Zee Top 10: CDS' big statement on Taliban - watch top news stories
In this section, you will find the top news stories of the day. Segment Zee Top 10 is a part of Zee News' important news bulletins in which we cover all the important news.
Aug 26, 2021, 09:50 AM IST
Afghanistan crisis: Denmark completes evacuation operations, says Defense Ministry
The list of evacuees includes diplomatic personnel from the Danish embassy in Kabul, their families, and former translators who assisted the country`s troops in Afghanistan, as well as Danish nationals and citizens of some other countries.
Aug 26, 2021, 09:46 AM IST
Operation Devi Shakti: IAF flight carrying 24 Indian, 11 Nepalese evacuees from Kabul to land in Delhi shortly
The evacuation operation from Afghanistan in the backdrop of the Taliban`s takeover of the country last week is known as "Operation Devi Shakti".
Aug 26, 2021, 09:22 AM IST
Afghanistan crisis: All-party meet today, EAM S Jaishankar to brief floor leaders
The central government has called an all-party meeting on Thursday (August 26, 2021) morning on the Afghanistan situation.
Aug 26, 2021, 08:45 AM IST
Leave Kabul airport: Australia urges people amid reports of high threat of terrorist attack
"There is an ongoing and very high threat of a terrorist attack," Payne told reporters in Canberra.
Aug 26, 2021, 08:04 AM IST
LIVE: Ashraf Ghani leaving Afghanistan a ‘stain on our history,’ says former Afghan vice-president Amrullah Saleh
"Ghani's escape shattered whatever positivity was left about his image," said former vice president Amrulla Saleh.
Aug 26, 2021, 07:19 AM IST
Avoid going to Kabul airport: US embassy warns American citizens citing ‘security threats’
The German Embassy has also advised its local citizens not to go to the Kabul airport, warning in an email that the Taliban were conducting increasingly strict controls around the airport.
Aug 26, 2021, 07:11 AM IST
Ensure that Taliban do not destabilise Pakistan and acquire nuclear weapons: US
The US lawmakers demanded that President Joe Biden should answer critical questions on what happened in Afghanistan and what are his plans to move forward. “Do you have a plan to ensure that Afghanistan, under Taliban occupation, will never acquire a nuclear weapon?” they asked.
Aug 26, 2021, 06:54 AM IST
As August 31 deadline nears, US says it has evacuated over 82K people from Afghanistan so far
“Since August 14th, more than 82,300 people have been safely flown out of Kabul. In the 24-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday, approximately 19,000 people were evacuated on 90 US military and coalition flights. Only the US could organise and execute a mission of this scale and this complexity," Blinken said.
Aug 26, 2021, 06:18 AM IST
DNA Exclusive: The Inside Story of Kabul Airport Part 2, pay Rs 3000 for a water bottle, Rs 7000 for plate of rice!
Today (August 25) Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary presented part 2 of the ‘Inside Story of Kabul Airport’ where the condition is deteriorating as the deadline for evacuation i.e. August 31 is coming closer.
Aug 25, 2021, 23:53 PM IST
Tajikistan's red line on Taliban: Will not recognize govt formed through oppression, says President Emomali Rahmon
Tajikistan shares land border with Afghanistan and is directly impacted by instability in Afghanistan.
Aug 25, 2021, 23:05 PM IST
Trade between Afghanistan, Pakistan increases by 50 per cent after Taliban takeover
Spokesperson of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate AIE Zabiullah Mujahid in a gathering on Monday said that they are focused on the economic situation and are working hard to implement the schemes they have prepared.
Aug 25, 2021, 22:14 PM IST
Afghanistan was never before searched as much as now, shows Google Trends
Similarly, the search term “Taliban” was also most searched in recent times since the crisis began than ever before.
Aug 25, 2021, 21:59 PM IST
Taliban search house-to-house for women, girls for marriage, says escaped journalist
McKay wrote about a 14-year-old girl whom she had met at a displacement hub on the periphery of Kabul earlier that week. The girl had run for her life from the fighting in Kunduz and just wanted an education and to one day become a doctor.
Aug 25, 2021, 15:54 PM IST
China, Taliban connection can pose a great threat to international security: Expert
Michael Johns said that Talibans can never change. Their intention of spreading Global Jihad and the brutalities they perpetrate to achieve this remains the same. And in this process, they are being offered sophisticated guidance from Pakistan’s ISI and patronized by CCP China.
Aug 25, 2021, 15:54 PM IST
Afghanistan crisis: India anticipated Taliban takeover but timeline surprised us, says CDS Bipin Rawat
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said, "Yes, the timeline certainly surprised us because we were anticipating this thing happening a couple of months down the line but it is much the same, the same Taliban which was there 20 years ago."
Aug 25, 2021, 15:52 PM IST
Taliban fooled US, regrouped itself with Pakistan's aid, claims Afghanistan`s 'acting' President Amrullah Saleh
The former top spy alleged that while the US was negotiating the transition and withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, Taliban used that time to shore up military powers and regroup themselves.
Aug 25, 2021, 12:00 PM IST
World Bank pauses financial aid to Afghanistan, says it's 'deeply concerned' for women
Before this, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had blocked operations in Afghanistan, which include an existing USD 370 million loan programme, as well as USD 340 million that Kabul was due to receive from Monday's release of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
Aug 25, 2021, 08:00 AM IST
Zee Top 10: Taliban gives ultimatum to America - watch top news stories
In this section, you will find the top news stories of the day. Segment 'Zee Top 10' is a part of Zee News' important news bulletins in which we cover all the important news.
Aug 25, 2021, 07:48 AM IST
Canadian forces will stay in Afghanistan after August 31 deadline set by US: PM Justin Trudeau
Trudeau`s remarks came after the Tuesday virtual summit of G7 leaders who met to discuss whether an extension of the American military commitment to Afghanistan is needed for evacuating all foreign nationals and vulnerable Afghans who helped the Americans and the NATO allies before the country`s recent fall to the Taliban.
Aug 25, 2021, 07:07 AM IST
