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Over 60 nations urge Taliban to let foreign nationals, Afghans leave

The joint statement released by the US Department of State comes after the Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul and seized control of the presidential palace

President Joe Biden's team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan

President Joe Biden and other top US officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan

US to take over air traffic control at Kabul airport, boosts troop strength

Approximately 4,000 US Embassy staff members are still to fly out of the country

Taliban triumphs: History turns full-circle in Afghanistan

It remains to be seen whether the Taliban forces today, which control all Kabul's exits and entrances, will restrain themselves any better

Air India flight with 129 passengers from Kabul lands in Delhi

The situation in Afghanistan worsened further on Sunday, as Kabul has been reportedly taken over by Taliban

Taliban takes over Kabul, president Ashraf Ghani flees the country

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said "it is simply not in our interest" to remain in Afghanistan

Air India flight from Kabul leaves for Delhi with 129 passengers

Air India's return flight from Kabul to Delhi departed on Sunday evening with 129 passengers as Taliban forces entered the national capital of Afghanistan

To keep Afghanistan connected, NATO to maintain operations at Kabul airport

NATO says that it is helping to maintain operations at Kabul airport to keep Afghanistan connected with the world.

Afghan delegation to meet Taliban in Qatar on Sunday, govt negotiator says

Fawzi Koofi, a member of the Kabul negotiating team, confirmed to Reuters the delegation would meet with the Taliban in the Gulf state after the militant group earlier entered Kabul

Air India landed at Kabul after an hour delay amid tension in Afghanistan

Air India landed at Kabul after an hour delay amid tension in Afghanistan, security and boarding underway

President Ghani talks with officials regarding security of Kabul citizens

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday talked with security officials about providing security to the citizens of Kabul after the Taliban entered the Afghan capital from all sides.

Taliban will be back in charge of Afghanistan. What next for the country?

In just a few weeks, the militant group has swept from province to province until it entered the capital, Kabul, earlier today.

Amid Taliban blitz, Afghanistan students at JNU fear to go back

About 22 students from Afghanistan studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are not willing to go back to their country and want to extend their visas through academic courses.Afghan students are worried about their stay in India as their visa tenure is about to expire within months.The visa limit for most of these foreign students is getting over by the month of December this year, however, with the situation in Afghanistan turning volatile, no one wants to go back and they want to extend their visa through academic courses such as a PhD, sources said."For a war-torn country like Afghanistan, most of the people are extensively unemployed and trying to escape from either death or captivity. Arranging a 'hefty fee' seems impossible." said Afghan students in JNU while talking to ANI.Terminal students have to leave the hostel by September 23, which is making them unsure of accommodation with narrow financial capacity.Jalaluddin, a JNU student told, "Situation is extremely critical ..

We have contingency plans: Govt on evacuation of embassy staff in Kabul

India has put in place contingency plans to evacuate hundreds of its officials and citizens from Kabul that has been gripped by fear and panic

India monitoring situation in Afghanistan for staff evacuation: Report

Taliban is close to a complete victory in Afghanistan as fighters entered the outskirts of the capital on Sunday

Afghanistan forces surrender Bagram air base to Taliban, official says

An Afghan official says forces at Bagram air base, home to a prison housing 5,000 inmates, have surrendered to the Taliban. Bagram district chief Darwaish Raufi said Sunday that the surrender handed the one-time American base over to the insurgents. The prison housed both Taliban and Islamic State group fighters. It came as the Taliban entered the outskirts of Kabul.

Amid Taliban offensive, 84 Afghan servicemen cross into Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry reported Sunday that 84 Afghan servicemen crossed the border into Uzbekistan asked for assistance.

Talks underway with Afghan govt for peaceful surrender of Kabul: Taliban

The Taliban said that there was no plan whatsoever to topple the capital city militarily

Afghan officials say Taliban enter outskirts of capital, Kabul

Three Afghan officials tell The Associated Press that the Taliban have entered the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.

Taliban at Kabul's door after eastern city falls, US evacuating embassy

The United States started evacuating its diplomats and was sending more troops to help secure Kabul airport and the embassy