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'Huge protest' rally in London against Taliban's Afghanistan takeover
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 21 (ANI): Thousands of people took to the streets in support of Afghanistan near Hyde Park in central London on Saturday after the Taliban's takeover of the war-torn country, Sputnik reported.
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Pentagon acknowledges presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): The United States on Friday acknowledged the presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan amid its large-scale evacuation from the war-torn country.
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Biden says Afghan evacuation 'most difficult airlift' in history
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Terming the evacuation from Afghanistan the 'most difficult and largest airlift' ever in the history, US President Joe Biden on Friday assured to get all Americans and allies out of the war-torn country.
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'Taliban can't ignore our progress, struggles over past 20 years' , says w
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Worried over their future under the Taliban regime, women in Afghanistan protested against the terrorist group expressing concerns over how they would be represented in any future government in the war-torn country.
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Jaishankar, Blinken agree to continued coordination on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Amid the fast unfolding situation in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of state Antony Blinken discussed over the phone the crisis in the war-torn country. It was the second phone call between the two officials since the
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I fear for my Afghan sisters, says Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Our focus on ensuring security, safe return of Indian nationals from Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is following the events in Afghanistan "very carefully" and the focus is on ensuring the security and safe return of its nationals who are still in the war-torn country.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Abu Dhabi, says UAE
Updated : 4 years, 6 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 use gunfire, whips, sticks to control crowd at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The Taliban is using gunfire, whips, and sticks to control thousands of Afghans looking for a way out of the war-torn country at the Kabul airport.
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UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan issue on August 24
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country.
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Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh declares himself as caretaker P
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 17 (ANI): After Ashraf Ghani fled the war-torn country, Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself as the "legitimate caretaker President" in accordance with the constitution that states that in the absence of the President, the First Vice Preside
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India exploring options to hire charter planes for evacuation from Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): India is exploring options to hire charter planes to evacuate more Indians from Afghanistan, sources said on Tuesday as the situation continues to rapidly evolve in the war-torn country after the Taliban takeover.
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