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Taliban seals off Kabul airport, stops people as evacuation process nears
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 (ANI): The Taliban on Saturday sealed off Kabul airport in order to prevent large crowds from leaving the war-torn country as final NATO evacuation flights left Afghanistan.
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Last plane carrying British soldiers out of Kabul Airport: UK Defence Mini
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 29 (ANI): The last aircraft carrying members of the British military has left the airport in the Afghan capital, the UK Ministry of Defence has announced.
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Taliban gains control over 3 gates of Kabul Airport as US soldiers leave
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 29 (ANI): The Taliban said on Saturday that they have gained control over the three gates of Kabul Airport as the US forces wound down evacuations ahead of its August 31 deadline, Tolo News reported.
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US evacuates 6,800 people from Afghanistan in past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): The US has evacuated nearly 6800 people in the past 24 hours from Afghanistan bringing the total number of evacuees to 1,11,900 since August 14, a top official said on Saturday.
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UK enters final stages of evacuation from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 28 (ANI): The UK Armed Forces have now entered the final stages of the evacuation from Hamid Karzai Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, General Nick Carter, the chief of UK Defense Staff, said.
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Sikhs evacuated from Afghanistan reach Punjab's Ludhiana, thank Indian gov
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 28 (ANI): Afghan Sikhs who reached Ludhiana in Punjab thanked the Government of India for their safe evacuation from war-torn Afghanistan.
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Boris Johnson says Kabul bombings underscore urgency of getting Brits out
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 28 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the suicide attacks in Kabul, which killed two Brits and a child of a British national, showed how urgent it was for evacuations to conclude.
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Engagement with Taliban will be needed to evacuate people after August 31:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): The US will be engaging with the Taliban to ensure the safe evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the August 31 deadline for withdrawal, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.
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US evacuates 12,500 people from Afghanistan in past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): The US on Friday evacuated approximately 12,500 people from war-torn Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the White House said in a tweet.
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India says it has evacuated almost all its citizens from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday informed that India has evacuated almost all its citizens who wish to come back from Afghanistan.
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India to wait and watch until there is clarity on government formation in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): India has said there is a lack of clarity of any entity forming the government in Afghanistan and New Delhi continues to be on a wait and watch mode.
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Afghans arriving in India will get six-month visa, govt will 'take it from
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): India on Friday said that Afghan nationals arriving in the country will get a six-month visa and the government will "take it from there" as making long term plans have not been the "best of ideas" under the current circumstance.
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