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Taliban search house-to-house for women, girls for marriage, says escaped
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): In a moving report a journalist, who escaped from Afghanistan, has described how life has taken a 180-degree turn for Afghan women after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
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All Afghan nationals must travel to India only on e-Visa: MHA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Owing to the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan and streamlining of the visa process by introduction of the e-Emergency X-Misc visa, it has been decided that all Afghan nationals henceforth must travel to India only on e-Visa.
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Taliban say religious scholars will lead govt in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): The Taliban have said that religious scholars will lead the upcoming government in Afghanistan as the country's government collapsed over a week ago when the terror group seized Kabul, a media report said.
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'Sankat Mochan' PM Modi always steps up to save humanity: Naqvi on Operati
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Calling PM Narendra Modi "Sankat Mochan", Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that the Prime Minister has always stepped up to save humanity, referring to the evacuation drive launched by India to bring back its citizens from the war-torn
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Maharashtra govt acting 'wilfully', they are like Taliban: BJP's Jagannath
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): After the arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane for his alleged derogatory remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Sarkar on Wednesday compared Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) gove
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Blinken speaks to German FM, discusses evacuation of people from Afghanist
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday (local time) and discussed coordinating efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last week.
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Pakistan hands over list of wanted TTP terrorists to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 25 (ANI): Pakistan has handed over a list of most-wanted terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from the war-torn neighbouring country to the Taliban.
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PM Modi ensuring every citizen is evacuated safely from Afghanistan: MoS D
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ensuring that all Indian citizens are safely brought back to the country from war-torn Afghanistan after its takeover by the Taliban.
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Trudeau says Canada to keep military in Afghanistan even after US deadline
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that Canada is to keep its military personnel in Afghanistan despite US President Joe Biden's commitment for the August 31 American military deadline in the country.
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Taliban actions to be mointored, says Biden as US to lead in supporting Af
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) that Taliban will be judged by their actions and G7 leaders, EU, NATO and United Nations would respond to the terror group's behaviour accordingly, while collectively agreeing to support refugees and evacuees
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Senior Taliban leader meets Chinese ambassador in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 25 (ANI): Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul on Tuesday, a Taliban spokesperson said.
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US lawmakers urge Biden to extend August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadlin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): As US President Joe Biden decided to stick with the August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, several lawmakers including Democrats and Republicans have called Biden to push back the deadline as the move risked leaving US allies behind.
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