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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in Abu Dhabi, says UAE govt

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the war-torn country after it was overtaken by the Taliban, is now in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE government confirmed on Wednesday.

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Peaceful, stable Afghanistan crucial for Pak and the region: FM Qureshi

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the evolving situation in Afghanistan and stressed on the need for an inclusive political settlement in the war-ravaged country

Afghanistan: At least 3 dead in anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad

Witnesses said the deaths took place when local residents tried to install Afghanistan's national flag at a square in Jalalabad

India should have publicly engaged with Taliban earlier: Natwar Singh

India should have publicly engaged with the Taliban before they took over Afghanistan, former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh said on Wednesday

Bilateral trade with Afghanistan to be hit due to uncertainty: Industry

A Delhi-based industry body on Wednesday said the change of regime in Afghanistan would impact India's trade relationship with the neighbouring country. The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) in a statement said India and Afghanistan had a bilateral trade of about "Rs 10,000 crore" in 2020-2021. It includes goods worth Rs 6,000 crore being exported from India to Afghanistan, and products worth Rs 3,800 crore being imported from Afghanistan to India. Taliban fighters, who were removed from power in Afghanistan by US-led forces in 2001, have resurfaced again, taking control of most of the parts of Afghanistan on August 15, after the government there collapsed and embattled president Ashraf Ghani fled home, much like his fellow citizens. "In the current situation, bilateral trade between India and Afghanistan will be badly affected because in these circumstances the future is uncertain, shipments of people are stranded and payments of people can be stuck on a large scale. The Governme

Afghanistan's former president Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader

Afghanistan's former president has met with a senior leader of a powerful Taliban faction who was once jailed and whose group has been listed by the US as a terrorist network

Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad

Reserves total $9 bn, mostly held at US Fed, says Ajmal Ahmady, who led the central bank until the capture of Kabul

Regional powers drive Afghan diplomacy as Washington's star fades

Regional powers, irrespective of size, are vying with each other to fill in the power vacuum in Afghanistan caused by the US retreat from the Hindukush mountains

The Taliban could be different this time, says Britain's army chief

Some British army veterans, though, were doubtful.

Afghanistan: Taliban destroy statue of Shiite foe from 1990s civil war

The Taliban have blown up the statue of a Shiite militia leader who had fought against them during Afghanistan's civil war in the 1990s, according to photos circulating on social media Wednesday

Centre to make all efforts to bring back Indians from Afghanistan: Scindia

Scindia has said the central govt will make all efforts, like it did in the 'Vande Bharat Mission', to bring back Indian citizens from Afghanistan, which has witnessed re-emergence of Taliban

40 dead in Kabul airport shooting, stampede since Monday: Taliban leader

A Taliban commander at the Kabul airport said that at least 40 people were killed in shooting by the foreign forces and due to a stampede since Monday.

Biden, Johnson to hold G7 leaders meeting next week on Afghan situation

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have agreed to hold a virtual meeting of G-7 countries next week on the fast-unfolding developments in Afghanistan. Biden and Johnson spoke over phone regarding the developments in Afghanistan, the White House said on Tuesday, adding that the two leaders commended the bravery and professionalism of their military and civilian personnel, who are working together in Kabul on the evacuation of their citizens and Afghan nationals who assisted in the war effort. They also discussed the need for continued close coordination among allies and democratic partners on Afghanistan policy going forward, including ways the global community can provide further humanitarian assistance and support for refugees and other vulnerable Afghans, the White House said in a readout of the phone call. They agreed to hold a virtual G7 leaders' meeting next week to discuss a common strategy and approach (to the Afghan situation), it said. G7 is an

No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt: Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government has no plans to recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

The Taliban are only pretending they aren't barbaric mass murderers

Afghanistan's new rulers are irredeemable; Biden should reject proposals that try to leverage US assistance to reform them.

Taliban agree to allow civilian 'safe passage', says White House

The Taliban have agreed to allow safe passage from Afghanistan for civilians hoping to join a US-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Tuesday

Uncertainty over future in Afghanistan will impact bilateral trade: CAIT

CAIT Secretary-General Praveen Khandelwal said prices in the markets might go up

Afghanistan crisis: PM Modi chairs meet as India evacuates embassy staff

The evacuation of the Indian embassy staff from Kabul was a "difficult and complicated" exercise, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said

Afghanistan crisis: Facebook bans Taliban, Johnson plans G7 meet, and more

Germany is ending development aid to Afghanistan in light of the Taliban's takeover