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US Defence Secretary meets Amir of Kuwait, extends gratitude for assistanc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III met Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday to extend gratitude to the Persian Gulf country for assisting the US in evacuating citizens from war-torn Afghanistan.
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UN registers 300 unaccompanied Afghan children, some flown to Germany, Qat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 7 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) dispatched teams to Germany and Qatar to aid efforts by authorities to locate families from some of the 300 unaccompanied children from Afghanistan who were placed on evacuation flights without their parents, Executive Directo
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Four US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, first departures since pullou
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): The United States has evacuated four Americans from Afghanistan, a State Department official said on Monday, in the first US-facilitated overland evacuation since the pullout from the war-torn country, US media reported.
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Blinken expresses gratitude for Qatar's support for safe transit of US cit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar] September 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken along with Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin on Monday met Emir of Qatari Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha.
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US thanks nations including India for offering help during evacuation from
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): The United States has thanked several countries including India for their "generous offers" to help in a variety of ways regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk Afghans during critical evacuation operations from Afghanistan.
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American citizens, Afghan allies stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport: US lawma
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): American citizens and Afghan allies are stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Afghanistan as the Taliban are not clearing six airplanes to depart, a US lawmaker said.
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Around 1000 US citizens, others wait for evacuation flights from Afghanist
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 6 (ANI): The Taliban are preventing around 1000 people including dozens of American citizens and Afghans holding visas to the US or other countries, from leaving Afghanistan, US media reports said on Sunday.
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Blinken departs for Qatar, Germany to thank for 'outstanding support' in e
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday departed for Qatar and Germany to thank both countries in person for the outstanding support in the safe transit of US citizens, Afghans and other evacuees from Afghanistan.
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US Defense Secy to visit 4 Persian Gulf nations, thank them for cooperatio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III will travel to visit four Persian Gulf nations including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday (local time) to meet with the regional partners and thank them for their cooperation during th
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Domestic flights from Kabul airport to resume on Friday
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [UAE], September 3 (ANI): The domestic flights from Kabul will resume on Friday. The airport has been closed since the last evacuation flight took off on September 1.
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Doha meeting conveyed India's concerns, Afghan soil shouldn't be used for
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that India used the Doha meeting as an opportunity to convey concerns to the Taliban related to the possible 'use of Afghanistan soil for terror activities' and evacuation of people from the war-tor
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Indian govt works diligently when it comes to protecting its citizens: Raj
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kevadia (Gujarat) [India], September 2 (ANI): Indicating toward the successful evacuation of over 500 Indians and Afghan nationals from Afghanistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government works diligently when it comes to the question of protecting Indian citizens.
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