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IS says it targeted US troops in Kabul, Afghans
World | August 27, 2021 7:46 ISTThe IS branch, known as The Islamic State-Khorasan Province after a name for the region from antiquity, said in its claim of responsibility that it targeted American troops and their Afghan allies.
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Afghanistan: Evacuation resumes at Kabul airport, intel alert for more ISIS attacks
World | August 27, 2021 21:15 ISTTwo suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday which killed more than 100 people, including 13 US troops. The Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility of the Kabul airport suicide attack.
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Joe Biden warns Kabul airport attackers, says 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'
News | August 27, 2021 7:20 ISTPresident Joe Biden has vowed to "hunt" down the terrorists and make them "pay" for the deadly attacks outside the Kabul airport in which 13 US service members were killed and 18 others wounded.
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United Kingdom to continue Afghan evacuation despite Kabul airport blasts
World | August 27, 2021 6:57 IST"I want to stress that this threat of a terrorist attack is one of the constraints that we've been operating under in Operation Pitting, in the big extraction that's been going on, and we've been ready for it; we've been prepared for it," Johnson told the reporters after an emergency meeting, Xinhua reported.
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13 US service members killed, 18 injured in ISIS attack in Kabul: Pentagon
World | August 27, 2021 6:43 ISTTwo suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday
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'Will hunt you down & make you pay': Biden warns Kabul airport attackers
World | August 27, 2021 12:37 IST2 suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on Thursday, killing at least 60 Afghans and 13 US troops.
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Need for world to stand unitedly against terrorism: India condemns Kabul airport blasts
India | August 27, 2021 0:29 ISTIn a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of victims of this terrorist attack. Today’s attacks reinforce the need for the world to stand unitedly against terrorism and all those who provide sanctuaries to terrorists."
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UK PM Boris Johnson condemns Kabul airport blasts, says helping Afghans everyone's responsibility
World | August 26, 2021 23:53 ISTTaking to Twitter, Boris Johnson said, "I utterly condemn the barbaric terrorist attack in Kabul in which Afghans and members of the US military lost their lives. The threat of terrorist attack is one of the constraints we’ve been operating under, but our evacuation effort continues with over 12,000 extracted so far."
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Taliban condemn twin blasts at Kabul airport killing over 40 amid evacuation chaos
World | August 26, 2021 23:31 ISTTaliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says his group “strongly condemns” Thursday's attack and is paying close attention to security. The attack was believed to be carried out by Afghanistan's Islamic State group affiliate, which is separate from and more radical than the Taliban.
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Kabul airport blasts: All Indians safe, say reports
India | August 27, 2021 11:36 ISTKabul Airport Blasts: Two powerful explosions rocked Kabul International Airport on Thursday evening while evacuations were underway amid Taliban take over. However, in a relief, reports say that all Indians are safe in the Kabul blasts.
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Firing at Italian plane while taking off from Kabul International Airport
World | August 26, 2021 22:08 ISTAn unknown gunman on Thursday opened fire from a Hill in the north of Kabul on an Italian plane C130 while it was taking off from Kabul International Airport.
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Operation Devi Shakti: 24 Indian, 11 Nepalese evacuees from Kabul en route to Delhi
India | August 26, 2021 12:32 ISTThe evacuation operation from Afghanistan in the backdrop of the Taliban's takeover of the country last week is known as "Operation Devi Shakti".
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US warns its citizens to 'leave immediately' from Kabul airport gates over security threat
World | August 26, 2021 7:19 ISTBlinken also said that the US has managed to safely evacuate over 82,300 people out of Kabul airport since mid-August.
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Taliban agreed to allow Americans, at-risk Afghans to leave after August 31: Blinken
World | August 26, 2021 7:19 ISTBlinken also said that there is 'no deadline' on helping US citizens and Afghan nationals 'who stood by us' to leave Afghanistan after August 31.
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2 Congress members fly to Kabul amid chaotic evacuation
World | August 25, 2021 7:44 ISTThe Pentagon has repeatedly expressed concerns about security threats in Kabul, including by the Islamic State group.
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Thousands of terrorists might have been airlifted out of Kabul: Trump slams Biden's Afghan policy
World | August 25, 2021 7:15 IST“Biden surrendered Afghanistan to terrorists and left thousands of Americans for dead by pulling out the military before our citizens,” Trump said in a statement.
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Taliban tell women Afghan govt workers to stay home until security allows
India | August 25, 2021 0:04 ISTIn a presser, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a presser said, "The US should not encourage Afganistan doctors, engineer and elite to leave Afghanistan. We want peace and stability and evacuate foreign people by August 31 but we don't want Afghans to leave."
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Taliban tell women Afghan govt workers to stay home until security allows
World | August 24, 2021 20:26 ISTIn a presser, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a presser said, "The US should not encourage Afganistan doctors, engineer and elite to leave Afghanistan. We want peace and stability and evacuate foreign people by August 31 but we don't want Afghans to leave."
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Around 10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance: UNICEF
World | August 24, 2021 7:57 ISTSince January, the UN has documented over 2,000 grave violations of children's rights.
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US evacuates 10,900 more people from Kabul since Monday: White House official
World | August 24, 2021 7:06 ISTAfter Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and the civilian government collapsed last week, the country has landed into a tumultuous situation with thousands seeking to leave through Kabul airport
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