On 9/11 anniversary, Taliban oath-taking reports rub salt on US' wounds

Updated on Sep 11, 2021 07:57 am IST

Taliban may hold the oath-taking ceremony on September 11, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, reports have claimed, adding that invitations have already been rolled out to China, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Qatar, India and the US. This comes at a time when the countries are reiterating that they are in no hurry to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan. In the recent edition of HT Insight, Hindustan Times' Editor-in-chief, Sukumar Ranganathan decodes the symbolism behind the insurgent group picking a day that marks the ghastly attacks and says that it also underlines 20 lost years of the war on terror. Watch the full video for more.

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