Kabul | A blast rocked the Kabul airport, which is thronged by crowds of desperate Afghans seeking to flee the country after the Taliban takeover, on Thursday, causing numerous casualties, including US personnel. There was also a blast at a nearby hotel, causing more casualties. Another blast reported outside #Kabul airport – Al Jazeera pic.twitter.com/r492deZq3s — […]
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Blast at Kabul Airport; 11 including women and children dead, say Taliban
Kabul | A blast rocked the Kabul airport, which is thronged by crowds of desperate Afghans seeking to flee the country after the Taliban takeover, on Thursday, causing numerous casualties. “We can confirm an explosion outside the Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can,” Pentagon Press Secretary […]
Afghan passports with Indian visas stolen in Kabul at Pakistani intelligence agency ISI’s behest
Kabul | Many Afghan passports with Indian visas from Kabul have been stolen and the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI is said to be behind it. Media reports said that at the behest of Pakistan, ISI raided a travel agent and stole several passports with Indian visas. Security agencies are apprehensive that the security of the country […]
CIA chief secretly met top Taliban leader in Kabul
Kabul | CIA Director William Burns secretly met the top Taliban figure in Kabul on Monday amid a chaotic US effort to evacuate American citizens and Afghans allied with the US in advance of an August 31 deadline, US officials said, the Wall Street Journal reported. Details of the meeting weren’t immediately available, but the CIA […]
Air rescue efforts from Afghanistan named ‘Operation Devi Shakti’, 800 persons evacuated so far
New Delhi | The air rescue efforts from war-torn Afghanistan have been given a name by the government — Op Devi Shakti. The government has so far evacuated 800 persons from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country recently. Taking to Twitter, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, “Op Devi Shakti continues. 78 evacuees from […]
Ukrainian plane sent for evacuation hijacked in Kabul
New Delhi | A Ukrainian plane that arrived in Afghanistan to evacuate Ukrainians has been hijacked by unidentified people who flew it into Iran, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin said on Tuesday. “Last Sunday, our plane was hijacked by other people. On Tuesday, the plane was practically stolen from us, it flew into Iran with […]
Indian Muslims must reject ‘Islamic Emirate’ in Afghanistan: IMSD
New Delhi | The Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has said that it rejects the very idea of a theocratic state anywhere in the world. It also questioned the legitimacy of the ‘Islamic Emirate’ the Taliban seek to impose on the people of Afghanistan. “We are deeply disturbed by the euphoria evident among a section […]
Dozens of Taliban fighters killed by Panjshir resistance
New Delhi | The Panjshir based anti-Taliban movement in Afghanistan has made gains in the northern Baghlan province as talks to form a new government continue. Fighters of the self-styled “Resistance-2” against the Taliban in Panjshir said that they have managed to retake Salah and Banu districts in Baghlan after killing “dozens” of Taliban fighters. Panjshir […]
Member of Afghan security forces killed as gunfight erupts at Kabul airport
Kabul | The German army has said that a member of the Afghan security forces was killed in a gunfight at the north gate of the Kabul airport on Monday, the media reported. A statement said that the US and German troops had been involved alongside the Afghan guards – with three other Afghans injured in […]
Taliban evicted from 3 districts in Afghanistan’s Baghlan
Kabul | Public uprising forces have evicted Taliban fighters from three districts in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, but the insurgents managed to recapture one of them, local media reported. The anti-Taliban fighters seized Pul-e-Hisar, Deh Salah and Banu districts on August 20, but the Taliban recaptured Banu on August 21, and fighting is underway to re-take […]