Best of the Best film has drawn criticism online over a dialogue referencing the 2021 Kabul evacuation. The joke, delivered by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s character Maya, compares men’s attention to people rushing to board the last plane out of Kabul

Pakistan carried out fresh airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces, killing four civilians, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said. The Taliban condemned the attacks and warned of an appropriate response, while Hamid Karzai urged dialogue and good neighbourly ties