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Afghan students at Lucknow University worry about families, future

Describing the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan as a "difficult moment for India", Janata Dal (S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to respond in a "humane manner".

Aug 18, 2021

Women in Kabul staging a public demonstration voicing their concerns

Kabul women step out of homes, protest for their rights on streets in burqas

On Tuesday, a bunch of women took to the streets of Kabul and made headlines the world over, for staging a public demonstration and voicing their concerns. Their messages written in English and Arabic read clearly, 'There are Afghan women'.

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban 2.0: Return of militant rule could affect Afghanistan's cricket team and women's football team

Afghanistan is currently in the 7th spot in the ICC T20I rankings, ahead of Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Bangladesh

Aug 18, 2021

Nearly 2 mn terrorist watchlist records of FBI leaked online: Cybersecurity researcher

The watchlist of FBI from the Terrorist Screening Center, which includes the US's no-fly list, was exposed online until Aug 9, says a cybersecurity expert

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban takeover worries dry fruit traders in India, to impact bilateral trade

Afghan exports to India include dried raisins, walnut, almond, fig, pine nut, pistachios, dried apricot, and fresh fruits such as apricot, cherry, watermelon, and medicinal herbs, which will be heavily impacted after the takeover of Taliban

Aug 18, 2021

No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt, says Canada; EU begs to differ

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government cannot recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, while EU says Taliban won the war and should be engaged in talks

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban Takeover: Orders not to fight came from above, reveals former Afghan central bank chief

Afghanistan's central bank governor, Ajmal Ahmady who also fled the country, said those who had taken up the cudgels against Taliban were silenced in a bigger cowardly plot and all the government and the ANDSF equipment were handed over to the Taliban as a result

Aug 18, 2021

"Our women are Muslims, happy to live under Sharia rules": Taliban

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says women in Afghanistan will get equal opportunities but as Muslims they're happy to live under Sharia framework

Aug 18, 2021

Fact-check: Viral pic of packed C-17 is from 2013; unrelated to Kabul op or IAF [truth here]

Fact-check: Old pic of Philippines evacuation shared as Afghans rescued by Air Force [truth here]

A viral image with caption "IAF C-17 with 800 people airlifted" is actually an old photo from 2013, when US Air Force rescued 670 Tacloban residents after Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Aug 18, 2021

Amrullah Saleh emerges to declare himself Afghan 'legitimate caretaker President'

Afghan VP Amrullah Saleh declares himself the caretaker President, vows to fight Taliban

Amrullah Saleh is currently living in the Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan. It is said to be the stronghold of Ahmed Shah Masood, a former commander of the Northern Alliance.

Aug 17, 2021

Reason behind burqa-clad American journalist reporting from Afghanistan; Clarissa Ward clarifies [details]

After the image of an American journalist wearing a burqa while reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan went viral, CNN's Clarissa Ward took to Twitter to douse the internet fire.

Aug 17, 2021

MEA safely evacuates 192 Indians out of Afghanistan.

Two Kashmiri professors stranded in Afghanistan; J&K LG speaks to MEA for evacuation [details]

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has assured the families of two professors belonging to South Kashmir's Kulgam district that the two teachers are safe, and they will soon return to India.

Aug 17, 2021

Terrifying video shows Russia's prototype military plane catch fire before crash [watch]

Terrifying video shows Russia's prototype military plane catch fire before crash; three dead [watch]

The video captures the tragic crash of a Russian military transport aircraft, a prototype, right before it caught fire midway in the air.

Aug 17, 2021

As Taliban with Kalashnikovs roam Kabul, Afghans' dress code turns to salwar kameez [details]

The rush at the Kabul airport and the strong push to get out was one indicator of peoples anxiety about life under the Taliban. Another was a change in the dress code. Most of the men were dressed in salwar kameez.

Aug 17, 2021

Situation is grim, says Indian envoy after landing at Jamnagar from Kabul

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successfully carried out a three-day evacuation mission to bring back 192 Indians stranded in what is now the Taliban controlled Afghanistan.

Aug 17, 2021

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Search Results for: Afghanistan

Afghan students at Lucknow University worry about families, future

Kabul women step out of homes, protest for their rights on streets in burqas

Taliban 2.0: Return of militant rule could affect Afghanistan's cricket team and women's football team

Nearly 2 mn terrorist watchlist records of FBI leaked online: Cybersecurity researcher

Taliban takeover worries dry fruit traders in India, to impact bilateral trade

No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt, says Canada; EU begs to differ

Taliban Takeover: Orders not to fight came from above, reveals former Afghan central bank chief

"Our women are Muslims, happy to live under Sharia rules": Taliban

Fact-check: Old pic of Philippines evacuation shared as Afghans rescued by Air Force [truth here]

Afghan VP Amrullah Saleh declares himself the caretaker President, vows to fight Taliban

Reason behind burqa-clad American journalist reporting from Afghanistan; Clarissa Ward clarifies [details]

Two Kashmiri professors stranded in Afghanistan; J&K LG speaks to MEA for evacuation [details]

Terrifying video shows Russia's prototype military plane catch fire before crash; three dead [watch]

As Taliban with Kalashnikovs roam Kabul, Afghans' dress code turns to salwar kameez [details]

Situation is grim, says Indian envoy after landing at Jamnagar from Kabul

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