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25 Aug

Afghan nationals must travel to India on e-visa, says govt

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The Centre on Wednesday said all Afghan nationals must travel to India only on an e-Visa owing to the evolving security situation in Afghanistan. The government said that the introduction of the e-Emergency X-Misc visa has streamlined the application process, thus it has been decided to make the e-Visa mandatory for all Afghan nationals coming to India. Earlier, the Centre had announced that it would “facilitate repatriation to India of those who wish to leave Afghanistan” and said Hindus and Sikhs from the country will be given priority. Keeping in view some reports that certain passports of Afghan nationals have…

25 Aug

Pakistan hands over list of most-wanted TTP terrorists to Taliban

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Pakistan has handed over a list of most-wanted terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from the war-torn neighbouring country to the Taliban. Pakistan shared the list with Taliban chief Haibatullah Akhundzada after they took control of Kabul recently, media reports stated. Reportedly, Akhundzada had set up a three-member commission to investigate Pakistan’s claim that the TTP was using Afghanistan to plot cross-border terrorist attacks. According to a report with The Express Tribune, Islamabad is seeking action against TTP and its affiliates have already initiated talks with the terror group. “We have taken up the issue with them…

25 Aug

US Vice President Kamala Harris pushes ahead with Vietnam despite mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’ incident causing delays

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris's flight to Vietnam was delayed by several hours due to an "anomalous health incident" with similarities to so-called Havana syndrome, reports say. The mysterious syndrome first affected people at the US and Canadian embassies in Havana in 2016 and 2017. It may be caused by directed microwave radiation. Ms Harris was in Singapore ahead of her visit to Vietnam at the time of the incident in Hanoi. It is unclear who was affected. The US Embassy in Hanoi issued a statement blaming “a recent possible anomalous health incident” there for the three-hour delay of Harris’ flight.…

25 Aug

16 Afghan people evacuated from Afghanidtan who landed in Delhi yesterday, test Covid positive

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As many as 16 Afghan evacuees, out of 78 who landed in Delhi yesterday i.e, on Tuesday have tested Covid positive. All the positive people have been admitted to LNJP Hospital and the rest are quarantined at an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in south-west Delhi's Chhawla. According to an office memorandum issued by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, people arriving from Afghanistan have to undergo a "mandatory minimum 14-day institutional quarantine" at the ITBP facility. The memorandum read, "Any person testing positive or detected as symptomatic shall be shifted to dedicated Covid Care Centre or Covid hospital of…

24 Aug

CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban leader Baradar: Report

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Facing growing pressure over his looming deadline to leave Afghanistan, President Joe Biden dispatched his spy chief to meet with the Taliban's de facto leader, according to a senior diplomat in the region and another source familiar with the matter. CIA Director William Burns held a secret meeting with Taliban co-founder and political leader Abdul Ghani Baradar on Monday, the sources said. The meeting was first reported by the Washington Post. The CIA declined to comment on the meeting, citing the agency's policy of never discussing the travels and meetings of its director. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on…

24 Aug

India evacuates 78 people from Afghanistan, including 25 Indians

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On Tuesday India brought back 78 people, including 25 of its nationals and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Kabul to the Tajik city. The group along with three copies of the Guru Granth Sahib was airlifted from Kabul to Dushanbe by a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Monday. The evacuated people were received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and V Muraleedharan. "Blessed to receive & pay obeisance to three holy Swaroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from…

23 Aug

Afghanistan: Rescued Sikhs carrying 3 Guru Granth Sahib Ji to India on IAF aircraft

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Afghanistan crisis, evacuation: India is carrying a daunting mission to evacuate its citizens from Afghanistan ever since the Taliban seized control of the war-ravaged country on August 15. The Indian Air Force has also operated a number of rescue flights from Kabul bringing back hundreds of stranded Afghan Hindus and Sikhs. According to the latest report, 46 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs with three Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (holy book) are currently inside the Kabul Airport and are being escorted by international forces to the Indian Air Force aircraft on the ground. In the next few hours, more people will…

23 Aug

Afghanistan Conflict: 1 Afghan military personnel killed in gunfight at Kabul Airport involving western forces

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A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s International Airport killed at least one Afghan security officer early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country. One Afghan guard was killed and three others were injured in the battle, which also involved US and German forces, the German military said on Twitter, without specifying whether the dead Afghan was one of the Taliban fighters deployed to guard the airport. The shooting near the military side of the airport came as the Taliban sent insurgents northward to…

21 Aug

Suicide bomber attacks bus carrying Chinese nationals in Balochistan, 2 children killed

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China on August 21 asked Pakistan to take effective measures and overhaul the security mechanism to forestall attacks on its nationals working on various infrastructure projects after a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of Chinese nationals in the restive Balochistan Province, in the second such attack in over a month. The Chinese embassy here in a statement strongly condemned Friday's suicide attack on the convoy of Chinese nationals comprising four vehicles in Gwadar, the port city of strategic importance due to the presence of Chinese workers and investment. A suicide bomb attack in Pakistan on a motorcade carrying Chinese personnel…

20 Aug

US not looking for a new trade agreement, says Union minister Piyush Goyal

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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the US has indicated to India that it is not looking at a new trade agreement and India will focus on foreign trade agreements with other markets, like UK and Australia. “The USA has kind of indicated that they are not looking at new trade agreements, however, we will work with them to address market access issues on both sides, this will be a big opportunity for our export sector,” Goyal said during his interaction with Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), Commodity Boards and Authorities and other stakeholders in Mumbai. India will look…