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Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash
US diplomatic cables revealed one Afghan Vice President flew to Dubai with 38 million pounds ($51 million) in cash, and that drug-traffickers and corrupt officials were shifting 170 million pounds ($231 million) a week out of a country where average incomes were scarcely 430 pounds ($585) a year, the report said.
Sri Lanka urges India's help to evacuate Lankans in Afghanistan
The Foreign Ministry stated Sri Lanka was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and was closely monitoring the development. "Our primary concern is the safety and security of Sri Lankans living in Afghanistan and evacuating them to safety or back to Sri Lanka," said the Foreign Ministry and requested the support of India, the US, the UK, Pakistan and the United Nations to evacuate Sri Lankans in Afghanistan.
Don't treat Covid with drug meant for livestock: FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had, in April last year, warned against the use of ivermectin, due to the lack of supporting scientific evidence. Ivermectin is not an anti-viral (a drug for treating viruses), but has been approved at very specific doses for some parasitic infections like intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis, head lice, or skin conditions like rosacea.
Taliban meets Afghan political figures, assures security
"A delegation from the Political Office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met with a number of political figures in Kabul today," Muhammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Political Office of the Taliban in Qatari capital Doha, said in a tweet on Saturday. According to the spokesman, the delegation told the attendees about the future of the "Islamic Emirate", the name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Visuals emerge of ISI chief praying with Taliban
Pictures circulated on social media platforms show Hameed offering prayers led by a Taliban Imam. Media reports say the viral images also include Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Sheikh Abdul Hakim, who is the group's former shadow chief justice. This development comes at a time when reports suggest that Pakistan will be the first guest country of the Taliban-captured Afghanistan.
US fears IS attack at Kabul airport
A security alert on Saturday told US citizens to stay away due to possible "security threats outside the gates". Only those individually told to make the journey by a US government representative should do so, it said. US defence officials said they were monitoring developments and looking at alternative routes. No further details were given about the potential threat of an IS attack.
Non-Muslims in Afghanistan must pay jaziya: UK hate preacher
Anjem Choudary, 54, who inspired a generation of jihadi fighters and dozens of terrorist murders, also wants to ban music and mixing between sexes, and says non-Muslims should pay an "infidel tax", the Daily Mail reported. He has also urged the Taliban to impose a stricter form of Islamic justice, including stoning adulterers, chopping off the hands of thieves and lashing anyone caught drinking alcohol.
Taliban asks Russia to convey political signal to resistance in Panjshir Valley
A representative of the Taliban political office paid a visit to the Russian embassy in Kabul on Saturday, asking the Russian diplomats to inform the leaders of the remaining resistance centre in Panjshir that the movement looks to dialogue and seeks a peaceful solution, Moscow's Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said on the YouTube channel Solovyev Live, TASS News Agency reported.
Bezos installs ice cream-making 'truck' at his Beverly Hills home
Los Angeles-based CVT Soft Serve shared a post on Instagram about this. "I just did an ice cream delivery to a guy that now has CVT on tap in his house 24/7. Thank you Jeff Bezos for being our first residential #CVTeeny client," the ice-cream making company posted. The 'CVTeeny' is an ice cream machine that looks like a truck and offers three flavours e chocolate, vanilla and twist.
Sense of fear prevails across Kabul, says returnee from Kabul
A passenger coming from Kabul, Hari Thapa said that the sense of fear looms across Afghanistan after the Taliban toppled the government there. "However, we didn't face much trouble as I was staying in a hotel in Kabul and somehow managed to reach the Kabul airport", he said.
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