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Taliban may have access to biometric data of civilians who helped US

This development is the latest in many incidents that exemplify why govts and organizations cannot yet securely collect and use biometric data in conflict zones and in their crisis responses

Grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Afghanistan, says India at UNHRC

India on Tuesday said the current situation in Afghanistan is of "great concern" to it, hoping that it does not pose a challenge to its neighbours

Pak FM to visit regional countries to discuss Afghanistan crisis

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will travel to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran this week to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Office said on Tuesday

Taliban had killed our kin; we have no hope from them: Afghans in India

On August 15, the capital city Kabul also fell to the Taliban, even as a large number of Afghans attempted in vain to flee the war-torn nation.

PM Modi speaks to Russian President Putin over Afghanistan situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, and the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the evolving situation in Afghanistan

Trade between Afghanistan, Pakistan increases by 50% after Taliban takeover

Trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has risen by 50 per cent in the past week as the Taliban now hold control over Afghanistan's borders and dry ports.

Afghan evacuation on 'war footing' as G7 meets on Taliban deadline

Widespread chaos punctuated by sporadic violence has gripped Kabul's airport, with Western troops and Afghan security guards driving back crowds

Evacuation from Afghanistan: India brings back 78 people from Dushanbe

India on Tuesday 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 Taliban-besieged Kabul to the Tajik city. The group along with three copies of the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, was airlifted from Kabul to Dushanbe by a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Monday. With Tuesday's evacuation, the number of people brought back to Delhi reached over 800 since August 16 when the first group was airlifted from Kabul, a day after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital city. The evacuees 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 Kabul to Delhi a short while ago," Puri tweeted. An Air India flight brought back the people from Dushanbe. "Joined Minister Shri @HardeepSPuri ji at Delhi Airport in ...

3 copies of Sikh scripture, 44 Afghan Sikhs flown in from Afghanistan

Hardeep Singh Puri and V Muraleedharan received three copies of Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib and 44 Afghan Sikhs who reached India from Kabul via Dushanbe on a special Air India flight

Afghanistan crisis: Air India flight en route to Delhi from Dushanbe

An Air India flight carrying 78 passengers, including 25 Indian citizens is en route to New Delhi from Tajikistan's Dushanbe in a safe evacuation from Afghanistan.

Taliban have no self-doubt; they don't care if Afghanistan goes down

There is no meaningful evidence that the Taliban are feeling any existential crisis, much less that they care about making money or running an economy

Taliban name obscure official to lead central bank in economic crisis

Mohammad Idris, who headed the Taliban's economic commission, will 'address the looming banking issues and the problems of the people'

Afghanistan central banker sees currency drop, capital controls

The Afghani, as the tender is known, likely will see renewed weakness after it reached a record low last week, Ajmal Ahmady, governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, known as DAB, said in an interview

Kabul airport curbs blocking medical, food supplies to Afghanistan: WHO

Aid agencies say it is critical that medical and food supplies reach some 300,000 people displaced in Afghanistan over the past two months amid advances by Islamist Taliban insurgents

Afghanistan crisis: Centre calls all-party meeting on Thursday

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that representatives of her party, the Trinamool Congress, will attend the meeting

Pak intel agency played key role in fostering Taliban: US Congressman

Pakistan and its intelligence service have played a key role in fostering the Taliban and allowing it to eventually take over Afghanistan, a top Republican lawmaker has alleged

Afghan crisis: Western forces must leave by Aug 31 deadline, says Taliban

'There will be consequences in case of delay in withdrawing troops'

India continues Afghan evacuation mission; brings back 146 from Doha

India on Monday evacuated over 70 people, including its citizens and a group of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, from Kabul to Dushanbe in Tajikistan in an IAF aircraft

US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist

The U.S. military reported its biggest day of airlifts out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul's airport persisted

We'll never think of returning to Afghanistan now: Women refugees in India

All hope of redemption for her war-torn Afghanistan was replaced by nightmares, says one refugee