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US evacuates about 3000 people from Afghanistan on Thursday
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): The United States has airlifted around 3000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport on 16 flights, a White House official said.
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Afghan women journalists say they are now being "barred" from working
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Women journalists in Afghanistan have said that they are being barred from working by the Taliban who have overtaken control of the country and who had assured that women would be allowed to work corresponding with Sharia law.
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Turkey won't become Europe's 'refugee warhouse', warns Erdogan as Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on other European countries to take responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, stating that Ankara has no obligation to be a "Europe refugee warehouse".
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Facebook removes ability to view list of friends for accounts from Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Facebook has temporarily removed the ability to view the list of friends for accounts from Afghanistan in an attempt to protect Afghan users from possible reprisal from the Taliban, head of the Facebook security policy Nathaniel Gleicher said.
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Afghanistan crisis may 'shrink' Pakistan's economy
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Amid decreasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows, Pakistan's economy is expected to shrink further, following Afghanistan's current situation.
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Jaishankar, Blinken agree to continued coordination on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Amid the fast unfolding situation in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of state Antony Blinken discussed over the phone the crisis in the war-torn country. It was the second phone call between the two officials since the
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UNESCO calls for protection of cultural heritage in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 20 (ANI): The UN cultural agency has called for the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage in its diversity and in full respect of international law.
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US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government's collapse in July, a media report said on Thursday.
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Shiv Sena demands Centre to bring back Indians stranded in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 20 (ANI): Shiv Sena has demanded safe return of Indians stranded in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of Kabul ending a weeks-long offensive and resulting in the collapse of the democratically elected government.
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UK Foreign Secy, Chinese FM discuss Afghanistan situation over phone
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 20 (ANI): Amid the rapidly unfolding events in Kabul, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that he had discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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Afghan leaders in Islamabad oppose Taliban govt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Political leaders from Afghanistan visiting Pakistan have opposed "the single-party government" in their country, Samaa TV reported.
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Suppressive similarities and common interests unite Taliban, China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 20 (ANI): Whether it's about violation of human rights or freedom of expression, the Taliban and China stand on the same platform as the former is way radical and conservative while the latter, despite having a long history of development, the communist regime sti
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