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Thousands stranded in Afghanistan as Kabul airport shuts ops

Kabul airport was overwhelmed on Sunday night with over 2,000 people hoping to board commercial flights leaving the country….reports Asian Lite News All commercial flights have been suspended at the Hamid Karzai

August 16, 2021

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Ghani had reason to fear for his life

Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, has posted a video to Facebook confirming that Ghani has left the country…reports Asian Lite News Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had a

August 16, 2021

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Afghan nationals reach Delhi, say situation really bad there

Many Afghan students who study in India arrived in Delhi on Sunday by Air India flight from Kabul…reports Asian Lite News. Afghan nationals, who arrived in Delhi on an Air Indian flight

August 16, 2021

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India has divergences with US on Afghanistan, says Jaishankar

India’s concerns in Afghanistan are not merely its investments in the development of the war-torn country, but that Afghanistan could potentially develop into a safe sanctuary for anti-India terrorists as well, reports

August 16, 2021

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‘No One Wants Afghanistan To Be Breeding Ground For Terrorism’

Prime Minister Boris called on “like-minded” powers to work together and not recognise any new government without agreement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said no one wants Afghanistan to become a “breeding

August 16, 2021

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Our victory was unexpectedly swift: Taliban

Baradar’s comments come hours after Taliban terrorists entered Kabul and wrested control over the capital of Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar on Sunday said that the terror group’s

August 16, 2021

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Who is really winning, Taliban or Pakistan?

The failure of the Istanbul conference on Afghanistan reflects Pakistan’s inability to persuade the top Taliban leadership to attend what was billed as a 10-day jamboree…reports Saeed Naqvi It is a flawed

August 16, 2021

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Johnson blames US pullout for Afghan bedlam

Johnson made the remarks after he chaired an emergency meeting on Sunday afternoon to discuss the situation in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the

August 15, 2021

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Burqas Back On Racks

As Taliban enter the streets of Kabul, burqas pulled out of dusty storerooms, cupboards by Afghan women … A special report by Asian Lite News The seemingly unstoppable advance of the Taliban

August 15, 2021

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US Embassy in Kabul destroys sensitive materials

The State Department said that this was part of the standard procedure applied when minimising the US footprint…reports Asian Lite News. The US Embassy in Kabul is instructing personnel to destroy sensitive

August 15, 2021

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