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Ghani says 'in talks to return' to Afghanistan, terms cash allegation 'bas
Updated : 4 years, 10 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.
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There have been no 'hostile interactions' with Taliban: US Defence Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 10 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.
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US can't ensure safe passage to Kabul airport: Embassy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): The US said on Wednesday that it can't ensure safe passage to Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul as Afghanistan is witnessing its worst-ever turmoil after the Taliban seized power.
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US: Biden, Kamala Harris briefed by national security team on Afghan situa
Updated : 4 years, 10 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.
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Ashraf Ghani says he left Kabul to avoid bloodshed, backs Taliban-Karzai t
Updated : 4 years, 10 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
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Joe Biden, Angela Merkel discuss need for 'close coordination' on Afghanis
Updated : 4 years, 10 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.
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NATO chief convenes virtual meeting of foreign ministers to discuss Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 18 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that he has convened an extraordinary virtual meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on Friday to discuss developments in Afghanistan.
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Afghan national had narrow escape from Afghanistan, worries about his fami
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Ahmed Abdul Ghani, 30, an Afghan resident, had a narrow escape as he came to India on August 14, a day before the Talibanis captured the ARG Presidential Palace. Ahmed, who works as a businessman in the pharma industry in Lajpat Nagar, came to India for th
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Whatever is happening in Afghanistan is due to lapse by govt, internationa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] August 18 (ANI): Tibetan government-in-exile spokesperson Tenzin Lekshey on Wednesday expressed concern at the situation in Afghanistan and said that whatever is happening in the country is due to a lapse by the government and the international communit
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Doesn't hold any view on Taliban's capture of Afghanistan, says All India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday refuted some media reports that it hailed the Taliban's capture of Afghanistan.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Abu Dhabi, says UAE
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the war-torn country after it was overtaken by the Taliban, is now in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE government confirmed on Wednesday.
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Taliban releases TTP's Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, other terrorists from Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 18 (ANI): Several terrorists who belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group have been released from the prisons in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over control over the country.
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