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Taliban open fire on people rallying in support of national flag in Nangar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Members of the Taliban opened fire on people rallying in support of the Afghan national flag in the eastern Nangarhar province, a local source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Taliban use gunfire, whips, sticks to control crowd at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The Taliban is using gunfire, whips, and sticks to control thousands of Afghans looking for a way out of the war-torn country at the Kabul airport.
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Samajwadi Party MP Barq booked for 'freedom struggle' comment on Taliban's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): An FIR has been filed against Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district for their controversial remarks over the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
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Biden administration freezes USD 9.5 bn of Afghan reserves to block Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): The Biden administration on Tuesday froze about USD 9.5 billion of Afghan reserves to keep cash away from the Taliban after it captured Afghanistan.
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EASA recommends commercial operators to suspend flights in Kabul airspace
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommends commercial operators not to conduct flights in the airspace of Kabul and Afghanistan in general until further notice.
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China wakes up to border threat issues after Afghanistan falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): China has expressed concern over its border security in the wake of Taliban overtaking Afghanistan, with one scholar pointing out the terrorist outfit's reach closer to home.
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Why Afghanistan's fall is compared with Vietnam?
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): After the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban, many drew parallels with the situation in Vietnam from half a century ago in which the US war collapsed into ultimate ruin.
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Taliban frolic at amusement park in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): After its recent takeover in Afghanistan, the Taliban has been celebrating its "so-called" victory with videos posted on social media showing many purported Taliban frolicking at an amusement park in Herat and enjoying rides on bumper cars and on merr
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ITBP canines serving in Afghanistan return to India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Three sniffer dogs Maya, Ruby and Bobby have returned to India after serving three years with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) commandos in Afghanistan.
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UK to accept 20,000 Afghan refugees: Home Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 18 (ANI): UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said the United Kingdom would accept 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing from the country, priority will be given to women and girls.
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Australia evacuates 26 people from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has evacuated its first 26 people out of the Afghan capital of Kabul, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
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US NSA clarifies on evacuation of all Americans from Afghanistan, says 'th
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): A top official of the United States, which has over the past three days evacuated over 3,000 of its citizens from Afghanistan has said that it intends to keep troops there until all American citizens and Afghan allies were safely evacuated.
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