Page 45 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Afghan crisis: Taliban will unveil govt with Akhundzada pulling strings
Consultations on forming an inclusive Afghan govt end in 'consensus'
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Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to challenges of Taliban rulers
Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior UN official warned Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country's new Taliban rulers
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Omar asks Union govt whether it considers Taliban a terror organisation
A day after India officially talked to the Taliban, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Union government to clarify whether or not it considered the outfit a terror organisation
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With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border
Thousands seen at border crossings with Pakistan, Iran; crowds gather at banks in Kabul
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Afghanistan crisis: UK in talks with Taliban over further evacuations
The UK is reportedly in talks with the Taliban over furthering the evacuation process and securing a safe passage out of Afghanistan for British nationals and Afghans who remain there
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US will continue to support Afghan people through diplomacy, aid: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Tuesdaysaid that the United States will continue to support the Afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid.
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PM forms high-level panel to monitor developments in Afghanistan: Report
The US on Tuesday completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade war and leaving the country in the hands of the Taliban.
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Indian envoy to Qatar meets Taliban leader; raises concerns over terrorism
The MEA said the Taliban representative assured the ambassador that "these issues" would be positively addressed
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Flashpoint Afghanistan
All scenarios point to further turbulence
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UK says 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan
The UK has said that it is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan after the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in war-torn country
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Explained: What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?
The end of the US military involvement in the troubled country raises a new set of questions for US President Joe Biden and his administration
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Taliban hail victory with gunfire after last US troops leave Afghanistan
Jubilant Taliban seeks 'diplomatic' ties with Americans; Kabul airport in limbo
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Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban revelled in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war
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Afghanistan: Music is on at Kabul weddings under the Taliban
At one of Kabul's upscale wedding halls, a celebration was in full swing around midday Tuesday. Afghan dance music could be heard from inside the hall.
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10 million Afghan kids in desperate need of humanitarian aid: UN
Nearly 10 million children in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, and the Unicef is appealing for about $200 million to respond to their needs, a UN official announced.
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Afghanistan: Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly reopen the airport and grant amnesty to former opponents
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Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops leave Afghan
America's longest war took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans, and cost some $2 trillion
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Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after America's withdrawal
Taliban leaders have symbolically walked across the runway at Kabul's international airport after the US withdrawal, marking their victory.
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US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war
Forced into a hasty exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who helped Western countries
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America's longest war in nos: 20 yrs, $2.3 trn spent, 2,400 troops killed
As the last of America's C-17s flew into the night from Kabul airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan, the costs of America's longest war began sinking in at home
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