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Situation is serious: Afghan Sikh MP Narendra Khalsa on Taliban capturing Kabul

Narendra Singh Khalsa is the son of Awtar Singh Khalsa, who was a Sikh representative to the Loya Jirga from Paktia Province of Afghanistan. 

Aug 24, 2021, 19:05 PM IST

CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday: Reports

U.S. President Joe Biden sent the head of the CIA to meet the Taliban's leader on Monday in the highest level diplomatic encounter since the militant group took over the Afghan capital, U.S. media reports said on Tuesday.

Aug 24, 2021, 17:41 PM IST

Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired, Aug 24, 2021

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Aug 24, 2021, 16:46 PM IST

United States evacuates 10,900 more people from Kabul: White House

Many countries have resorted to evacuating their citizens and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan due to the precarious security situation, and some have pledged to take in a limited number of Afghan asylum seekers. 

Aug 24, 2021, 16:37 PM IST

US statement on Airlift from Kabul of Afghanistan, "10,900 people evacuated in last 24 hours"

The White House issued a statement on Tuesday, August 24, saying that the US had evacuated 10,900 people from Kabul, Afghanistan, within 24 hours. According to the White House Rapid Response Director, the work of evacuating more than ten thousand people began at 3 a.m. on Monday.

Aug 24, 2021, 15:08 PM IST

Ukrainian plane evacuating people from Kabul hijacked, diverted to Iran: Report

However, minutes later, both Kiev and Iran's aviation chief denied reports of Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacking in Afghanistan. The spokesman of the Iranian aviation agency rejected the reports of Ukrainian airliner being hijacked and flown to Iran.

Aug 24, 2021, 14:10 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri carries Sri Guru Granth Sahib brought from Kabul - Watch

"Blessed to receive and pay obeisance to three holy Swaroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji," Puri expressed.

Aug 24, 2021, 11:21 AM IST

I blame Pakistan for empowering Taliban, says famous Afghani pop star Aryana Sayeed

She also claimed that the Taliban terrorists are being instructed and trained by Pakistan.

Aug 24, 2021, 10:03 AM IST

Afghanistan: Dozens of Taliban killed by Panjshir resistance forces

Fighters of the self-styled "Resistance-2" against the Taliban in Panjshir said that they have managed to retake Salah and Banu districts in Baghlan after killing "dozens" of Taliban fighters.
 

Aug 23, 2021, 23:01 PM IST

Taal Thok Ke (Special Edition): Is CAA a security cover for Hindu-Sikh refugees?

After a special Indian Air Force (IAF) repatriation flight ferrying 168 people from Kabul landed at Ghaziabad Hindon air base on Sunday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that developments in the volatile neighbourhood are the reason why enactment of CAA is necessary. The big issue of debate today in Taal Thok Ke - Is CAA a security cover for Hindu-Sikh refugees?

Aug 23, 2021, 20:48 PM IST

Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired, Aug 23, 2021

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Aug 23, 2021, 17:36 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Panjshir Valley will not be handed over to Taliban, vows Ahmad Massoud

The Taliban have told Massoud he had four hours to give up Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, where the 32-year-old and Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh is holed up.

Aug 23, 2021, 12:56 PM IST

135 Indian Citizens trapped in Afghanistan were evacuated and brought to Delhi via Doha

Hundreds of Indian nationals returned home on Sunday in Indian Air Force (IAF) planes as part of the government's efforts to bring back people from Afghanistan after the situation at the Kabul airport worsened. The Indian Embassy in Qatar said on Sunday that the first batch of 135 Indians who were brought back from Kabul to Doha in the last few days is being brought back to India, who have now reached their homeland.

Aug 23, 2021, 07:54 AM IST

'We forgive everyone; Ghani, Saleh can return to Afghanistan,' says Taliban leader Khalil Haqqani

Haqqani urged people fleeing the country not to do so, adding that the "enemy" was spreading propaganda that the Taliban will exact revenge on them.

Aug 22, 2021, 22:31 PM IST

Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired, Aug 22, 2021

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Aug 22, 2021, 18:08 PM IST

'Imbecilic': Ex-UK PM Tony Blair slams withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan

In a lengthy essay posted on his website late Saturday, the former Labour Party leader said the sudden and chaotic pullout that allowed the Taliban to reclaim power risked undermining everything that had been achieved in Afghanistan over the past two decades, including advances in living standards and the education of girls.

Aug 22, 2021, 17:35 PM IST

India committed to safe return of its nationals from Afghanistan, says Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

The minister also retweeted a video in which passengers being evacuated raised "Bharat Mata ki Jai" as the flight lifted off from Dushanbe airport.

Aug 22, 2021, 16:38 PM IST

'Taliban ideology has neither reformed nor changed': Center of Political and Foreign Affairs

Afghanistan is witnessing one of the most brutal and worst humanitarian crises imposed by the Taliban.

Aug 22, 2021, 15:25 PM IST

Afghanistan crisis: IAF flight carrying 107 Indians from Kabul lands at Hindon air force base

People in Afghanistan have been rushing to leave the country after the Taliban seized control last week. Several countries have been urgently evacuating their citizens from the war-torn nation. 

Aug 22, 2021, 10:45 AM IST

Afghanistan forces recapture three districts from Taliban control

local forces have reportedly recaptured three districts - Pul-e-Hesar, Banu, and Deh Salah - in Baghlan province from the Taliban's control.

Aug 21, 2021, 23:42 PM IST