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Air India's Kabul flight rescheduled, two aircraft on standby for emergenc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan, the national carrier Air India flight has been rescheduled for Kabul from morning flight to afternoon while two aircraft with flight crews are on standby for evacuation.
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Afghan Embassy in India claims 'lost access' to Twitter account
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Press Secretary to Afghan Embassy in India Abdulhaq Azad on Monday claimed that the official Twitter handle of the embassy "seems to be hacked" and he has "lost access".
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Trump blames Joe Biden for Afghan crisis, seeks his resignation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump called on his successor Joe Biden to step down after the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban ceased control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
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Hundreds of Afghans protest outside White House as Taliban take control of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): People with ties to Afghanistan blamed President Joe Biden for betraying the people of the war-torn country and demand for sanctioning Pakistan as hundreds of people protested Sunday afternoon outside the White House.
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US to take over air traffic control at Kabul airport, increases troops pre
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand the country's security presence to nearly 6,000 troops to facilitate the safe departure of the American and allied personnel from Afghanistan
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French Foreign Minister, Antony Blinken discuss 'dramatic situation' in Ka
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 16 (ANI): French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Antony Blinken on the "dramatic situation" in Kabul.
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Afghan nationals reach Delhi on special flight, say situation really bad t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Afghan nationals, who arrived in Delhi on an Air Indian flight from Kabul on Sunday, expressed concerns about the safety and security of people back home, saying the situation is 'really bad' in Afghanistan.
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Gunfire at Kabul airport as Taliban takes control of capital
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Gunfire took place at the Kabul airport on Sunday as diplomatic personnel of several countries are being evacuated from Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
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Switzerland begins evacuating diplomatic staff from Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has started to prepare for the evacuation of its diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan amid a deteriorating security situation in the capital, Kabul, spokesperson of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Elisa Raggi
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There will be a new government in Kabul 'very shortly,' says PM Boris John
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it is clear there would be a new government in place in Afghanistan "very shortly" as he called on UK allies to "work together" to make sure the war-torn country does not become the "breeding ground of terrorism".
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Left Afghanistan to avoid bloodshed: Ghani as Taliban seizes control of pr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], August 16 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said he left the country in order to avoid "bloodshed" as Kabul fell to the Taliban and terrorists entered the Afghanistan presidential palace.
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Afghanistan: 2 explosions reported near US embassy, presidential place
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Two powerful explosions were reported late on Sunday near the US embassy and Afghan presidential place in Kabul, Sputnik reported.
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