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Over 200 people from West Bengal stranded in Afghanistan, Centre must arra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that over 200 people from West Bengal are stranded in Afghanistan and the Centre must immediately make arrangements for their safe return.
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JNU asks international students whose visas are due to expire to approach
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has advised all international students whose visa is due to expire soon to approach Dean/Chairperson of the concerned school/Centre to obtain the required bona-fide certificate.
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Turkmenistan minutely observing developments in Afghanistan: Foreign Minis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ashgabat [Turkmenistan], August 18 (ANI): Turkmenistan continues to attentively observe the development of the situation and events in Afghanistan, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Afghan Defence Minister urges Interpol to arrest Ghani for treason
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi called on Interpol on Wednesday to arrest President Ashraf Ghani, who abdicated and fled from Afghanistan, for "selling out the motherland."
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UNHCR issues non-return advisory for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
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UK to double humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan: PM Johnson
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK] August 18 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday informed that the government has decided to double the humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan amid the Taliban's takeover of the country.
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Evacuation of Dutch citizens from Kabul fails due to limited US-allotted t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands has been unable to evacuate its citizens from Afghanistan as the US military has not given its plane enough time in Kabul's airport for people to board, acting Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said on Wednesday.
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TikTok not to lift ban on content promoting Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US] August 18 (ANI): Video-sharing app TikTok has informed that it will not lift the ban on content promoting the Taliban after it took control of Afghanistan.
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UNHRC to hold special session on Afghanistan next week, backed by prominen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special session on Tuesday, August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan".
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Taliban open fire on people rallying in support of national flag in Nangar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Members of the Taliban opened fire on people rallying in support of the Afghan national flag in the eastern Nangarhar province, a local source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Taliban use gunfire, whips, sticks to control crowd at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The Taliban is using gunfire, whips, and sticks to control thousands of Afghans looking for a way out of the war-torn country at the Kabul airport.
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Samajwadi Party MP Barq booked for 'freedom struggle' comment on Taliban's
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): An FIR has been filed against Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district for their controversial remarks over the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
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