Page 38 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Dutch Foreign Minister quits over evacuation chaos in Afghanistan
The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag has resigned for her role in the evacuation of local embassy staff from Afghanistan.
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China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran to strengthen coordination on Afghan issue
Senior officials from China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran agreed on Thursday to step up communication and coordination on the Afghan issue.
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Republican senators seek to designate Taliban as terrorist organisation
Top Republican lawmakers have demanded that the Taliban be designated as a terrorist organisation
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IMF suspends its engagement with Afghanistan until clarity on Taliban govt
The IMF has said its engagement with Afghanistan will remain suspended until there is clarity within the international community on the recognition of the government led by the Taliban.
Pak was a hired gun: Imran Khan on US war on terror in Afghanistan
Khan said thousands of Pakistanis were killed because the Taliban and its affiliates saw them as an ally of the US
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Pakistan miffed over 'wait and watch' policy on recognising Taliban govt
Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has slammed, what he termed as 'wait and watch' policy on recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government.
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Must engage with Taliban, incentivise them on women's rights: PM Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the international community must engage with the Taliban and "incentivise" them on issues such as women's rights and an inclusive Afghan government
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US: States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
California is projected to take more arrivals than any other more than 5,200 people, according to State Department data for the Afghan Placement and Assistance program obtained by The Associated Press
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Afghanistan would either gain lasting peace or end up in chaos, says Pak PM
Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Afghanistan was on a historic crossroads as either it would gain lasting peace after 40 years of war through an inclusive government or end up in chaos
Afghan women soccer players enter Pakistan after fleeing their country
Members of Afghanistan's women soccer team and their families arrived in Pakistan after fleeing their country in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, local media said on Wednesday.
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China backs Taliban's demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets
China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no legitimate reasons to do so
Pakistan's provincial govt backs recognition of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Pakistan's provincial government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region has extended full support for recognising the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Afghan female football players evade Taliban, reach Pakistan
Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families
736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India from Aug 1 to Sep 11: UN
A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said here
EU has no other option but to engage with Taliban, says top diplomat
The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday.
Pak's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator
Republican Senator Marco Rubio said multiple US administrations were guilty of ignoring Pakistan's role in helping the Taliban to regroup
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Afghanistan crisis: Taliban 'conundrum' is forcing strange bedfellows
Now that unlikely group of geopolitical rivals find their interests aligned once more, only this time to see those same Taliban leaders restore order in a nation of 38 million
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UNSC resolution should guide world's response to Afghan crisis: India
India said that the global approach to address the Afghan crisis must be guided by the recent UN Security Council resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan must not be used for terrorism
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'Serious possibility of complete economic collapse in Afghanistan'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the "serious" possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.
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Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for helping Afghans
The United Nations drummed up more than USD 1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland
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