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Helicopters were used to bring people to Kabul airport for evacuation: US
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): United States military used helicopters on Tuesday night to bring a group of people from outside of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to the airport for evacuation, said Hank Taylor, US Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations.
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Congressmen draw flak for Kabul airport visit amid US evacuation effort
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): Two US congressmen made an unannounced trip to Kabul on Tuesday to "provide oversight" to the mission to evacuate Americans and its allies and to pressure President Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for US military drawdown.
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US evacuates 10,400 people from Afghanistan in past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): The US has evacuated nearly 10,400 people from war-torn Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, a White House official said.
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Biden says US mulling to extend Afghanistan evacuation mission
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday said he is in discussions with his military officials regarding the extension of the evacuation mission in Afghanistan, beyond the August 31 deadline.
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Three US Army CH-47 helicopters pick up 169 Americans outside Kabul airpor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US military used three CH-47 "Chinook" helicopters to bring 169 Americans to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson tweeted.
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I fear for my Afghan sisters, says Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan as the Taliban has once again taken control of the war-torn country after 20 years of US military operations.
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Taliban captured key US military biometric devices: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The Taliban have captured the US military's biometric devices compromising crucial data of the US army and the local Afghans who played crucial roles during the war, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Evacuation of Dutch citizens from Kabul fails due to limited US-allotted t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands has been unable to evacuate its citizens from Afghanistan as the US military has not given its plane enough time in Kabul's airport for people to board, acting Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said on Wednesday.
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China, Russia, Iran seize opportunities in Afghanistan post US military fa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): The US adversaries on Monday seized on 'military failure' and 'heavy blow' of the Taliban's sudden rise to power in Afghanistan.
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US military temporarily suspends air operations at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): The US military has temporarily suspended air operations at Kabul airport on Monday as its troops attempted to clear Afghans who flooded onto the airfield, which resembled a chaotic bus station as hundreds of people jostled, pushed and shoved to get on t
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US in talks with Qatar to house thousands of Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 14 (ANI): The US government is working to finalise an agreement with Qatar to temporarily house thousands of Afghan refugees who worked with the US military, local media has reported.
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US military relocated 40 IS terrorists from prisons to base in northeaster
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Al-Hasakah [Syria] August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US military have transported 40 terrorists of the Islamic State terrorist group from prisons to its base in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah, Syrian state media reported.
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