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Germany airlifts another 172 evacuees from Kabul to Tashkent
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan] August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Airbus A400M military transport aircraft of the German Air Force delivered another 172 evacuees from the Afghan capital to Uzbekistan, an employee of the Tashkent International Airport told Sputnik on Saturday.
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IAF C-130J takes off from Kabul with over 85 Indians
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): In an effort to evacuate Indian nationals in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the capital city Kabul, an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J transport aircraft took off from Kabul with over 85 Indians, informed official sources on Saturday.
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Three US Army CH-47 helicopters pick up 169 Americans outside Kabul airpor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US military used three CH-47 "Chinook" helicopters to bring 169 Americans to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson tweeted.
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Blinken thanks US partners for aiding evacuation from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday thanked its partner countries who played an important role to help them evacuate US citizens and 'at-risk Afghans' from Kabul.
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Pentagon acknowledges presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): The United States on Friday acknowledged the presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan amid its large-scale evacuation from the war-torn country.
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Biden describes scenes of 'desperate people' in Afghanistan as 'gut wrench
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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Biden says Afghan evacuation 'most difficult airlift' in history
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Terming the evacuation from Afghanistan the 'most difficult and largest airlift' ever in the history, US President Joe Biden on Friday assured to get all Americans and allies out of the war-torn country.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia lauds Air India, IAF's evacuation efforts after Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday lauded the efforts of the national carrier Air India and Indian Air Force (IAF) in bringing back the Indian citizens from Afghanistan's capital city Kabul after the Taliban took over.
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US evacuates about 3000 people from Afghanistan on Thursday
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): The United States has airlifted around 3000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport on 16 flights, a White House official said.
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International Federation of Journalists urges for evacuation of media work
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 20 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged for the necessary evacuation of media workers at critical risk in Afghanistan and asked the international community to expedite all evacuation and rescue operations.
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6,000 people at Kabul airport processed for evacuation, will soon board pl
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 20 (ANI): As many as 6,000 are at the Kabul airport right now who have been fully processed by the United States councillor team for evacuation and will soon board a flight, said a US State Department spokesperson.
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US troops footprint in Kabul now over 5,200, says Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The Pentagon on thursday (local time) said that the US footprint in Kabul is now over 5,200 total troops on the ground.
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