India-Afghanistan Current Affairs, GK & News
Maldives’ Foreign Minister elected as UNGA President
Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid, was elected as new President of UN General Assembly (UNGA). Key Points Abdulla Shahid won against Afghanistan’s former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul with three-fourth majority. He fetched 143 votes while Rassoul got 48 votes out of 191 votes polled. Maldives will occupy office of President of UNGA for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Abdulla Shahid • India-Afghanistan • India-Maldives • UNGA President • United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
Withdrawal of US Forces from Afghanistan
US President Biden recently announced that America is to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan. The new deadline announced by US coincides with the twentieth anniversary of 09/11 attacks. 9/11 attacks On September 11, 2001, the terrorists of Al-Qaeda conducted a series of four attacks against the United States. The terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Al-Qaeda • Chabahar • India-Afghanistan • Taliban • Terrorist Attacks • twin tower • US-Afghanistan
India-Afghanistan deal for Sahtoot Dam
India and Afghanistan have inked the deal to build a dam, called Sahtoot dam, in order to supply water to the Kabul City. Following the deal, the prime minister of India called for a ceasefire in Afghanistan in order to end a spike in violence. Highlights Prime minister Modi expressed his concern over increase in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghan-India Friendship Dam • India-Afghanistan • Kabul river Basin • Negotiations between the Taliban and the United States • Sahtoot dam • Salma Dam • Salma Dam Project
India to build Shahtoot dam in Afghanistan
The Union Minister of External Affairs Shri S Jaishankar recently announced at the Geneva Donors conference that India is to construct the Shahtoot Dam across the Maidan river, a tributary of river Kabul in Afghanistan. The negotiations to build the dam across the river began in 2016. In 2016, India had funded for the Salma ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan • Anti-terrorist operations • Counter-terrorism • Dam • India-Afghanistan • Irrigation • Kabul • Taliban
US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq withdrawn partially
On November 17, 2020, the US Government announced that the US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced. The US forces in Afghanistan is to be reduced from 4,500 to 2,500 and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. NATO on withdrawal of troops According to NATO, by withdrawing forces, the United States is putting ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: India-Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Terrorism • United States of America