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Top US diplomat, Chinese counterpart discuss holding Taliban accountable f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington/Beijing [US/China], August 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke to Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the phone on Sunday and discussed the importance of the international community holding the Taliban accountable for the public commitments they have made regarding
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Afghan children 'at greater risk than ever', top UNICEF official warns
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Afghan children have paid the heaviest price in recent weeks of increased conflict and insecurity, said a UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) senior official, adding that the world "cannot abandon them now".
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UNSC not holding discussions on sending UN peacekeeping mission to Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council (UNSC) is not engaged in any discussions regarding the possibility of sending a UN peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan following the Taliban's (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) takeover, a UNSC source told Sputnik.
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US to host virtual meeting on Afghanistan: State Department
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 30 (ANI): The United States will hold a virtual meeting on Afghanistan on Monday (local time), informed the US State Department, adding that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to give a public statement later on the same day.
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US has evacuated all Afghan embassy staff: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): The United States has evacuated all the local Afghan staffers at the US Embassy in Afghanistan along with their families, said media reports.
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Foreign nationals, Afghan citizens with travel authorisation can travel ou
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 30 (ANI): All foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorisation from around 100 countries including the United States will be allowed to travel outside Afghanistan, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday (local time).
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CSTO chief denies plans of member states to deploy military in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas said on Sunday that the fears of the CSTO member states deploying their troops in Afghanistan were unfounded.
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Children in Afghanistan should not be abandoned: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Xinhua): With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world "cannot abandon them now," a senior official with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.
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Dialogue with Taliban does not mean their recognition, says Macron
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 30 (ANI): Dialogue with the Taliban does not mean their recognition, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.
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250 Americans still trying to leave Afghanistan: State Department
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): Around 250 Americans are still trying to leave Afghanistan with just days left before a Tuesday deadline for the withdrawal of US troops from the nation, said US State Department on Sunday (local time).
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Erdogan announces relocation of Turkish embassy in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Turkish Embassy in Afghanistan was relocated back to its premises in Kabul after it was temporarily stationed at the Kabul airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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US, allies reaffirm commitment to evacuate citizens, at-risk Afghan nation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 29 (ANI): The United States and its partner countries in a joint statement on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safe travel of their citizens and at-risk Afghans outside Afghanistan.
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