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Ten including children killed in US airstrike in Kabul: Local media
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): At least 10 people including children were killed in the US airstrike that took place in Kabul on Sunday, Tolo News reported.
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Indian Americans hold candlelight vigil across US to honor soldiers killed
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): Indian Americans across the US held a candlelight vigil to honour the 13 US troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport as their remains arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday morning.
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Five rockets fired towards Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): At least five rockets were fired toward the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, a US official told ABC news.
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Afghan crisis: Protest in Belgium against Taliban, Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI): Afghan diaspora in Belgium held a protest demonstration at Schuman Circle against the Taliban's hostile takeover of Afghanistan and against Pakistan for its alleged involvement and support to the terror group.
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Top US diplomat, Chinese counterpart discuss holding Taliban accountable f
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington/Beijing [US/China], August 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke to Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the phone on Sunday and discussed the importance of the international community holding the Taliban accountable for the public commitments they have made regarding
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Afghan children 'at greater risk than ever', top UNICEF official warns
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Afghan children have paid the heaviest price in recent weeks of increased conflict and insecurity, said a UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) senior official, adding that the world "cannot abandon them now".
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UNSC not holding discussions on sending UN peacekeeping mission to Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council (UNSC) is not engaged in any discussions regarding the possibility of sending a UN peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan following the Taliban's (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) takeover, a UNSC source told Sputnik.
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US to host virtual meeting on Afghanistan: State Department
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 30 (ANI): The United States will hold a virtual meeting on Afghanistan on Monday (local time), informed the US State Department, adding that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to give a public statement later on the same day.
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US has evacuated all Afghan embassy staff: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): The United States has evacuated all the local Afghan staffers at the US Embassy in Afghanistan along with their families, said media reports.
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Foreign nationals, Afghan citizens with travel authorisation can travel ou
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 30 (ANI): All foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorisation from around 100 countries including the United States will be allowed to travel outside Afghanistan, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday (local time).
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CSTO chief denies plans of member states to deploy military in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas said on Sunday that the fears of the CSTO member states deploying their troops in Afghanistan were unfounded.
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Children in Afghanistan should not be abandoned: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Xinhua): With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world "cannot abandon them now," a senior official with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.
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