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Kabul airport now open to civilian air traffic
A statement by Centcom reads that the US is now taking control of the airport to ensure the reinforcement of the US military and evacuation of its nationals and their Afghan colleagues. Earlier, US President Joe Biden had also warned the Taliban to be facing swift and forceful response in case they attack any US military personnel or nationals in Kabul.
Pakistan Taliban declares allegiance to Kabul, vows to crush Islamabad
"I, on behalf of Mujahidin of TTP, would like to congratulate Ameer-ul-Momineen Hibatullah Akhundzada on this blessed victory. Congratulations to Mullah Yaqub & Mullah Baradar," says, the TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud, "This victory is the victory of the entire Muslim Ummah and the future of the entire Islamic Ummah depends on it." The TTP chief said that he has good ties with them. He further vowed to continue the struggle against Pakistan.
Amrullah Saleh emerges to declare himself Afghan 'legitimate caretaker President'
Earlier, there were reports that Saleh had also fled with Ghani. "Clarity: As per d constitution of Afg, in absence, escape, resignation or death of the President the FVP becomes the caretaker President. I am currently inside my country & am the legitimate care taker President. Am reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus," Saleh said in a tweet.
Taliban assure safety to Hindu, Sikhs in Kabul gurudwara
"Hindus and Sikhs are in panic in Afghanistan. They can't even contact the embassy. I request @DrSJaishankar ji that efforts should be made to bring back to India Hindu Sikh people who are taking shelter in Gurdwara Karte Parwan Sahib and staying in hotels near Embassy (sic)," Manjinder Singh Sirsa, President of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), said in a tweet on Tuesday.
IAF plane evacuates 150 plus Indians from Kabul
The IAF plane arrived at Jamnagar around 11.30 a.m. after taking a long route flight from the Hamid Karzai Airport Kabul airport, avoiding the skies of Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan. The plane took off from Kabul at around 8 a.m. in the morning. These passengers include the employees of Indian Embassy and other working professionals in many projects in Afghanistan.
Bridal dress ads in Kabul covered in white paint
Taliban fighters commandeered streets and searched the homes and offices of government officials and media outlets, spreading fear and menace across the Afghan capital, The Wall Street Journal reported. Armed militants erected checkpoints throughout the city of six million people, imposed a 9 p.m. curfew and took over army and police posts.
Shops, markets, schools remain closed in Kabul amid chaos
On Monday a day after the city's collapse, Taliban members were seen on the streets, but it seemed that they were not enough to maintain law and order as looting took place in some military institutions and stolen military vehicles were plying on the roads, reports Xinhua news agency. The militant group has warned to deal with an iron hand if anyone commits crimes, including theft.
'Hundreds of women sheltered at Kabul's Shahr-e-Naw Park missing'
Tens of thousands of citizens from several provinces of Afghanistan, had fled to escape battles that have overwhelmed their towns and villages and had taken shelter at Shahr-e-Naw Park. "I am saying this with whole responsibility that hundreds of women who had sheltered at Shahr-e-Naw Park are missing." He told.
Over 40 flights from Kabul flew to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan when Taliban were entering
According to Tolo news, 18 passenger planes took off from Kabul to Tajikistan while 28 flights landed in Uzbekistan's southernmost city of Termez on Sunday evening when Taliban fighters were entering the Afghan capital. Most of the passengers were Afghan nationals, including airport and aviation sector employees, the TV channel said.
Businesses shut as people stay indoors on Day 1 of Taliban Emirate
A city that only 48 hours ago was jam-packed with cars and hundreds of people lining up outside banks, visa processing offices and travel agencies, has come to a near standstill, Al Jazeera reported. Remnants of the Western-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, built over 20 years of international support, linger. The dividers and K9 cages of police checkpoints are still standing, but unmanned.
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