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Afghan central bank's $10 billion stash mostly out of Taliban's reach
Most of the assets are held outside Afghanistan potentially putting most of them beyond the insurgents' reach, according to Afghan officials, including the bank's acting governor, Ajmal Ahmady
 "Afghan central bank's $10 billion stash mostly out of Taliban's reach")
Top headlines: LPG price hiked; govt clarifies on discom loss levels
Business Standard brings you the top headlines this evening
 "Top headlines: LPG price hiked; govt clarifies on discom loss levels")
Peaceful, stable Afghanistan crucial for Pak and the region: FM Qureshi
FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the evolving situation in Afghanistan and stressed on the need for an inclusive political settlement in the war-ravaged country
 "Peaceful, stable Afghanistan crucial for Pak and the region: FM Qureshi")
Afghanistan: At least 3 dead in anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad
Witnesses said the deaths took place when local residents tried to install Afghanistan's national flag at a square in Jalalabad
 "Afghanistan: At least 3 dead in anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad")
India should have publicly engaged with Taliban earlier: Natwar Singh
India should have publicly engaged with the Taliban before they took over Afghanistan, former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh said on Wednesday
 "India should have publicly engaged with Taliban earlier: Natwar Singh")
Bilateral trade with Afghanistan to be hit due to uncertainty: Industry
A Delhi-based industry body on Wednesday said the change of regime in Afghanistan would impact India's trade relationship with the neighbouring country.
 "Bilateral trade with Afghanistan to be hit due to uncertainty: Industry")
Afghanistan's former president Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader
Afghanistan's former president has met with a senior leader of a powerful Taliban faction who was once jailed and whose group has been listed by the US as a terrorist network
 "Afghanistan's former president Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader")
Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad
Reserves total $9 bn, mostly held at US Fed, says Ajmal Ahmady, who led the central bank until the capture of Kabul
 "Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad")
Regional powers drive Afghan diplomacy as Washington's star fades
Regional powers, irrespective of size, are vying with each other to fill in the power vacuum in Afghanistan caused by the US retreat from the Hindukush mountains
The Taliban could be different this time, says Britain's army chief
Some British army veterans, though, were doubtful.
 "The Taliban could be different this time, says Britain's army chief")
Afghanistan: Taliban destroy statue of Shiite foe from 1990s civil war
The Taliban have blown up the statue of a Shiite militia leader who had fought against them during Afghanistan's civil war in the 1990s, according to photos circulating on social media Wednesday
 "Afghanistan: Taliban destroy statue of Shiite foe from 1990s civil war")
Ashraf Ghani, man who was to save Afghanistan becomes villain-in-hiding
Reports have spotted disgraced leader everywhere from Tajikistan to Oman to Abu Dhabi.
 "Ashraf Ghani, man who was to save Afghanistan becomes villain-in-hiding")
40 dead in Kabul airport shooting, stampede since Monday: Taliban leader
A Taliban commander at the Kabul airport said that at least 40 people were killed in shooting by the foreign forces and due to a stampede since Monday.
 "40 dead in Kabul airport shooting, stampede since Monday: Taliban leader")
I fear for my Afghan sisters; Taliban has a history of violence: Malala
Afghan women are asking for protection, for the freedom and the future they were promised, writes the Nobel laureate.
 "I fear for my Afghan sisters; Taliban has a history of violence: Malala")
No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt: Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government has no plans to recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
 "No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt: Justin Trudeau")
The Taliban are only pretending they aren't barbaric mass murderers
Afghanistan's new rulers are irredeemable; Biden should reject proposals that try to leverage US assistance to reform them.
 "The Taliban are only pretending they aren't barbaric mass murderers")
China needs a stable Afghanistan to tuck country under its Belt and Road
China has already been burned by failed investments in Afghanistan, most notably a copper project near Kabul.
 "China needs a stable Afghanistan to tuck country under its Belt and Road")
Taliban agree to allow civilian 'safe passage', says White House
The Taliban have agreed to allow safe passage from Afghanistan for civilians hoping to join a US-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Tuesday
 "Taliban agree to allow civilian 'safe passage', says White House")
Uncertainty over future in Afghanistan will impact bilateral trade: CAIT
CAIT Secretary-General Praveen Khandelwal said prices in the markets might go up
 "Uncertainty over future in Afghanistan will impact bilateral trade: CAIT")
Afghanistan crisis: PM Modi chairs meet as India evacuates embassy staff
The evacuation of the Indian embassy staff from Kabul was a "difficult and complicated" exercise, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said
 "Afghanistan crisis: PM Modi chairs meet as India evacuates embassy staff")
