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LIVE: Afghanistan now emancipated, we seek no revenge, says Taliban

Afghanistan crisis LIVE updates: An IAF aircraft today left from Kabul to India carrying the Indian ambassador and other personnel as part of the emergency evacuation

Afghan unrest may cause Rs 2 billion hit to India's medical tourism

The ongoing political unrest in Afghanistan may have huge economical impact on India's medical tourism

Moscow in 'no rush' to recognise Taliban govt, says Russia's top diplomat

Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday said that Moscow was in no rush to recognise the new Taliban government in Afghanistan and called for an inclusive dialogue of all political forces in the country

Evacuation of embassy personnel from Kabul to India completed: MEA

India on Tuesday said the evacuation of its embassy staff from Kabul has been completed and the focus now would be to ensure the safe return of all Indian nationals from the Afghan capital

NATO chief: Afghan leaders responsible for military collapse

NATO Secretary-General is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country's armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort

PM holds high-level meeting on Afghanistan with top ministers, NSA: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security against the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Cabinet Committee on Security is the apex government body that deals with the issues of national security. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the meeting, besides senior officials. While official sources confirmed the meeting, but there was no word on what transpired there. Sources said those present in the meeting also included National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, as also India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon, who returned to India on Tuesday itself. India has brought back the Indian ambassador and all staff members from its embassy in Kabul in two military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension and deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital after its takeover by the ...

Ex-Afghan central bank chief hints directions to not fight came from top

There were multiple rumours that directions to not fight were somehow coming from above, said Afghanistan's central bank governor, Ajmal Ahmady who also fled the country.

Aircraft carrying Indian diplomats, officials from Kabul lands near Delhi

India Tuesday rushed back home its ambassador and staff from the embassy in Kabul in a military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension, fear and uncertainty gripping the Afghan capital

As the Taliban rise in Afghanistan, the liberal West crumbles

As late as last month, US President Joe Biden was pushing back against suggestions that the Taliban could swiftly conquer Afghanistan

India very important in dealing with Afghanistan crisis, says UK

India as a key partner of the UK in the region and chair of the United Nations Sanctions Committee will have a very important role to play in dealing with the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan

Kabul situation under Taliban 'better' than it was under Ghani govt: Russia

Russia has said that the situation in Kabul under the Taliban is "better" than it was under the Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government, according to a media report,

Facebook bans Taliban and supporting content on platform: Report

Social media giant Facebook has said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, according to media report

Situation grim in Afghanistan, says Indian envoy after returning from Kabul

The Indian Air Force (IAF) plane C-17, Globemaster, carried more than 150 Indian nationals from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to Jamnagar on Tuesday.

Evacuation flights resume at Kabul airport as Biden defends US withdrawal

Afghan politicians to meet Taliban in Doha; Kabul's streets are calm

Vijayan seeks urgent steps to repatriate Keralites stranded in Kabul

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday requested the Centre to take urgent steps to repatriate Malayalis stranded in Kabul in view of the Taliban capturing power in Afghanistan

Amid crisis, India announces new category of visa for Afghans

All Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for the 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' online and the applications will be processed in New Delhi.

Afghanistan: Taliban announces 'amnesty', urges women to join government

he Taliban announced an amnesty across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government, trying to calm nerves across a nervous capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport

IAF plane carrying 120 Indians from Afghanistan lands at Jamnagar airbase

An Indian Air Force plane with 120 people onboard landed on Tuesday at Jamnagar in Gujarat from Kabul in Afghanistan, an official said

Afghan crisis: India bringing back its envoy, other officials from Kabul

The Indian ambassador to Afghanistan and around 120 of his staff members are being brought back to India on Tuesday from Kabul by a C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the IAF

Biden skirts US failures in Afghan mayhem as Taliban gains control

Joe Biden ignored his own administration's failures when he tried to explain why civilians in Afghanistan's capital have been left stranded and in danger from the Taliban because of US departure