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Despite Kabul blasts, countries race against time to keep 31 August deadline of evacuations
Countries like Australia, Spain and Germany have ended their evacuation efforts while the US said more than 100,000 people have been safely evacuated from Kabul, but thousands more are struggling to leave…
Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden, official says – Times…
WASHINGTON: A senior Pentagon official held talks with the Chinese military for the first time since President Joe Biden took office in January to focus on managing risk between the two countries, a US official told Reuters on Friday.…
Zalmay Khalizad, US negotiator in chief whose oversight pushed Afghans back into Taliban rule
The 70-year-old Afghan-American envoy spent years as Washington's point man for talks with the Taliban that paved the way for the deal to see the US end its longest war and exit Afghanistan…
US tells citizens to leave Kabul airport gates ‘immediately’ – Times of India
WASHINGTON: The United States urged its citizens Friday to "immediately" leave the gates around Kabul's airport, where a suicide bomber this week targeted crowds trying to flee Taliban rule. Earlier Friday, the Pentagon said that the…
Covid-19 ‘not developed’ as biological weapon, says US intelligence community –…
WASHINGTON: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was "not developed" as a biological weapon, the US intelligence community has concluded in a report, with President Joe Biden reiterating the allegation that China continues to…
Approximately 111K people evacuated from Afghanistan, says Pentagon – Times of India
WASHINGTON: Nearly 111,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the start of evacuation operations on August 14, the Pentagon said on Friday. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15. Their sudden victory, which…
Day after Afghanistan’s bombing, toll up to 170, evacuations resume – Times of India
The final stage of US-led evacuations from Kabul airport resumed on Friday morning, a day after devastating suicide bombings left more than 170 people dead and over 200 injured. The evacuations and foreign troop withdrawals are planned…
Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists – Times of India
BEIRUT: A few days after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a convoy of militants drove through the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria in cars bearing the group's white-and-black flags, honking horns and firing their guns in the air.…
Pak FM Qureshi discusses Afghan situation with UN chief, UK foreign minister – Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said that the country will continue to play its constructive role in support of the efforts to promote peace and stability in strife-torn Afghanistan. Qureshi on Friday…
Taliban have taken control of parts of Kabul airport: spokesman – Times of India
KABUL: The Taliban took control of parts of Kabul airport on Friday, a spokesman announced, as an August 31 deadline for the United States and its allies to complete evacuations looms. "Today, three important locations in the military…