Afghans race to flee Taliban after Biden confirms airlift deadlineMore than 70,000 people have already been evacuated, but huge crowds remain outside Kabul airport hoping to flee the threat of reprisals an...
25 Aug, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
Taliban: No extensions for US evacuations in AfghanistanTaliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says his group will accept "no extensions" to the deadline. He says life is returning to normal in the...
24 Aug, 2021, 07.34 PM IST
Small group of Indian officials coordinating evacuation missions at Kabul airportIndia evacuated 200 people, including the Indian envoy and other staffers of its embassy in Kabul, in two C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraf...
22 Aug, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Seven Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport: British militaryThe deaths come as a new, perceived threat from the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan has seen U.S. military planes do rapid, di...
22 Aug, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Taliban co-founder arrives in Kabul to hammer out new government as airport chaos growsThe Taliban completed their sudden advance across the country as U.S.-led forces pulled out, coinciding with what German Chancellor Angela ...
21 Aug, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: 'We will get you home'Biden is facing criticism for a chaotic and often violent scene outside the airport as crowds struggle to reach safety inside. He called th...
21 Aug, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
President Biden warns lives could be lost in massive Kabul airlift operationsBiden's remarks on Friday come as the US rushed to airlift as many people as possible out of the Afghan capital ahead of a self-imposed dea...
21 Aug, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Blinken, Jaishankar discuss situation in Afghanistan for second time this week, agree to continue coordinationTaliban insurgents took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. Their sudden victory, which comes as the US withdraws from the country following ...
20 Aug, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
Afghan woman in limbo at Kabul airport after Taliban sweepIn one world, the 22-year-old would board a flight to a country she did not know, destined to become a refugee. In another, she would stay ...
18 Aug, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
India evacuates its diplomats from Kabul under challenging circumstancesThe IAF aircraft with Indian envoy Rudendra Tandon besides other journalists took off from Kabul’s Hamid Karzai Airport with the help of US...
17 Aug, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
Afghanistan chaos gut wrenching but I stand by my decision, says a defiant Joe BidenDespite declaring "the buck stops with me" - Biden placed almost all blame on Afghans for the shockingly rapid Taliban conquest.
17 Aug, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Military aircraft ready but street unrest delays Indian evacuation from KabulOver 200 Indians, including foreign ministry staff and paramilitary soldiers tasked for their protection, are yet to be evacuated from Kabu...
17 Aug, 2021, 06.38 AM IST
Hindus, Sikhs have taken refuge in Kabul's Karte Parwan gurdwara: DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa"I am in constant touch with the president of Gurdwara Committee of Kabul and the Sangat who have told me that 320 plus people, including 5...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Afghanistan crisis: US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaosThe crowds of people rushing the airport came as the Taliban enforced their rule over the wider capital after a lightning advance across th...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
India reviews fast deteriorating situation in AfghanistanPeople familiar with the meetings said the immediate priority of the government is to evacuate nearly 200 Indians, including Indian embassy...
16 Aug, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Gunshots heard at Kabul airport, at least five people dead: ReportsIt isn't clear how the people died even as chaotic scenes played out at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as several people t...
16 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
United States troops fire in air to scatter Afghan civilians at Kabul airport"The crowd was out of control," the official told Reuters by phone. "The firing was only done to defuse the chaos."
16 Aug, 2021, 11.44 AM IST