Search For "tal"
Blinken speaks to Saudi FM over Afghanistan situation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) spoke to Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud over Afghanistan's situation as the country has been taken over by the Taliban.
Read More
Over threefold rise in trauma cases in Afghanistan: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 19 (ANI): There has been more than a threefold rise in the number of trauma cases in Afghanistan in recent weeks, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, urging that delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not
Read More
US top diplomat Blinken, UK counterpart discuss Afghans safety, security
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his UK counterpart Dominic Raab on Wednesday discussed diplomatic efforts to help ensure the safety and security of all Afghans and international citizens.
Read More
IMF blocks Afghanistan's access to emergency reserves
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced to block Afghanistan's access to the emergency reserve worth USD 460 million as the Taliban's control over the country has drawn uncertainty for the country's future, a media report said.
Read More
Troops withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn't be handled in a way without ch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Amid facing intense criticism for the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended himself by saying that the drawdown of American forces could not have been handled in a way without "chaos ensuing".
Read More
Afghanistan: Anti-Taliban protests erupt, 3 demonstrators shot dead
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): Raising slogans and furling Afghan flags, civilians across the war-ravaged country took to the streets to protest against Taliban takeover.
Read More
Taliban guaranteeing safe passage to Kabul airport for our citizens: US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Pentagon on Wednesday said that the Taliban are not interfering with evacuation operations by US troops and said the terror group is guaranteeing safe passage to the airport for American citizens.
Read More
Ghani says 'in talks to return' to Afghanistan, terms cash allegation 'bas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 19 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who has taken refuge in the UAE, said that he is in talks to return to Afghanistan and denied the allegation that he left Kabul with suitcases full of cash, a media report said.
Read More
There have been no 'hostile interactions' with Taliban: US Defence Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that US service members have not had any "hostile interactions" with the Taliban as the terror group takes control of Afghanistan and America is frantically evacuating its personnel.
Read More
US: Biden, Kamala Harris briefed by national security team on Afghan situa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed by the national security team on the evolving situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, according to a White House official.
Read More
Ashraf Ghani says he left Kabul to avoid bloodshed, backs Taliban-Karzai t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 19 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who left the country on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul, said in a video message on Wednesday that he left the country in an attempt to avoid bloodshed and backed the recent talks between the terror group and former Afgh
Read More
Joe Biden, Angela Merkel discuss need for 'close coordination' on Afghanis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed the need for close coordination on the provision of humanitarian aid for vulnerable people in Afghanistan.
Read More