Page 35 - Latest Updates on Taliban
IMF blocks Afghanistan's access to emergency reserves worth $460 mn
IMF has announced to block Afghanistan's access to the emergency reserve worth $460 mn as the Taliban's control over the country has drawn uncertainty for the country's future, media report said
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$549 mn planes sold as scrap: Ten ways US blew cash in Afghanistan
Watchdog set up by Congress spent 13 years documenting the successes and failures of America's efforts in Afghanistan.
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Taliban marks Afghan independence Day as challenges to rule rise
The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring it had beaten 'the arrogant of power of the world' in the United States
Afghanistan: Russia was ready for Taliban's win due to longtime contacts
Russia was ready for the rapid developments after working methodically for years to lay the groundwork for relations with the group that it still officially considers a terrorist organisation
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US troops to stay in Afghanistan till all Americans out, says Biden
Biden has committed to keeping US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his August 31 deadline for withdrawal
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Germany to provide $11.7 mn for Afghanistan's people support programme
Germany is set to provide $11.7 million for a program to support people in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said
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Taliban captured US military biometric devices with crucial data: Report
The Taliban have captured the US military's biometric devices compromising crucial data of the US army and the local Afghans who played crucial roles during the war, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Taliban ramp up on social media, complicate things for Facebook, Twitter
The question of what to allow online with the Taliban is only likely to grow for the social media companies.
Not just Afghanistan; you can find Taliban wherever people reject modernity
Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday defended his decision to flee Kabul in the face of the Taliban advance, describing it as the only way to prevent bloodshed.
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American troops can't escort Afghans to Kabul airport: US defense secretary
Austin said securing the airport is the paramount mission right now and he doesn't want to do anything to detract from that
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US freezes nearly $9.5 billion Afghanistan central bank assets: Report
US sanctions on the Taliban mean that they cannot access any funds
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Taliban takeover: UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees, 5K evacuated & more
The British govt says it will take in 5,000 Afghan refugees this year, primarily women and children
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Afghanistan turmoil: Taliban meets Karzai in talks to form govt
The Haqqani Network is an important faction of the Taliban, who captured the capital, Kabul, on Sunday
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Taliban rings airport; protests turn violent in Afghanistan, three dead
Sharp objects, sticks used to beat women and children, who were desperately trying to enter Kabul airport
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Samajwadi MP booked for sedition after remarks defending Taliban
An FIR has been filed against Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district for their controversial remarks over the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
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Dry fruit prices may rise marginally if uncertainty in Afghan persists
Volume of imports may not go down as much as to affect India's domestic consumption requirements
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NATO to hold emergency meeting of foreign ministers on Afghanistan
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he will chair an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the 30-nation military alliance on Friday to discuss developments in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Taliban stopped exports, imports from India, says FIEO DG
Ajay Sahai says Taliban has stopped the movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping imports from the country
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K'taka appoints officer for safe return of stranded people from Afghanistan
Karnataka government on Wednesday appointed Additional DGP (CID) Umesh Kumar as the nodal officer to coordinate with the Central government for bringing back people of the state stuck in Afghanistan
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