Tag: Taliban
Taliban Ready To Provide Safe Passage Of Civilians To Airport: US
The Taliban told the US that they would provide safe passage of civilians to Kabul airport, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said. ....
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai Holds Talks With Senior Taliban Leader
A Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani Network militant group, Anas Haqqani, met for talks with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Taliban official told Reuters on Wednesday. Karzai was accompanied by Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan National Reconciliation Council. ....
Empires Of Terror Are Temporary, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that "empires created out of terror can dominate for some time, but their existence is never permanent as they cannot suppress humanity forever", a remark that assumes significance in the backdrop of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. ....
Tear Gas Fired To Control Crowds At Kabul Airport
Military personnel fired tear gas to control the crowds of Afghans trying to gain access to Kabul airport on Friday, a day after the Pentagon said that order was being restored at the site and evacuation flights from Afghanistan would be accelerating, the Wall Street Journal reported. ....
150 Indians Allegedly Abducted From Kabul Airport But Later Released: Reports
Amid reports of the alleged abduction of around 150 Indians from outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, local Afghan journalist Zaki Daryabi said that the kidnapped persons were released and they were on the way to the airport. ....
Ashraf Ghani's Brother Swears Allegiance To Taliban
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's brother Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai has sworn allegiance to the Taliban. ....
Ashraf Ghani, Amrullah Saleh Can Return To Afghanistan: Senior Taliban Leader
The Taliban have extended their amnesty to deposed Afghan President and Vice President Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh, respectively, allowing the two to return to Afghanistan if they so wished. ....
Some Media Glorifying Taliban: Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday slammed a section of the media for 'glorifying' the Taliban. ....
CIA Chief Met Top Taliban Leader In Kabul
CIA Director William Burns secretly met the top Taliban figure in Kabul on Monday amid a chaotic US effort to evacuate American citizens and Afghans allied with the US in advance of an August 31 deadline, US officials said, the Wall Street Journal reported. ....
IAF Plane With 35 Evacuees From Kabul Lands At Hindon
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plane, C-17 Globemaster carrying 35 evacuees from Kabul, landed at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad on Thursday. ....
