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Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning
World | Sep 15, 2021, 06:42 AM ISTBlinken had mixed results in attempting to face down 2nd day of tough congressional questioning, this time from Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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'Won't allow militants to use Afghan territory to attack others': Taliban govt's foreign minister
India | Sep 14, 2021, 11:48 PM ISTThe foreign minister in Afghanistan’s new Taliban-run Cabinet on Tuesday said the government remains committed to its promises not to allow militants to use its territory to attack others.
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Pakistan's Madrasa or Factory of terrorists in taliban
News | Sep 14, 2021, 08:17 PM ISTDo you know that there is such a madrassa in Pakistan from where the top Taliban leaders have come out and one such Taliban leader is now also included in the cabinet of the new government formed in Afghanistan.
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Taliban kill 20 civilians in Panjshir: Report
World | Sep 14, 2021, 12:47 PM ISTPanjshir has long been a focal point for resistance in Afghanistan. Under the late opposition commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, the region repelled both the Soviet forces and the Taliban.
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Afghans in Belgium protest against Taliban, Pakistan
News | Sep 13, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTThe Afghan Diaspora in Belgium organized a protest at Luxembourg Square, Brussels. They protested against Taliban's hostile takeover of Afghanistan and its formation of non-inclusive government. Protesters also criticized Pakistan for encouraging terrorism and supporting Taliban.
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Aaj Ki Baat | How many terrorists escaped from Bagram base prison?
Aaj Ki Baat | Sep 13, 2021, 11:20 PM ISTAfghanistan's Bagram base prison, where the US had put many of the ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorists, is now under the control of Taliban. And, Taliban, being in power, has freed many of such dangerous terrorists. Watch exclusive visuals of Bagram base prison on India TV.
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Taliban seize $6 million in cash, 15 gold bricks from ex-Vice President Amrullah Saleh's house
World | Sep 13, 2021, 10:10 PM ISTA string of official reports - many deleted last week from US government sites apparently due to the 'ongoing security concerns' - showed how a 'corrupt elite' in Afghanistan ran the government for personal gain while committing crimes with impunity, alienating ordinary people and driving many into the arms of insurgency, the Daily Mail had reported earlier.
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What is PM Modi's plan for September?
Hakikat Kya Hai | Sep 13, 2021, 09:27 PM ISTIndia is currently having discussion on the biggest contemporary issue of Afghanistan. While the Aghan issue continues, BJP took an important decision of putting Bhupendra Patel on the CM Chair of Gujarat. Moreover, it is being speculated that PM Modi might take some big decision in September. So what is PM Modi's plan for September? Watch this report.
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Rising poverty in Afghanistan may have catastrophic consequences for regional stability: Jaishankar
India | Sep 13, 2021, 08:52 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister Jaishankar further added that India will continue to stand by the war-torn country during the crisis, just like it did in the past.
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S Jaishankar speaks on Afghan issue, says - India ready to provide grains to Afghanistan
News | Sep 13, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTA big meeting on the issue of Taliban is currently underway. Speaking on the same, India's Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar said that India is ready to provide food grains to Afghanistan but Taliban should keep their hands out of the same.
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Kurukshetra | Mullah Baradar: dead or alive?
Kurukshetra | Sep 13, 2021, 07:31 PM ISTMullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban co-founder and Afghanistan's deputy Prime Minister, has released an audio message to dismiss reports of his death. The audio was tweeted by Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem after reports of Baradar's death went viral. Watch Kurukshetra with Saurav Sharma.
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Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban co-founder, dismisses death rumours, releases audio clip
World | Sep 14, 2021, 03:49 PM ISTMullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban co-founder and Afghanistan's deputy Prime Minister, has released an audio message to dismiss reports of his death. The audio was tweeted by Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem after reports of Baradar's death went viral.
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UN seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
World | Sep 13, 2021, 04:43 PM ISTThe United Nations is hosting a high-level donors conference on Monday to drum up emergency funds for Afghanistan after last month’s Taliban takeover of the country that stunned the world.
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Pakistan's national flag-carrier runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover
World | Sep 13, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTThe Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight - PK 6429 - took foreign journalists to Kabul and returned with a team of World Bank and international media organisations, Radio Pakistan reported.
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Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says he lived in Kabul right under nose of his adversaries
World | Sep 13, 2021, 10:19 AM ISTZabiullah Mujahid, who operated in the shadows for years, also admitted that he studied at the Haqqania seminary in Nowshera in northwest Pakistan, which has also been dubbed the Taliban University or the 'University of Jihad' internationally.
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Al Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri, rumoured dead, surfaces in video on 9/11 anniversary
World | Sep 12, 2021, 02:47 PM ISTWhile the Taliban who have taken over Afghanistan may be donning a friendly face for Western audiences, their intrinsic bonds with Al-Qaeda persists.
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Post-Taliban takeover, Afghanistan's refugee question takes centre stage
World | Sep 12, 2021, 11:53 AM ISTLuavut Zahid, writing in Crisis Response took an in-depth look at the implications for those fleeing Afghanistan.
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Pak ISI chief discusses Afghanistan with intelligence heads of regional countries, including China
World | Sep 12, 2021, 11:52 AM ISTGeo TV reported that chiefs of intelligence agencies of Russia, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in the meeting.
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Ahmad Massoud has not left Afghanistan, is safe and in contact with Panjshir: Report
World | Sep 13, 2021, 09:14 AM ISTAfter the fall of Kabul on August 15, Panjshir province remained the only defiant holdout where resistance forces led by Ahamd Masoud, the son of late former Afghan guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, were fighting the Taliban.
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As world marks 9/11, Taliban flag raised over seat of power
World | Sep 12, 2021, 06:27 AM ISTThe banner, emblazoned with a Quranic verse, was hoisted by Mullah Mohd Hassan Akhund, PM of Taliban interim govt, in a low-key ceremony, said Ahmadullah Muttaqi, multimedia branch chief of Taliban's cultural commission.