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Jyotiraditya Scindia lauds Air India, IAF's evacuation efforts after Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday lauded the efforts of the national carrier Air India and Indian Air Force (IAF) in bringing back the Indian citizens from Afghanistan's capital city Kabul after the Taliban took over.
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China intends to increase its political influence in Afghanistan: Dissiden
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): China intends to increase its political influence in Afghanistan and it will gradually satisfy the Taliban wishes while ensuring that its own interests are guaranteed and its concerns addressed, said a Chinese dissident Jianli Yang.
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'Taliban can't ignore our progress, struggles over past 20 years' , says w
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Worried over their future under the Taliban regime, women in Afghanistan protested against the terrorist group expressing concerns over how they would be represented in any future government in the war-torn country.
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Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to benefit Pakistan the most: AIMIM Chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 20 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi said Taliban takeover of Afghanistan would benefit Pakistan the most as the country's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) controls the terrorist outfit.
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US evacuates about 3000 people from Afghanistan on Thursday
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): The United States has airlifted around 3000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport on 16 flights, a White House official said.
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Afghan women journalists say they are now being "barred" from working
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Women journalists in Afghanistan have said that they are being barred from working by the Taliban who have overtaken control of the country and who had assured that women would be allowed to work corresponding with Sharia law.
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Turkey won't become Europe's 'refugee warhouse', warns Erdogan as Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on other European countries to take responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, stating that Ankara has no obligation to be a "Europe refugee warehouse".
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Facebook removes ability to view list of friends for accounts from Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Facebook has temporarily removed the ability to view the list of friends for accounts from Afghanistan in an attempt to protect Afghan users from possible reprisal from the Taliban, head of the Facebook security policy Nathaniel Gleicher said.
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Afghanistan crisis may 'shrink' Pakistan's economy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Amid decreasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows, Pakistan's economy is expected to shrink further, following Afghanistan's current situation.
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Jaishankar, Blinken agree to continued coordination on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Amid the fast unfolding situation in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of state Antony Blinken discussed over the phone the crisis in the war-torn country. It was the second phone call between the two officials since the
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UNESCO calls for protection of cultural heritage in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 20 (ANI): The UN cultural agency has called for the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage in its diversity and in full respect of international law.
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US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government's collapse in July, a media report said on Thursday.
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