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Taliban co-founder Baradar arrives in Kabul to hold talks with Afghan poli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 21 (ANI): Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday to initiate a formal discussion with Afghan political leaders on setting up a government, a senior leader of the group, which has taken control over Afghanistan s
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Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to amplify voices of Afghans fighting for '
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie joined social media giant Instagram in order to use her enormous reach to speak about the turmoil in Afghanistan and amplify voices of people fighting for their "basic human rights" across the globe.
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'No info if he is same person we deported', Nagpur Police on viral photos
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 21 (ANI): As photographs of a man wielding a rifle in Afghanistan, surfaced on social media recently several netizens remarked on the striking resemblance to an Afghan national who had been deported two months ago after being found to be living in Nagpur
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Germany airlifts another 172 evacuees from Kabul to Tashkent
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan] August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Airbus A400M military transport aircraft of the German Air Force delivered another 172 evacuees from the Afghan capital to Uzbekistan, an employee of the Tashkent International Airport told Sputnik on Saturday.
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IAF C-130J takes off from Kabul with over 85 Indians
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): In an effort to evacuate Indian nationals in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the capital city Kabul, an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J transport aircraft took off from Kabul with over 85 Indians, informed official sources on Saturday.
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BJP's Muralidhar Rao accuses Telangana govt of aligning with AIMIM to supp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 21 (ANI): Accusing the TRS-led Telangana Government of "completely aligning" with the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen to "support the Taliban in Afghanistan", BJP leader P. Muralidhar Rao on Friday, warning of its repercussions on the state.
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UNHCR warns of humanitarian needs in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 21 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has expressed concern about the prevailing humanitarian needs within Afghanistan and urged for continuous support to ensure necessary assistance in the country.
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Three US Army CH-47 helicopters pick up 169 Americans outside Kabul airpor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US military used three CH-47 "Chinook" helicopters to bring 169 Americans to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson tweeted.
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Taliban harassing press at all levels: US
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government is raising with Taliban officials whom it engages "at all levels" the growing number of reports that the Islamist movement (banned in Russia) is harassing the press following its occupation of the Afghan capital Kabul, State Departm
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Blinken thanks US partners for aiding evacuation from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday thanked its partner countries who played an important role to help them evacuate US citizens and 'at-risk Afghans' from Kabul.
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Taliban's silence on ties with terror groups raises global security concer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 (ANI): The Taliban have been attempting hard to convince the world that they will sever ties with terror groups like al-Qaeda after they they are back in power in Afghanistan after 20 years and need the world's recognition and approbation, a media report sai
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UNDP alarmed over 'current trajectory' of Afghan conflict
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has raised alarm over the ongoing situation in Afghanistan after Taliban took over the country after a swift offensive.
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