Search For "afghan"
Over threefold rise in trauma cases in Afghanistan: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 19 (ANI): There has been more than a threefold rise in the number of trauma cases in Afghanistan in recent weeks, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, urging that delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not
Read More
US top diplomat Blinken, UK counterpart discuss Afghans safety, security
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his UK counterpart Dominic Raab on Wednesday discussed diplomatic efforts to help ensure the safety and security of all Afghans and international citizens.
Read More
IMF blocks Afghanistan's access to emergency reserves
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced to block Afghanistan's access to the emergency reserve worth USD 460 million as the Taliban's control over the country has drawn uncertainty for the country's future, a media report said.
Read More
Delhi: Surge in prices of dry fruits as imports from Afghanistan disrupted
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): With the Taliban seizing the control in Afghanistan, prices of dry fruits in Delhi witnessed a surge as imports from the neighbouring country has been disrupted.
Read More
Troops withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn't be handled in a way without ch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Amid facing intense criticism for the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended himself by saying that the drawdown of American forces could not have been handled in a way without "chaos ensuing".
Read More
Afghanistan: Anti-Taliban protests erupt, 3 demonstrators shot dead
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): Raising slogans and furling Afghan flags, civilians across the war-ravaged country took to the streets to protest against Taliban takeover.
Read More
Telangana man stranded in Kabul, family urges govt to bring him home
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mancherial (Telangana) [India], August 19 (ANI): Family of a 44-year-old man from Telangana's Mancherial district, who is stranded in Kabul after the Taliban takeover, has requested the Government of India to bring him home.
Read More
US evacuates approx 5,000 people from Afghanistan so far
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The US has so far evacuated "approximately 5,000 people" from Afghanistan and its military intends to increase the number of evacuees.
Read More
Ghani says 'in talks to return' to Afghanistan, terms cash allegation 'bas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 19 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who has taken refuge in the UAE, said that he is in talks to return to Afghanistan and denied the allegation that he left Kabul with suitcases full of cash, a media report said.
Read More
There have been no 'hostile interactions' with Taliban: US Defence Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that US service members have not had any "hostile interactions" with the Taliban as the terror group takes control of Afghanistan and America is frantically evacuating its personnel.
Read More
US can't ensure safe passage to Kabul airport: Embassy
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): The US said on Wednesday that it can't ensure safe passage to Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul as Afghanistan is witnessing its worst-ever turmoil after the Taliban seized power.
Read More
US: Biden, Kamala Harris briefed by national security team on Afghan situa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed by the national security team on the evolving situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, according to a White House official.
Read More