New Zealand Parliament suspended due to anti-COVID-19 lockdown: PM Jacinda Ardern
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:28 pm
Auckland/UNI/Sputnik: The sitting of New Zealand Parliament was suspended for a week due to the anti-COVID-19 lockdown, the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.
PM Boris Johnson may press Biden to delay US troop withdrawal from Kabul
Aug 23, 2021, at 03:10 pm
London: British PM Boris Johnson may ask US President Joe Biden to keep American forces beyond Aug 31 to ensure more evacuation flights to continue its operation from Afghanistan.
Our first priority is getting American citizens out of Afghanistan: Joe Biden
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday said the first priority of his government is to ensure the safe evacuation of more Americans who are currently present in war-torn Afghanistan where Taliban insurgents have taken control.
Taliban fighters awaiting order to attack resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir : Source
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Taliban fighters are waiting for an order to attack the holdout Panjshir province northeast of the Afghan capital of Kabul, a source told Sputnik on Sunday.
Former UK PM Tony Blair slams western alliance for 'abandonment' of Afghanistan
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:33 am
London: Former UK prime Minister Tony Blair has criticised the "abandonment" of Afghanistan by US and NATO forces and called the move "dangerous" and "unnecessary".
Pakistan: After Tiktoker, now a woman travelling in a rickshaw forcefully kissed by a stranger
Aug 23, 2021, at 05:55 am
Islamabad: Pakistan reports more cases of harassment and assault of women. Days after the shocking video of a female Tiktoker being sexually assaulted in Lahore by a mob, another video has now gone viral on the social media where a woman, who was travelling on a rickshaw, was forcefully kissed by a stranger after being hounded by motorbike-borne men.
'Don't want militants under the garb of refugees': Putin
Aug 23, 2021, at 05:31 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban cannot be settled in its neighbouring countries even temporarily as "militants showing up here under cover of refugees" isn't acceptable to him, Russian news agencies reported.
G7 leaders to gather for urgent talks on Afghanistan on Tuesday, informs Boris Johnson
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:51 am
London: The leaders of G7 countries will have urgent talks on the situation in Afghanistan, a country occupied by Taliban last Sunday, on August 24, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.
Taliban says Ashraf Ghani, Saleh can return to Afghanistan if they want
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:31 am
Kabul: The Afghan Taliban have extended their amnesty to president and vice president Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh respectively, and allowed them to return to Afghanistan if they wished to do so.
Immediately end violence in Afghanistan: NATO Foreign Ministers
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:57 am
Brussels: NATO foreign ministers on Friday expressed deep concern about the grave events in Afghanistan and called for an immediate end to the violence.
Anti-Taliban protest held in Rome
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:45 am
Rome: A large number of people demonstrated in Rome recently against Taliban atrocities in Afghanistan.
London witnesses anti-Taliban demonstration
Aug 23, 2021, at 02:36 am
London: A large number of people demonstrated against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in London on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban sets up committee on media relations
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban said on Saturday that they are setting up a committee that will deal with the media in Afghanistan.
Hundreds protest against Taliban, Pakistan in Greece
Aug 23, 2021, at 12:06 am
Thessaloniki: A large number of people demonstrated in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Saturday against Taliban and Pakistan as Afghanistan continues to plunge into a deep turmoil since the Islamist insurgents occupied the country on Aug 15 after capturing Kabul.
Pakistan: PAF’s flight lieutenant Dr Mahnoor Farzand dies after suffering from coronavirus
Aug 22, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Karachi: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Flight Lieutenant Dr Mahnoor Farzand has died after suffering from COVID-19 here, media reports said.
Pakistan Army Captain dies in Balochistan IED blast
Aug 22, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Quetta: A Pakistan Army captain died and two other security personnel were hurt as an IED blast rocked Balochistan region of the country on Sunday, media reports said.
Anti-Taliban forces seize three districts in northern Afghanistan: Report
Aug 22, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Afghan forces, comprising remnants of ANSF and militia groups, still holding out Taliban in northern Afghanistan, have claimed to have seized three districts close to the Panjshir valley.
Seven killed in crowd outside Kabul airport: Reports
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:35 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The chaos near Kabul airport resulted in seven deaths on Sunday, as Afghans try to flee the Taliban-controlled South Asian country, Sky News reported, citing the UK Defense Ministry.
Amid Afghanistan crisis, US VP Kamala Harris begins her Asia trip
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Singapore/IBNS: US Vice President Kamala Harris began a trip to Asia on Sunday in an attempt to offer reassurances of Washington's commitment to the region after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Tennessee flooding leaves at least eight people dead, about 40 still missing: Reports
Aug 22, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least eight people died and dozens are still missing in US's Tennessee following heavy rains and severe flooding in the state’s Humphreys County, local media report.
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:30 am
Islamabad: A nexus between Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and Taliban is confirmed as a picture emerged where Pakistan spy agency ISI's Chief Hameed Faiz could be seen meeting top Taliban leaders in Kandahar.
2004 grenade attack on Hasina: Bangladesh Muktijoddha Manch demonstrates outside Pak High Commission
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:25 am
Dhaka: Members of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Manch on Saturday demonstrated outside the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka to mark the grenade attack in 2004 on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Indian retired Army Brigadier warns Bangladesh against China's 'debt trap' policy
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:17 am
A geo-politics expert and ex-Indian Army personnel has warned that the Bangladeshi leadership must be conscious of the country getting into a Chinese debt trap as Beijing is investing more in the country over the past several years.
China's belt road plan faces protests in Pakistan
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:11 am
Pakistan's Gwadar region is witnessing protests amid severe shortage of water and electricity and threats to livelihoods, an episode seen by many as a growing backlash against China’s multibillion-dollar belt and road projects in the country.
Taliban sets up committee on media relations
Aug 22, 2021, at 04:55 am
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban said on Saturday that they are setting up a committee that will deal with the media.
Taliban release 340 prisoners in Afghan province of Farah
Aug 22, 2021, at 04:47 am
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) have released 340 "political prisoners" in Farah province in western Afghanistan, the Shamshad News broadcaster reported Saturday.
German chancellor Angela Merkel seeks Russia's support in rescuing Afghan forces
Aug 22, 2021, at 01:07 am
Moscow: German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and sought support in rescuing local Afghan forces after the Taliban seized power.
German chancellor Angela Merkel seeks Russia's support in rescuing Afghan forces
Aug 22, 2021, at 12:55 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and sought support in rescuing local Afghan forces after the Taliban seized power.
Avoid travelling to Kabul airport: US Embassy in Afghanistan
Aug 22, 2021, at 12:33 am
Kabul/Washington: The US Embassy in Afghanistan on Saturday instructed citizens from travelling to Kabul airport due to 'potential security threats'.
Taliban issues first fatwa: No co-ed classes can be held in Herat universities anymore
Aug 22, 2021, at 12:07 am
Kabul: Nearly a week after coming to power in Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents have issued their first fatwa where they have directed that in Herat province girls will not be allowed to sit in the same classrooms with boys both in government and private universities, media reports said.