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Indo-Pacific, Afghan situation should'nt be looked at from same prism: CDS
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Amid rising security concerns in India over the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and Beijing's claims of sovereignty on the South China Sea, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that both the situations should not be viewed fr
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Tajikistan President meets Pakistan Foreign Minister, talks focus on Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], August 25 (ANI): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi on Wednesday and discussed a wide range of issues including the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan.
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Jaishankar, UK counterpart discuss Afghanistan in second phone call since
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke to British counterpart Dominic Raab and discussed developments in Afghanistan.
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Congressmen draw flak for Kabul airport visit amid US evacuation effort
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): Two US congressmen made an unannounced trip to Kabul on Tuesday to "provide oversight" to the mission to evacuate Americans and its allies and to pressure President Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for US military drawdown.
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Russia authorises arrival of around 1,000 Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian authorities authorised the arrival of around 1,000 Afghans, including those holding Russian citizenship or residence permit, and students, Ghulam Mohammad Jalal, who heads the Russian Center for Afghan Diasporas, told Sputnik.
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US airlifts 19,000 people from Afghanistan in last 24 hours, total number
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): The United States has evacuated 19,000 people from Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, said the White House on Wednesday morning.
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Uganda Receives 51 Evacuees From Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the country took in 51 evacuees from Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Rescue at-risk Afghans, evacuation needs more time: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 25 (ANI): As the US is about to conclude large-scale airlift operations from Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans fearing persecution are waiting outside Kabul airport, hoping to be evacuated from the war-ravaged country.
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Taliban to reach peace deal with Panjshir resistance soon: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban will reach a peace deal with resistance forces in the Panjshir province in near future, the movement's spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Wednesday.
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Afghan nationals continue protest outside UNHRC office in Delhi, demand re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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India anticipated Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says CDS Bipin Rawat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): India had anticipated the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, everything that's happening now was anticipated only the timelines have changed, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday.
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78 evacuees from Afghanistan at ITBP's Delhi camp test negative for COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): As many as 78 people, including children, who arrived from Afghanistan on Tuesday late night were taken from Delhi airport to ITBP's Chhawla Camp. In a new development, all these evacuees have tested negative for COVID-19, informed Indo-Tibetan Border Poli
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