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Afghanistan Conflict: 1 Afghan military personnel killed in gunfight at Kabul Airport involving western forces
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…
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Suicide bomber attacks bus carrying Chinese nationals in Balochistan, 2 children killed
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…
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US not looking for a new trade agreement, says Union minister Piyush Goyal
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…
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Taliban ‘intensifying’ search for Afghans who helped US forces: UN document
20 Aug

Taliban ‘intensifying’ search for Afghans who helped US forces: UN document

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A confidential United Nations document warns the Taliban is intensifying efforts to hunt down Afghans who worked with American and NATO forces over the past two decades, and that the militants have threatened to kill or arrest their family members if the people being sought cannot be found. The document, produced by a Norwegian threat analysis firm, was circulated among U.N. officials Wednesday and sharply contrasts a publicity blitz by Taliban leaders. They have tried to lure the international community into believing they will give “amnesty” to Afghans who worked against the hardline Islamist group. The Taliban are going house-to-house…
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Taliban Open Fire, Beat Up Women, Kids Outside Kabul Airport
19 Aug

Taliban Open Fire, Beat Up Women, Kids Outside Kabul Airport

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Taliban promised safe passage to the Kabul airport for people trying to flee the country, there have been incidents of violence at the checkpoints on airport roads. Photographs of women and children being beaten and whipped by the Taliban fighters have surfaced showing the brutal face of the insurgents. Reports of civilians – women and children – being beaten, houses being ransacked have been pouring in since August 15 – the day the Taliban seized control of capital Kabul. According to reports, the US troops who have taken over the control of the Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul on…
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Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban Leaders Meeting
18 Aug

Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban Leaders Meeting

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 Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani Network terrorist group, Anas Haqqani, has met former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks, a Taliban official said on Wednesday, amid efforts by Taliban to set up government. According to sources Karzai was accompanied by the old government's main peace envoy, Abdullah Abdullah, in the meeting, who declined to be identified.The Haqqani Network is an important faction of the Taliban, who captured the capital, Kabul, on Sunday. The network, based on the border with Pakistan, was accused over recent years of some of the most deadly terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.  In the meantime,…
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US probing deaths at plane takeoff in Kabul
18 Aug

US probing deaths at plane takeoff in Kabul

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The US Air Force has said that its Office of Special Investigations is reviewing an incident at the Kabul airport on Monday in which multiple people were killed when hundreds of Afghan civilians were desperate to leave the country, swarmed a C-17 cargo plane as it was about  to take off. The Air Force did not say anything about the number of people dead. It said that human remains were found in the plane's wheel well after it landed at al-Udeid Air Base in the Gulf state of Qatar. Videos of the incident, including images of people falling from the…
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IAF plane with 120 Indians from Afghanistan lands at Jamnagar airbase
17 Aug

IAF plane with 120 Indians from Afghanistan lands at Jamnagar airbase

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On Tuesday, An Indian Air Force plane with 120 people landed at Jamnagar in Gujarat from Kabul in Afghanistan. The C-17 aircraft touched down at the IAF airbase at Jamnagar at 11.15 am, the official said. The aircraft had taken off from Kabul carrying Indian personnel as part of the emergency evacuation because of the prevailing situation in the Afghan capital following its takeover by the Taliban. Immediately after passengers on board the C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft deplaned, they were greeted by people present on the tarmac. Those on board included officials and security personnel from the Indian embassy in…
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Russian embassy: Afghan leader fled with cars full of cash
17 Aug

Russian embassy: Afghan leader fled with cars full of cash

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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash and had to leave some money behind as it would not fit in, the Russian Embassy in Kabul has said. "Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac," Nikita Ishchenko, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Kabul, was quoted as saying by RIA news agency. Ischenko confirmed his comments to a global news wire, citing…
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UN to hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis
16 Aug

UN to hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis

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On Monday morning at the request of Estonia and Norway, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis. Council diplomats said Sunday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will brief council members on the latest situation following the Taliban takeover of the capital, Kabul. On Friday, the UN chief had urged the Taliban to immediately halt their offensive in Afghanistan and negotiate “in good faith” to stop a prolonged civil war. He also said he is “deeply disturbed by early indications that the Taliban are imposing severe restrictions in the areas under their control, particularly targeting women…
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