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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Blinken dials NATO chief over Afghanistan crisis

Aug 19, 2021

Washington [US], August 20 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) spoke to NATO chief Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg over the Afghanistan crisis as the country has been taken over by the Taliban.

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Ahmad Massoud, the son of famous Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud (Photo Credit: Reuters)

'Ready to follow in my father Ahmad Shah Massoud's footsteps': Son of late anti-Taliban commander

Aug 19, 2021

Washington DC [US], August 20 : Ahmad Massoud, the son of famous Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud and one of the leaders of the resistance against the Taliban, is now ready to follow the footsteps of his father and take up arms against the terrorist group after they seized Kabul and other parts of the country.
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Israel launches missile strikes at Syria's Damascus, Homs

Aug 19, 2021
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (File photo)

Pak PM Imran Khan asks ministers to keep mum on Taliban's Afghanistan takeover

Aug 19, 2021

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International Federation of Journalists urges for evacuation of media workers in Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021

Brussels [Belgium], August 20 : The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged for the necessary evacuation of...
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Taliban beating people with AK-47 to stop them from entering Kabul airport

Aug 19, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 : The Taliban were firing into the air and beating people with AK-47 to...
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Afghanistan crisis: G7 says Taliban must hold their commitments to ensure civilians' safety

Aug 19, 2021

London [UK], August 20 : The G7 ministers on Thursday underlined the importance of the Taliban holding to...
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price at a press briefing on Thursday.

6,000 people at Kabul airport processed for evacuation, will soon board planes: US State Dept

Aug 19, 2021
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UNESCO says it will ensure Right To Education for all Afghans

Aug 19, 2021
Armed members of Taliban Islamic students [Image Credits: Reuters Pictures]

Taliban victory could be a boost for extremists in Middle East

Aug 19, 2021
Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies' director Davood Moradian

Renowned Afghan institute's head hits out at Islamic world over Taliban's Afghanistan takeover

Aug 19, 2021
US President Joe Biden (File Photo)

Biden meets with national security team, discusses updates in Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021
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National Bureau of Statistics report says unemployment rate among Chinese youth increased

Aug 19, 2021
Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (Twitter/Abdullah Abdullah)

Afghanistan: Abdullah urges Taliban to protect social justice

Aug 19, 2021
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

MEA urges Indians in Afghanistan requiring assistance to contact 'Special Afghanistan Cell'

Aug 19, 2021
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Uzbekistan supports tenets of intra-Afghan forces to form inclusive government

Aug 19, 2021
US Army Major General William "Hank" Taylor at a press briefing in Pentagon (ANI)

Pentagon: Armed F-18s flew over Kabul to 'ensure enhanced security'

Aug 19, 2021
EAM S Jaishankar at UNSC briefing on 'Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts'

UN Security Council members express concern at expansion of ISIL in many regions

Aug 19, 2021
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UK records another 36,572 coronavirus cases

Aug 19, 2021