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8,000 additional US visas for vulnerable Afghans approved by Congress
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 23 (ANI): US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allot eight thousand more Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) to interpreters, contractors, and other vulnerable Afghans who have worked with the US army in the war-torn country.
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US media coalition urges Biden administration to grant special visas to Af
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 22 (ANI): A coalition of US news organisations on Tuesday wrote two different letters to the US president Joe Biden and leaders in the house of representatives, urging them to grant special immigration visas to Afghan journalists and support staff.
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US military base in Virginia to house 2,500 Afghans who worked for America
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday said it would evacuate 2,500 Afghan visa seekers along with their families who worked for America during the war against the Taliban and would house them in a military base in Virginia till their visas get cleared.
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Afghan govt, Taliban meet in Doha 'positive step', but 'more must be done
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): Terming the Afghan government and Taliban meeting in Doha as "a positive step", the United States, however, noted that "more must be done urgently" as Afghans are suffering terribly from the war.
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Afghan Vice President Saleh offers to show evidence to prove Pakistan prov
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 (ANI): Afghan first Vice President Amrullah Saleh has offered to provide evidence to prove that Pakistan is giving air support to the Taliban and threatened to hit back if Afghan forces try to retake the Spin Boldak border area.
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UN sees 'very intensive' Afghan refugees movements to borders area as viol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 16 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday said it is witnessing "very intensive movements" of internally displaced Afghans towards the country's borders as violence escalates.
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Afghanistan staring at serious problems as foreign troops withdraw
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 15 (ANI): As the deadline for final withdrawal of US and NATO troops approaches, Afghans are staring at some serious problems amid the unrelenting Taliban offensive.
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America to evacuate Afghans who supported US troops
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The United States is launching an operation to evacuate Afghans who helped US troops during the war in Afghanistan and are facing threats to their lives from the Taliban, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday.
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Taliban terrorists continue to roam freely in Quetta, parts of Pakistan, s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): A Pakistani lawmaker on Wednesday has slammed Imran Khan's government for allowing Taliban terrorists to roam freely in different parts of Pakistan.
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Afghanistan cannot be its past, should not let them down: India at SCO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 14 (ANI): In the backdrop of a surge of Taliban violence in Afghanistan, India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of the foreign minister said that the peace process is the way out and "we must not let the Afghans down".
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Afghans have to rebuild their nation on their own, not US responsibility:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 10 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) made it clear that rebuilding Afghanistan was not the responsibility of the US and urged Afghan leaders to gather together to drive the country towards a better future.
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Afghanistan: Taliban imposes new severe restrictions on women, media in Ba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balkh [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): Residents of Balkh were stupefied to receive distributed leaflets by the Taliban wherein they were ordered to follow strict rules that are similar to those they had imposed on Afghans when they last governed the country from 1996 to 2001.
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