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Biden sends in more US troops, to ensure swift evacuation from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday authorised a third combat team from the 82nd Airborne from Kuwait to head to Kabul to bring the total eventual US footprint to 7,000 troops in Afghanistan.
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Hindus, Sikhs in Afghanistan take refuge at Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Amid a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the people from Sikh and Hindu communities have taken refuge at the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in the Afghan capital, said Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committe
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India at UNSC: Afghan men, women, children living under constant state of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 16 (ANI): India on Monday said that Afghan men, women, and children are living under a constant state of fear and if there is zero-tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and it's ensured that Afghan territory isn't used by terrorist groups to threat
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Afghan envoy to UN calls for establishing inclusive transitional governmen
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 16 (ANI): Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to UN Ghulam M Isaczai on Monday said that situation in Kabul is "extremely worrying" and called for an immediate establishment of an inclusive and representative transitional government in the country.
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'Not on the cards': UK Defence Secretary on whether British forces will re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said on Monday that British forces will not be returning to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital city of Kabul.
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India concerned about people of Indian-origin stranded in Afghanistan: Har
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): In the wake of Kabul's capture by the Taliban, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said the Indian government is concerned about Sikhs and other Indian origin people stranded in Afghanista
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US military temporarily suspends air operations at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): The US military has temporarily suspended air operations at Kabul airport on Monday as its troops attempted to clear Afghans who flooded onto the airfield, which resembled a chaotic bus station as hundreds of people jostled, pushed and shoved to get on t
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India says security situation in Kabul has deteriorated significantly, clo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Noting that the security situation in Kabul has deteriorated significantly in the last few days and is changing rapidly, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that the government is closely monitoring all developments in Afghanistan and was in
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International community urges parties in Afghanistan to facilitate safe de
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 16 (ANI): International community on Monday issued a joint statement urging parties in Afghanistan to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country.
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Pakistani soldiers clash with hundreds of Afghans at Chaman
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Pakistani soldiers clashed with hundreds of stranded Afghans who were fleeing for safety amid a Taliban offensive at the Durand-Crossing in the Chaman area.
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Plane with Australian servicemen heading to Afghanistan to evacuate citize
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has already sent a plane carrying servicemen to Afghanistan to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from the country and will deploy a total of over 250 troops to assist the evacuation, the defense ministry said on Monday.
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House Speaker directs Nepal Government to update on situation of its citiz
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 16 (ANI): With concerns growing across the world about the recent alarming situation in Afghanistan after its capital Kabul fell to the Taliban, Nepal House Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota directed the government to update the Parliament about the situation of Nepal's c
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