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China positioning itself as international partner to Taliban in temptation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): China is clearly positioning itself to be a major international partner to the Taliban after the fall of Kabul as it is eyeing Afghanistan's USD 1-2 trillion worth of rare Earth materials -- most notably lithium.
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Developments in volatile neighbourhood are why enactment of CAA is necessa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): After a special Indian Air Force (IAF) repatriation flight ferrying 168 people from Kabul landed at Ghaziabad Hindon air base on Sunday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that developments in the volatile neighbourhood are the reason why enactment of
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India a safe haven, Afghan evacuees are reluctant to return
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): After experiencing days of terror that gripped Afghanistan after the Taliban overtook the country, Afghans who landed in India after being evacuated have expressed their unwillingness to return to their home country.
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India committed to safe return of its nationals from Afghanistan, says Uni
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Indian government is committed to the safe returns of its nationals from Afghanistan, said Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, as an Air India flight with 87 Indians evacuees from Kabul landed here on Sunday via Tajikistan.
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Video of adorable baby, who landed in India on flight from Kabul, captures
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Among the evacuees from Afghanistan who landed at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad on Sunday were at least two infants and several children.
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West Bengal women tie rakhi to Afghan nationals in Dum Dum
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], August 22 (ANI): Trinamool Congress organised a Rakshabandhan event in the Dum Dum area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday. During the event, women tied rakhis to Afghan nationals and others living in the area.
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US could get commercial airlines involved in Afghanistan evacuation: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The administration of US President Joe Biden could activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) in order to have commercial aircraft help evacuate people from Afghanistan, US officials told The Wall Street Journal.
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'Taliban ideology has neither reformed nor changed'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 22 (ANI): Taliban ideology has neither reformed nor changed in any form, said Fabien Baussart, the President of Center of Political and Foreign Affairs (CPFA), highlighting the recent incidents of targeted murders, assassinations and punishments meted out to wome
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India to vaccinate evacuees from Afghanistan against Polio
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): As India continues to evacuate people from Afghanistan, which has been taken over by the Taliban, the Centre on Sunday said it will also administer free polio vaccines to Afghan nationals who land in the country.
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Afghan crisis: Hundreds protest against Taliban, Pakistan in Greece
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thessaloniki [Greece], August 22 (ANI): With Afghanistan plunging into a crisis, hundreds of people including numerous Afghans held a protest rally in Thessaloniki city of Greece against the Taliban and Pakistan.
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Afghanistan: 7 killed at Kabul Airport as people try to flee country
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 22 (ANI): At least seven people were killed on Sunday near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as people attempted to flee the Taliban-controlled country.
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Afghan special cell established by MEA receives 2000 calls, 6000 queries;
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 22 (ANI): The Afghan special cell established by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) received more than 2000 calls in 5 days, it answered around 6000 queries over WhatsApp while more than 1200 mails were replied, sources informed.
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