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France evacuated almost 2,000 people from Kabul since Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 23 (ANI): France has evacuated nearly 2,000 people, including French nationals and Afghan asylum seekers, from Afghanistan since the Taliban seized the capital of Kabul on August 15, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.
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Taliban appoints new acting Head for Afghanistan's central bank amid chaos
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 23 (ANI): After the Taliban's hostile takeover of Afghanistan, the terrorist group on Monday appointed Haji Mohammad Idris as the Acting Head of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), which is the central bank of the country.
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Biden says would consider sanctions against Taliban, 'depending on conduct
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday refused to rule out possible sanctions against the Taliban after the group's takeover of Afghanistan last week.
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Afghan envoy Mamundzay appreciates words of sympathy, support messages fro
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay on Sunday appreciated the kind words of sympathy and support messages from all Indian friends and the diplomatic missions in New Delhi over the suffering of Afghans in the past few weeks, after the Taliba
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Congress accuses Centre of maintaining 'deafening silence' on 'horror in A
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Stating that countries like Britain, the USA, France have been ventilating their views on the Taliban's takeover of war-torn Afghanistan, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday accused the Centre of "maintaining a deafening silence" on the i
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'Huge protest' rally in London against Taliban's Afghanistan takeover
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 21 (ANI): Thousands of people took to the streets in support of Afghanistan near Hyde Park in central London on Saturday after the Taliban's takeover of the war-torn country, Sputnik reported.
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Afghanistan: Local forces recapture 3 districts from Taliban control
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 21 (ANI): After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, local forces have reportedly recaptured three districts - Pul-e-Hesar, Banu and Deh Salah - in Baghlan province from the terror group's control, local media reported on Saturday citing local sources.
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Ashraf Ghani wasn't prepared for Taliban takeover, fled with only clothes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 (ANI): Ashraf Ghani, the ousted president of Afghanistan, was far from prepared for Taliban takeover and he fled on Sunday with only the clothes he was wearing, a former senior official of Afghanistan ousted government said.
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Biden lauds Qatar's 'generous support' for evacuation of US citizens from
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 21 (ANI): The US on Friday expressed appreciation for Qatar's "generous support" for the ongoing evacuation of the US citizens, diplomatic staff, and vulnerable Afghan nationals after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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US Deputy Secy of State discusses Afghan rights with top Uzbek diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman discussed ways to protect human rights in Afghanistan with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, following the swift Taliban takeover.
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Taliban's win could soon be Pakistan's loss, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Even as the Taliban has talked of honour women's "rights" under Islamic law, experts have said Islamabad will share in the blame if and when the terrorist group's takeover starts to go wrong.
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Several former govt officials missing after Taliban's takeover, say famili
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 20 (ANI): After the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan, a number of former government officials have disappeared in the country including a provincial Governor and police personnel, Tolo News reported citing the families of missing officials.
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