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Raab, Jaishankar discuss Afghanistan situation

Dominic Raab also held talks over Afghanistan with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…reports Asian Lite News. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his British counterpart Dominic Raab on Wednesday exchanged views

August 19, 2021

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Johnson, Biden agree on G7 meet over Afghanistan

The Prime Minister outlined UK plans including increased humanitarian aid to the region and resettlement of refugees…reports Asian Lite News. In his first call with a foreign leader since the Taliban took

August 19, 2021

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UAE welcomes Ghani, family on ‘humanitarian grounds’

There were reports that Ghani had fled the country to Tajikistan or Uzbekistan, while others indicated that he was in Oman, trying to escape to US, after the Taliban took over Afghanistan

August 19, 2021

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US intel predicted Afghan military collapse, despite Biden’s assurances

Facing clear evidence of the collapse of Afghan forces, American officials have begun to cast blame internally, including statements from the White House that have suggested an intelligence failure, reports Asian Lite

August 18, 2021

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Geopolitical implications of Taliban win for India

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan would upset India’s dream of connecting to Central Asia via Iran’s Chabahar port. The prospect of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan emerging as an epicenter of global terrorism cannot be ruled out just

August 18, 2021

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Pakistan takes Taliban on board over TTP issue

Maulana Faqir Mohammad, the former deputy chief of the TTP, was also released as the Taliban after Kabul’s fall on Sunday….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on Tuesday

August 18, 2021

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Why is Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan giving Islamabad a big headache?

The dangerous terror group is committed to a Greater Afghanistan, which includes Pushtun dominated areas, in Pakistans north-west across the Durand line….reports Rahul Kumar The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), freed from prison in

August 18, 2021

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Germany temporarily halts development aid for Afghanistan

It will also extend help to those in Afghanistan who are at risk, including “many courageous women”, said Steinmeier, who was previously foreign minister…reports Asian Lite News. Germany on Tuesday temporarily halted

August 18, 2021

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British forces return to Afghanistan on the cards: Defence Secretary

“Our target is…about 1,200 to 1,500 exit a day in the capacity of our aeroplanes, and we’ll keep that flow,” he said…reports Asian Lite News. British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said

August 18, 2021

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UAE aviation authority suspends flights to Afghanistan

Dubai carriers Emirates and flydubai earlier halted flights to Kabul until further notice due to the security situation in Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News UAE aviation authorities suspended all flights to Afghanistan on

August 17, 2021

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