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Denmark completes evacuation operations in Afghanistan: Defense Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Danish air force has finished flights out of Kabul, has evacuated over 1,000 people since the Taliban took over, the Danish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Canada airlifts over 2,700 people out of Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada has evacuated over 2,700 people out of Afghanistan, including some 1,500 in the past three days, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Wednesday.
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World Bank pauses financial aid to Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank is halting all financial assistance for projects to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban assuming power in the country, a World Bank spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Russia authorises arrival of around 1,000 Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian authorities authorised the arrival of around 1,000 Afghans, including those holding Russian citizenship or residence permit, and students, Ghulam Mohammad Jalal, who heads the Russian Center for Afghan Diasporas, told Sputnik.
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Uganda Receives 51 Evacuees From Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the country took in 51 evacuees from Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Taliban to reach peace deal with Panjshir resistance soon: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban will reach a peace deal with resistance forces in the Panjshir province in near future, the movement's spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Wednesday.
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Indonesia becomes 70th nation to authorise Sputnik V
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI): Indonesia has approved the use of Russia's Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the country.
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Pentagon declines to comment on COVID-19 situation in Gitmo amid surge of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Defense Department declined to comment on Sputnik's request about the coronavirus situation in Guantanamo Bay detention facility amid reports that Cuba is experiencing a surge of new cases.
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'Extinction Rebellion' climate change activists block Central London on 2n
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK] August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of people on Tuesday blocked roads around Parliament Street and Whitehall, in central London, on the second day of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) protest to demand urgent actions from governments to tackle climate change, a Sputnik correspondent r
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EU at G7 calls on Afghan authorities to give everyone access to Kabul Airp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): During the G7 meeting, the EU called on the new Afghan authorities to allow everyone who wants to get to Kabul airport, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday following the discussion of Afghanistan at a virtual G7 meeting.
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Anti-Taliban resistance has chance of holding Panjshir Valley: Ex-Russian
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Resistance fighters in the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan stand a chance of defending this strategic location against the Taliban, a former Russian emergency official told Sputnik in an interview.
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EU poured USD 66 Mln in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan in 2021: C
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union provided 57 million euros (USD 66 million) in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan in 2021 so far, in addition, neighbouring countries hosting Afghan refugees got 22 million euros, European Commission spokesman Balazs Ujvari s
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