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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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Iran to make efforts to stabilise Afghanistan: President Raisi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 18 (ANI): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday said that his country would make serious efforts to stabilise Afghanistan as the country's government fell on Sunday and the Taliban took over the control, a media report said.
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Blinken speaks to Qatar's deputy PM over Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke to Qatar's deputy prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani over Afghanistan's situation as the Taliban have gained control over the country.
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Joe Biden, Boris Johnson discuss need for close coordination among allies
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): In his first call with a foreign leader since the Taliban took control of Kabul, US President Joe Biden has spoken with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and discussed the need for continued close coordination among allies and democratic partners on Af
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'Cannot live under Taliban regime': Afghan students want to stay in India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharastra) [India], August 18 (ANI): Students from Afghanistan studying at Pune University are not willing to go back to their country after the Taliban takeover and want to stay in India.
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Biden takes responsibility for every decision taken on Afghanistan, says U
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is taking responsibility for every decision the American government took with respect to Afghanistan, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, as the war-ravaged country plunged into crisis following Taliban takeover.
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US deeply concerned for Afghan women, says NSA Jake Sullivan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): The US is deeply concerned for Afghan women and girls under the Taliban control, National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday as the terror group has been blamed for committing barbaric atrocities against women.
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Human remains found in wheel well of military plane that departed from Kab
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Human remains were found in a C-17 Globemaster's wheel well that flew from Kabul on Sunday, the US Air Force said.
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Thousands waiting at Kabul airport to leave the city: Indian evacuee narra
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An Indian national, who was evacuated from Kabul on Tuesday, recalled the horror-stricken period after the Taliban took over the Afghan capital city, saying thousands of people including the elderly, women, and children are at the Kabul airport, waiting
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Taliban won't return captured American weapons: NSA Jake Sullivan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): White House believes that the Taliban won't return US weapons that it captured from Afghan forces, National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.
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Uncertainty over scholarships of Afghan students in India after Taliban ta
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 18 (ANI): Amid the crisis in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, uncertainty looms over the future of Afghan students who came to India for higher education on scholarships by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
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Canada has no plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan govt, says PM Justin Tr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 18 (ANI): Canada on Tuesday said that it has no plans to accept the Taliban as the new government of Afghanistan as the terror group entered the presidential palace on Sunday and seized the Afghan capital declaring its victory over the Afghanistan government.
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