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As Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan, Biden discusses drawdown with top
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about the ongoing drawdown of US civilian personnel from Afghanistan, the White House said.
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Hard-won rights being ripped away from Afghan girls and women: UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the violations of women's rights by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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With Taliban at Kabul's doorstep, US embassy officials rush to destroy cla
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 14 (ANI): As Taliban races to take control of Afghanistan and the terrorist group literally on the doorstep of Kabul, the US embassy in the capital city of the war-torn country is scrambling to destroy its classified documents and evacuate American citizens.
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Taliban appreciates India's capacity building efforts in Afghanistan, caut
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], August 14 (ANI): Appreciating India's humanitarian and developmental efforts in Afghanistan such as building the Salma Dam, roads, and other infrastructure projects in the country, the Taliban has asked India to refrain from playing a military role in Afghanistan.
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Sweden to reduce number of staff at Kabul embassy due to safety concerns
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden] August 14 (ANI): Sweden will reduce the number of staff at its embassy in Kabul due to safety concerns as the Taliban is inching closer to the capital of Afghanistan after capturing over half of the 34 provincial capital.
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Afghanistan likely to plunge into civil war after Taliban's victory: Exper
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): A Taliban's victory does not mean a "better future" for Afghanistan as there could be local outbreaks of civil war and insurgencies against the terror group, said political commentator Harlan Ullman.
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Afghanistan would never be in 'dire situation' if Pak has not supported Ta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Afghanistan would never be in such a "dire situation" if Pakistan had not taken the decision to support, co-opt and control the Taliban, said a US-based scholar Michael Rubin, as the terror group races to take control of entire Afghanistan by force.
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Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans as Taliban blitz continues
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Canada on Friday (local time) announced it is expanding a program to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees amid Taliban onslaught in Afghanistan.
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Switzerland to withdraw 3 remaining staff from Kabul 'as soon as possible'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 14 (ANI): Switzerland will withdraw its three remaining staff in Kabul "as soon as possible" as the security situation in Afghanistan worsens, said the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday (local time).
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Afghanistan spinning out of control, says UN chief as he urges all parties
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday noted that fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces is causing "tremendous harm" and called on all parties to take heed of conflict's devastating impact on civilians.
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US 'concerned' with Taliban's rapid advances, says terror group trying to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): The United States on Friday said it is "certainly concerned" by rapid Taliban advances in Afghanistan, adding that the terror group is trying to isolate Kabul as they have "taken over border crossing, highways and major intersections to control lines of comm
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Pak parliamentary panel urges government to investigate 'kill list' shared
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 14 (ANI): A Parliamentary committee of Pakistan on Friday urged the country's government to undertake an investigation against the so-called 'kill list' shared by the former spokesperson of a Pak-based terrorist group that contain the names of several public figur
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