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Afghan Embassy in India claims 'lost access' to Twitter account
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Press Secretary to Afghan Embassy in India Abdulhaq Azad on Monday claimed that the official Twitter handle of the embassy "seems to be hacked" and he has "lost access".
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Over 60 nations urge Taliban to let foreign nationals, Afghans leave, say
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Over 60 countries including the US, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany and Canada on Sunday (local time) urged "all parties" to safeguard the departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the war-torn country, and said that roads, airports and
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Trump blames Joe Biden for Afghan crisis, seeks his resignation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump called on his successor Joe Biden to step down after the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban ceased control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
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Hundreds of Afghans protest outside White House as Taliban take control of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): People with ties to Afghanistan blamed President Joe Biden for betraying the people of the war-torn country and demand for sanctioning Pakistan as hundreds of people protested Sunday afternoon outside the White House.
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US to take over air traffic control at Kabul airport, increases troops pre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand the country's security presence to nearly 6,000 troops to facilitate the safe departure of the American and allied personnel from Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Baradar says our 'victory was unexpecte
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], August 16 (ANI): Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar on Sunday said that the terror group's victory, which saw all of the country's major cities fall in a week, was unexpectedly swift and had no match in the world.
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Afghan nationals reach Delhi on special flight, say situation really bad t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Afghan nationals, who arrived in Delhi on an Air Indian flight from Kabul on Sunday, expressed concerns about the safety and security of people back home, saying the situation is 'really bad' in Afghanistan.
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Gunfire at Kabul airport as Taliban takes control of capital
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Gunfire took place at the Kabul airport on Sunday as diplomatic personnel of several countries are being evacuated from Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
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Afghanistan: UN chief calls on Taliban, all parties to exercise 'utmost re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 16 (ANI): Expressing "deep concerns" on the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on the Taliban and all other parties to exercise "utmost restraint" in order to protect lives and ensure that humanitarian ne
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White House advisors discussing about Biden's next steps in addressing Afg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The White House advisors are discussing how President Joe Biden should address the deepening crisis in Afghanistan, however, no final decision has been taken yet about whether he should return to Washington from his planned August vacation.
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Switzerland begins evacuating diplomatic staff from Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has started to prepare for the evacuation of its diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan amid a deteriorating security situation in the capital, Kabul, spokesperson of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Elisa Raggi
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There will be a new government in Kabul 'very shortly,' says PM Boris John
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it is clear there would be a new government in place in Afghanistan "very shortly" as he called on UK allies to "work together" to make sure the war-torn country does not become the "breeding ground of terrorism".
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