Page 40 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Over 60 nations urge Taliban to let foreign nationals, Afghans leave
The joint statement released by the US Department of State comes after the Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul and seized control of the presidential palace
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Donald Trump blames Joe Biden for Afghan crisis, seeks his resignation
Former US President Donald Trump called on his successor Joe Biden to step down after the Afghan government collapsed
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Top headlines: Taliban take over Kabul; Paytm aims to be super app
Gati Shakti plan and Piyush Goyal's criticism of Indian companies explained in our top headlines for the morning.
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President Joe Biden's team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden and other top US officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan
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Taliban triumphs: History turns full-circle in Afghanistan
It remains to be seen whether the Taliban forces today, which control all Kabul's exits and entrances, will restrain themselves any better
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Taliban takes over Kabul, president Ashraf Ghani flees the country
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said "it is simply not in our interest" to remain in Afghanistan
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Air India flight from Kabul leaves for Delhi with 129 passengers
Air India's return flight from Kabul to Delhi departed on Sunday evening with 129 passengers as Taliban forces entered the national capital of Afghanistan
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Amid Taliban blitz, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees country: Report
Ali Ahmad Jalali, a US-based academic and former Afghan interior minister, could be named head of an interim administration in Kabul, three diplomatic sources said
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Afghan delegation to meet Taliban in Qatar on Sunday, govt negotiator says
Fawzi Koofi, a member of the Kabul negotiating team, confirmed to Reuters the delegation would meet with the Taliban in the Gulf state after the militant group earlier entered Kabul
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President Ghani talks with officials regarding security of Kabul citizens
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday talked with security officials about providing security to the citizens of Kabul after the Taliban entered the Afghan capital from all sides.
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Taliban will be back in charge of Afghanistan. What next for the country?
In just a few weeks, the militant group has swept from province to province until it entered the capital, Kabul, earlier today.
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Amid Taliban blitz, Afghanistan students at JNU fear to go back
About 22 students from Afghanistan studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are not willing to go back to their country and want to extend their visas through academic courses.
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We have contingency plans: Govt on evacuation of embassy staff in Kabul
India has put in place contingency plans to evacuate hundreds of its officials and citizens from Kabul that has been gripped by fear and panic
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India monitoring situation in Afghanistan for staff evacuation: Report
Taliban is close to a complete victory in Afghanistan as fighters entered the outskirts of the capital on Sunday
Afghan President Ghani to quit, making way for a Taliban takeover: Report
Sources have also said that Ali Ahamd Jalali will be appointed as head of the new interim government, reported The Khaama Press News Agency
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Afghanistan forces surrender Bagram air base to Taliban, official says
An Afghan official says forces at Bagram air base, home to a prison housing 5,000 inmates, have surrendered to the Taliban.
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Russia says Taliban promised safety of embassy in Kabul: Report
Russia's state news agency reported Sunday that the Taliban promised to guarantee the safety of the Russian embassy in Kabul.
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Taliban head to presidential palace for transfer of power: Official
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisals, said Sunday that the goal was a peaceful handing over of the government to the Taliban
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Amid Taliban offensive, 84 Afghan servicemen cross into Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry reported Sunday that 84 Afghan servicemen crossed the border into Uzbekistan asked for assistance.
Talks underway with Afghan govt for peaceful surrender of Kabul: Taliban
The Taliban said that there was no plan whatsoever to topple the capital city militarily
