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Taliban agree to let Afghans leave after August 31: German Envoy
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Germany on Wednesday announced that it has received assurance from the Taliban that Afghan nationals will be allowed to leave the country even after the withdrawal deadline on August 31.
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Canada airlifts over 2,700 people out of Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada has evacuated over 2,700 people out of Afghanistan, including some 1,500 in the past three days, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Wednesday.
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China eyes USD 1 trillion of untapped minerals in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): China is eyeing USD 1 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Will rub their faces in the ground: Anti-Taliban fighters vow to protect A
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Anti-Taliban fighters from Afghanistan's Panjshir province have vowed to fight the outfit, saying "We are going to rub their faces in the ground," local media reported.
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Russian Defense Ministry to evacuate 500 people from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI): Russia is set to evacuate more than 500 people from Afghanistan on the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Defense Ministry informed on Wednesday.
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World Bank pauses financial aid to Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank is halting all financial assistance for projects to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban assuming power in the country, a World Bank spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Indo-Pacific, Afghan situation should'nt be looked at from same prism: CDS
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Amid rising security concerns in India over the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and Beijing's claims of sovereignty on the South China Sea, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that both the situations should not be viewed fr
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Tajikistan President meets Pakistan Foreign Minister, talks focus on Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], August 25 (ANI): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi on Wednesday and discussed a wide range of issues including the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan.
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Jaishankar, UK counterpart discuss Afghanistan in second phone call since
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke to British counterpart Dominic Raab and discussed developments in Afghanistan.
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Congressmen draw flak for Kabul airport visit amid US evacuation effort
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): Two US congressmen made an unannounced trip to Kabul on Tuesday to "provide oversight" to the mission to evacuate Americans and its allies and to pressure President Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for US military drawdown.
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Russia authorises arrival of around 1,000 Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian authorities authorised the arrival of around 1,000 Afghans, including those holding Russian citizenship or residence permit, and students, Ghulam Mohammad Jalal, who heads the Russian Center for Afghan Diasporas, told Sputnik.
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US airlifts 19,000 people from Afghanistan in last 24 hours, total number
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): The United States has evacuated 19,000 people from Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, said the White House on Wednesday morning.
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