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Biden says would consider sanctions against Taliban, 'depending on conduct
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday refused to rule out possible sanctions against the Taliban after the group's takeover of Afghanistan last week.
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US must plan evacuation of Afghan journalists: RSF
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 23 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on US President Joe Biden to draw a special plan for evacuating endangered Afghan journalists and human rights defenders.
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People in Bengal's Paschim Medinipur, UP's Moradabad tie rakhis to trees t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)/Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): In a bid to spread awareness on environment conservation, people in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur and Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad tied rakhis to trees on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan today.
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US could get commercial airlines involved in Afghanistan evacuation: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The administration of US President Joe Biden could activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) in order to have commercial aircraft help evacuate people from Afghanistan, US officials told The Wall Street Journal.
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Biden meets national security team to discuss situation in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 22 (ANI): The White House on Sunday informed that President Joe Biden has met his national security team to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan.
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At Alabama rally, Trump blasts Biden for 'major failure' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Alabama [US], August 22 (ANI): At a massive rally in COVID-19 hit Alabama, former US President Donald Trump ripped into his successor Joe Biden for the Kabul crisis, saying that recent developments in Afghanistan are a "major failure" of the current US administration's foreign policy.
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Pompeo denounces Biden administration over Afghanistan crisis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday hit out at the US President Joe Biden for the current instability in Afghanistan and handling of the evacuation process from the country, calling it 'a debacle of significant proportion'.
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Greece erects fence at Turkey border to prevent Afghan refugee influx
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], August 22 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the influx of Afghan refugees from the Turkish border, Greece has erected a 25-mile fence and installed a new surveillance system, a media report said on Saturday.
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Biden lauds Qatar's 'generous support' for evacuation of US citizens from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 21 (ANI): The US on Friday expressed appreciation for Qatar's "generous support" for the ongoing evacuation of the US citizens, diplomatic staff, and vulnerable Afghan nationals after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Punjab Police foils major drug smuggling bid, seizes 40 kg heroin worth Rs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 21 (ANI): In an intelligence-led operation based on specific inputs, the Amritsar Rural Police foiled a major drug smuggling bid by Pakistan-based smugglers on Saturday and recovered 39 packets of heroin, weighing 40.81 kg in the Panjgraian Border Outpost (B
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Biden picks new envoys for China, Japan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday announced R. Nicholas Burns as the country's nominee for Ambassador to China and Rahm Emanuel as the country's nominee for Ambassador to Japan, the White House said in a press release.
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Biden describes scenes of 'desperate people' in Afghanistan as 'gut wrench
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday described the images emerging out of Afghanistan as "gut-wrenching", showing people "acting out of sheer desperation," hoping to get out of the country following the Taliban's siege of Kabul.
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