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India concerned about people of Indian-origin stranded in Afghanistan: Har
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): In the wake of Kabul's capture by the Taliban, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said the Indian government is concerned about Sikhs and other Indian origin people stranded in Afghanista
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UN chief Guterres urges Taliban to exercise utmost restraint to protect li
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 16 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the Taliban to exercise utmost restraint to protect lives and to uphold human rights especially for women and girls. He also urged countries to accept refugees from Afghanistan and refrain fr
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India says security situation in Kabul has deteriorated significantly, clo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Noting that the security situation in Kabul has deteriorated significantly in the last few days and is changing rapidly, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that the government is closely monitoring all developments in Afghanistan and was in
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International community urges parties in Afghanistan to facilitate safe de
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 16 (ANI): International community on Monday issued a joint statement urging parties in Afghanistan to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country.
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Belgium suspends deportation of illegal Afghan migrants: Migration Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi, said on Monday that his country would not be deporting failed asylum seekers back to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.
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Afghan military plane crashes in border area of Uzbekistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 16 (ANI): An aircraft with identification signs of the Afghan Air Force crashed in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya Region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday evening.
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Pakistani soldiers clash with hundreds of Afghans at Chaman
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Pakistani soldiers clashed with hundreds of stranded Afghans who were fleeing for safety amid a Taliban offensive at the Durand-Crossing in the Chaman area.
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Plane with Australian servicemen heading to Afghanistan to evacuate citize
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has already sent a plane carrying servicemen to Afghanistan to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from the country and will deploy a total of over 250 troops to assist the evacuation, the defense ministry said on Monday.
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House Speaker directs Nepal Government to update on situation of its citiz
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 16 (ANI): With concerns growing across the world about the recent alarming situation in Afghanistan after its capital Kabul fell to the Taliban, Nepal House Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota directed the government to update the Parliament about the situation of Nepal's c
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China willing to develop 'friendly relations' with Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 16 (ANI): Following the fall of Kabul into the hands of the Taliban, China on Monday said that it is willing to develop "friendly relations" with the terrorist outfit.
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France to begin airlifting nationals from Kabul by Monday evening: Defence
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 16 (ANI): France's Defence Minister Florence Parly informed that the country will begin airlifting French nationals from Kabul to a base in the United Arab Emirates by Monday evening.
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Afghans based in Delhi urges Indian govt to provide visas to people of Afg
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Afghans living in New Delhi urged the Indian government to grant visas to the people of Afghanistan amid Taliban's takeover of the country.
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