UK to conclude civilian evacuation from Afghanistan today
"We've done an extraordinary job to evacuate as many as we can, but I'm afraid it's absolutely heart-breaking that we can't get everybody out," Britain's Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter said
Aug 28, 2021, 15:07 PM IST
Afghanistan crisis: Norway halts evacuation after Kabul airport attack
"The doors at the airport are now closed and it is no longer possible to get people in," said Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide.
Aug 27, 2021, 09:10 AM IST
Canada ends evacuation process in Afghanistan, says 'wish we could have stayed longer'
Canada's acting chief of Defence Staff said, "We wish we could have stayed longer and rescued everyone who was so desperate to leave. That we could not is truly heartbreaking, but the circumstances on the ground rapidly deteriorated."
Aug 26, 2021, 18:53 PM IST
Afghanistan Crisis: Fighter planes used to evacuate civilians from Kabul airport
After the occupation of the Taliban in Afghanistan, all the countries are constantly trying to evacuate their citizens. The situation is so bad that army aircraft are being used for evacuation.
Aug 26, 2021, 18:16 PM IST
Situation in Afghanistan 'critical', evacuation of Indians top priority: EAM tells floor leaders at all-party meet
During the all-party meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the floor leaders on the latest situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured power there last week.
Aug 26, 2021, 14:39 PM 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
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
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
Afghanistan crisis: Evacuation stories from across the globe - in pics
With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, countries across the globe are scurrying to bring back their citizens from Afghanistan.
Aug 24, 2021, 15:17 PM IST
Ukrainian plane evacuating people from Kabul hijacked, diverted to Iran: Report
However, minutes later, both Kiev and Iran's aviation chief denied reports of Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacking in Afghanistan. The spokesman of the Iranian aviation agency rejected the reports of Ukrainian airliner being hijacked and flown to Iran.
Aug 24, 2021, 14:10 PM IST
Afghanistan evacuation: Will US President Joe Biden extend deadline?
A large number of American citizens, citizens of allied countries and Afghans who worked with US forces will have to be evacuated still and it seems unlikely that evacuation could complete by August 31. Biden has earlier warned that the evacuation was going to be "hard and painful"
Aug 24, 2021, 06:42 AM IST
India activates foreign missions around Afghanistan to speed up evacuation of stranded Indians
The Indian authorities have also been facing a major challenge that many Indian workers have been located in different parts of Afghanistan and to take them to nearby Indian embassies such as Doha by land routes has also posed a threat of an attack on the convoy by the Taliban militia.
Aug 24, 2021, 06:38 AM IST
Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired, Aug 23, 2021
Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.
Aug 23, 2021, 17:36 PM IST
Afghanistan Crisis: Centre to hold all-party meet on August 26
The central government has invited parliament floor leaders of all parties on August 26 for briefing them on the Afghanistan crisis. The all-party meet will happen in the Main Committee Room of Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi at 11 am on August 26.
Aug 23, 2021, 17:28 PM 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 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
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
Afghanistan crisis: IAF flight carrying 107 Indians from Kabul lands at Hindon air force base
People in Afghanistan have been rushing to leave the country after the Taliban seized control last week. Several countries have been urgently evacuating their citizens from the war-torn nation.
Aug 22, 2021, 10:45 AM IST
The Afghanistan crisis: Children at the centre of the disaster - in pics
Several heartbreaking pictures have come out of Afghanistan as the country remains in a state of chaos after Taliban takeover.
Aug 21, 2021, 13:39 PM IST
