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EU at G7 calls on Afghan authorities to give everyone access to Kabul Airp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): During the G7 meeting, the EU called on the new Afghan authorities to allow everyone who wants to get to Kabul airport, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday following the discussion of Afghanistan at a virtual G7 meeting.
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US stands by its commitment to evacuate vulnerable Afghans: Biden
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he stands by the commitment to evacuate people and this includes vulnerable Afghans, such as women leaders and journalists after the Taliban's hostile takeover of Afghanistan.
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Taliban warn US not to encourage Afghan elite to leave country
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday warned the US against encouraging the Afghan elite to leave the country.
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'Leave Afghanistan by August 31', Taliban's ultimatum to US after Biden hi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 24 (ANI): Even as US President Joe Biden hinted at extending the Afghanistan evacuation mission, the Taliban on Tuesday gave an ultimatum stating that American forces should exit the country by August 31, local media reported.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Afghanistan Embassy over petition seeking attach
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on a petition filed by a construction contractor seeking the attachment of movable and immovable assets in view of the collapse and rapid takeover of the country b
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14 day quarantine mandatory for Afghan evacuees at ITBP's Delhi camp: Heal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has mandated a compulsory 14-day institutional quarantine for those who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in Delhi, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Former Pakistan senator lambasts Imran-Khan govt for its Afghanistan polic
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 24 (ANI): Pakistan former senator Mustafa Kamal has lambasted the Imran Khan government for its "malafide policies" towards Afghanistan and said that the country has already paid enough price.
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Afghanistan: UN rights chief says she has credible 'harrowing' reports of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI): A UN top diplomat for human rights said she has received harrowing and credible reports of serious violations of and human rights abuses in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including executions of civilians.
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Post Taliban takeover, Afghanistan's trade with Pakistan rose 50 pc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): Trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has seen a rise of nearly 50 per cent, a media report said quoting Afghanistan's chamber of commerce and industry.
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Taliban will be held accountable if they do not respect human rights: UK a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Tuesday said it "remains gravely concerned" about the human rights situation in Afghanistan and urged the terror group to ensure the protection of civilians, to refrain from reprisals, and to uphold human rights.
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Anti-Taliban resistance has chance of holding Panjshir Valley: Ex-Russian
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Resistance fighters in the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan stand a chance of defending this strategic location against the Taliban, a former Russian emergency official told Sputnik in an interview.
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We hope Afghanistan's territory is not used by LeT, JeM, other terror grou
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI): Noting that stability in Afghanistan is essential for peace and security in the region, India on Tuesday hoped that territory of the country is not used by terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to threaten any othe
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