neighbourhood," Gowda tweeted.
India on Tuesday brought back home the Indian ambassador and its staff at the embassy in Kabul in a heavy-lift military transport aircraft in view of the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital, two days after its take over by the Taliban.
Hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday, the Taliban took control of Kabul, capturing power nearly 20 years after a US-led military invasion ousted it in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Reports from #Afghanistan show how fear and uncertainty have gripped the country. It is a difficult moment for India and the entire region. We have to respond in a humane manner besides developing an independent policy of fostering friendship and peace in our neighbourhood.
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) August 17, 2021
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Israeli troops kill 6, wound 35 in West Bank operation
Ramallah (West Bank), Jan 21 (AP): Israel launched a large military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday that the Palestinian Health Ministry said had killed at least six people and wounded 35.
Israel announced a “significant and broad military operation” against Palestinian Hamas group in the city. Jenin has seen repeated Israeli incursions and gunbattles with Hamas members in recent years, even before Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack ignited the war in Gaza.
The latest operation came just days into a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza that is supposed to last for six weeks and see 33 Hamas-held hostages released in return for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
