Afghanistan
Putin rules out sending troops inside Afghanistan, citing Soviet debacle
The Russians are also reinforcing security along Afghanistan's border with Central Asian countries, Moscow's backyard. On Tuesday, Putin clarified that Russia was closely monitoring the conflict but will not let its armed forces be drawn into an all-against-all conflict, Tass news agency reported. Putin pointed out that Afghanistan has been on the boil for decades.
Ex-Afghan minister posts shocking photos of Taliban killing young children
Andarabi said that the Taliban "are trying to rule over people by terrorising them, killing young children and elderly citizens". He said the Taliban "cannot govern the nation" using such terror methods. As a result, people have had to rise against their brutality to protect their lives, honour, dignity and property," Andarabi said in a tweet where he posted pictures of bodies of children and also children who have been injured.
Taliban capture stoked desperation among many Afghans: UN human rights chief
She added that in recent weeks, her office has received harrowing and credible reports of the impact on civilians of violations of international humanitarian law, as well as violations and abuses of human rights, by the parties to the conflict. In particular, we have also received credible reports of serious violations of international humanitarian law, and human rights abuses, taking place in many areas under effective Taliban control.
'G7 leaders agree it is moral duty to help Afghans'
"We all agreed that it is our moral duty to help the Afghan people and to provide as much support as possible as conditions allow," von der Leyen said at a press conference following a meeting of G7 leaders on Tuesday. "To protect these most vulnerable, it is clearly a matter for global cooperation and it has to be dealt with as such from the start. These people should not fall into smugglers' hands," she added.
US should withdraw troops, contractors before Aug 31: Taliban spokesman
"There will be no extension for the ongoing evacuation," Mujahid told reporters at a press conference here on Tuesday "We want them to evacuate their citizens, they have planes and the Kabul airport control is with them now, the US should withdraw all its troops, people or contractors before the deadline," he added. The spokesman said Afghan citizens will not be allowed to leave the country.
Afghanistan shouldn’t be used by Pakistan-based terror group to threaten neighbours: India at UNHRC
India's representative to the UN, Indramani Pandey made these remarks at the special session of the UNHRC in Geneva where India while acknowledging India's millennia-old friendship with Afghanistan. India's representative pointed out the names of terrorist organizations that operate in Pakistan and threatens the peace and stability of any other country, including LeT & JeM.
16 Afghan evacuees who landed at IGI Airport test Covid positive
Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and V. Muraleedharan received the Guru Granth sahib brought from Afghanistan at the Delhi airport from the Sikhs and came in contact of the infected people. However, Union Ministers coming into contact with infected people have not been officially confirmed yet. All the positive people have been admitted to LNJP Hospital.
Canada to keep military in Afghanistan after Aug 31: Trudeau
"Our commitment to Afghanistan doesn't end when this current phase, this current deadline comes. We will continue to put pressure on the Taliban to allow people to leave the country," Trudeau said, Xinhua news agency reported. "We're going to continue to work every single day to get as many people out alongside our allies. The commitment by our fellow G7 nations is clear: we're all going to work together to save as many people as possible," Trudeau added.
New Afghanistan Bank Guv generated revenues for Taliban from narcotics trade, extortion
Established in 1939 in capital Kabul with initial assets of 120 million Afghanis, Da Afghanistan Bank is the central bank of Afghanistan. Its primary objective is to achieve and maintain domestic price stability, foster the liquidity, solvency and effective functioning of a stable market based financial system, and to promote a safe, sound and efficient national payments system.
Rumsfeld talked of 'a chunk of money' to get Pakistan to really fight the war on terror
The files from American military and Department of Defense, going back to 2002, clearly show Pakistan's involvement with terrorist groups in Afghanistan. A memo on June 25, 2002 by the then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talks about "giving a chunk of money" to Pakistan to fight the war on terror.
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