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Afghanistan crisis

Afghanistan crisis: Union Minister Hardeeep Singh Puri says ‘This is why it was necessary to enact CAA’

Another BJP leader N Ramchander Rao on Monday said that the Afghanistan crisis has exhibited the importance of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the country.

Aug 23, 2021, 12:05 PM IST

Gravitas Plus: Are Taliban America's Frankenstein's monster?

Here is WION Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay giving more details about what happened in Afghanistan was a collective failure of generations of the US Presidents.

Aug 23, 2021, 11:59 AM IST

Afghanistan crisis: India brings back 146 of its evacuated nationals from Doha

India on Sunday brought back 392 people including two Afghan lawmakers in three different flights under the evacuation mission amid a continued scramble by various countries to rescue their citizens from Kabul. The total number of people evacuees included the first batch of 135 Indians who were flown back from Doha.

Aug 23, 2021, 11:26 AM IST

Afghan woman gives birth to baby girl onboard US evacuation flight from Kabul

While the mother went into labor and began having complications, the US flight commander decided to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which helped stabilize and save the mother's life.

Aug 23, 2021, 09:34 AM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Conflict, displacement, drought and COVID-19 contributing to desperate situation, say WHO, UNICEF

In a joint statement, the WHO and UNICEF said that as the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan increase, the abilities to respond to those needs are rapidly declining.

Aug 23, 2021, 08:47 AM IST

Arshi Khan fears for her engagement to Afghan cricketer after Taliban's takeover

TV actress Arshi Khan says she was to get engaged to an Afghan cricketer who had been chosen by her father and she fears her family may have to call off the engagement because of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Aug 23, 2021, 08:45 AM IST

Troops withdrawal from Afghanistan was a 'logical, rational and right decision': Joe Biden rejects criticism

The Biden administration has come under criticism from some quarters for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan as the Taliban captured power, resulting in chaos and deaths. However, he stood by his decision. "I think that history is going to record this was the logical, rational, and right decision to make," he told reporters in an interaction at the White House.

Aug 23, 2021, 08:41 AM IST

No way to evacuate without pain and loss, says US President Joe Biden on evacuation operation in Afghanistan

The US President also stated that the security environment in Afghanistan is changing rapidly and that terrorists may seek to exploit this situation and target innocent Afghans or American troops.

Aug 23, 2021, 06:39 AM IST

Exclusive: Pakistan is relocating India-centric terror camps to Afghanistan

The biggest reason behind shifting terror camps from Pakistan to Afghanistan is that Pakistan wants to avoid possible action of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to a source.

Aug 22, 2021, 22:43 PM IST

India evacuates its citizens from crisis-stricken Afghanistan – In pics

India carried out the evacuation missions in coordination with the US, Qatar, Tajikistan and several other friendly countries.

Aug 22, 2021, 21:07 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban blame US for chaos at Kabul airport as civilians escape for life

Taliban official Amir Khan Mutaqi said, "There is peace and calm all over the country, but there is chaos only at Kabul airport.”

Aug 22, 2021, 20:43 PM IST

Hardeep Singh Puri cites plight of Hindus, Sikhs in Afghanistan to hail CAA

People in Afghanistan have been rushing to leave the country after the Taliban seized control last week.

Aug 22, 2021, 20:12 PM IST

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan lauds Centre's efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Afghanistan

Kerala CM Vijayan thanked the Ministry of External Affairs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuation and repatriation of Indian nationals including Keralites from Afghanistan.

Aug 22, 2021, 18:51 PM IST

'Imbecilic': Ex-UK PM Tony Blair slams withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan

In a lengthy essay posted on his website late Saturday, the former Labour Party leader said the sudden and chaotic pullout that allowed the Taliban to reclaim power risked undermining everything that had been achieved in Afghanistan over the past two decades, including advances in living standards and the education of girls.

Aug 22, 2021, 17:35 PM IST

Stop funding Pakistan: Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed appeals to the US, shares pics from Afghanistan

Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed fled the country a few days ago. Recently, she shared pictures from Afghanistan and appealed to the US to stop funding Pakistan.

Aug 22, 2021, 16:33 PM IST

Afghan Special Cell received 2000 calls, 6000 queries in 5 days, informs MEA

The MEA has said the Narendra Modi government is committed to the safe return of all Indian nationals from Afghanistan. The MEA said that the main challenge for travel to and from Afghanistan is the operational status of the Kabul airport.

Aug 22, 2021, 15:26 PM IST

Shocking: T-shirts mocking tragic fall of Afghans from US aircraft put on sale online, sparks rage on internet

The insensitive printed tees feature a photo of US military aircraft and two people falling from it along with a caption which read, ‘Kabul Skydiving Club Est. 2021.’

Aug 22, 2021, 12:51 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Chaos at Kabul airport killed 7 Afghans, claims British military

"Conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging," the British military said.

Aug 22, 2021, 12:29 PM IST

Afghanistan MP Narender Singh Khalsa breaks down as he arrives in India, says 'everything built in last 20 years finished'

Narender Singh Khalsa is among the 168 passengers, including 107 Indians, who had arrived in India from Kabul aboard a special IAF flight this morning. All the passengers will first undergo the mandatory COVID-19 RT-PCR test before being allowed to leave the airport, the officials said.

Aug 22, 2021, 12:24 PM IST