News Archives for World - 2021-08-17

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World

Seeking peace: Taliban say do not want enemies, women's rights to be respected

Hold their first official news conference in Kabul since the shock seizure of the city
Say new government would be formalised as soon as the unstable conditions in Kabul permit

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 10:25pm

Europe

EU says will work with Taliban only if rights are respected

Cooperation with any future Afghan government will be conditioned on a peaceful and inclusive settlement and respect for the fundamental rights of all Afghans

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 09:46pm

World

Taliban risk military strikes if they host terrorists again, NATO warns

Those now taking power have the responsibility to ensure that international terrorists do not regain a foothold, says NATO

Published 17 Aug, 2021 08:06pm

South Asia

Afghan vice president says he is ‘caretaker’ president

Calls on Afghans to show that Afghanistan 'isn't Vietnam & the Talibs aren't even remotely like Vietcong'

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 07:52pm

World

NATO chief blames Afghan leadership for Kabul collapse

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday the alliance was surprised by the speed of the ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:10pm

Europe

Turkey welcomes Taliban statements since their takeover in Afghanistan

Turkey, with some 600 troops in Afghanistan, will also discuss airport security and the transition in Afghanistan with the United States and others, says foreign minister

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 06:52pm

Middle East

Qatar calls on Taliban to protect civilians

DOHA: Qatar's foreign minister called on the head of the Taliban's political office in Doha to ensure civilians in...

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 06:51pm

Europe

Russia hails 'positive signal' from Taliban

Lavrov said Moscow wanted the formation of Kabul's new government to be an inclusive process

Published 17 Aug, 2021 05:40pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

At least 207,838,740 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 17 Aug, 2021 05:39pm

World

US to continue Afghan evacuations over coming weeks: Pentagon

"We're going to work really hard in the coming weeks to get as many of them out of the country as we can."

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 05:21pm

South Asia

Over 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul

A photograph showing the Afghan civilians - some clutching luggage, others bottle-feeding infants - on the C-17 cargo aircraft has gone viral on social media
The C-17 Globemaster III can carry 134 passengers, including 54 on side seats and 80 on pallets on the floor

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 05:04pm

South Asia

US invasion of Afghanistan was a 'bad idea': Gorbachev

The Soviet Union had also invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to support an Afghan communist government

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 05:17pm

Europe

Kabul airport scenes 'shameful' for West: German president

BERLIN: Germany's president on Tuesday criticised Western powers over chaotic scenes at Kabul airport where ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:20pm

World

China denounces US 'awful mess' in Afghanistan

BEIJING: China on Tuesday accused Washington of "leaving an awful mess" in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:13pm

World

Taliban move to restart Kabul amid wave of caution

Declare general amnesty for all govt officials, urge them to return to work
Some shops also reopen as traffic police come back on the streets, while its officials plan a first diplomatic meeting -- with the Russian ambassador

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 04:38pm

South Asia

Life returning to a new normal as Taliban consolidate power

KABUL: Gone are Western clothes favoured by the fashion-conscious in the Afghan capital, with men on the streets now...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:05pm

World

UN urges no forced returns to Afghanistan

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday called on countries to ban all forced returns of Afghans to their ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:05pm

World

As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles

Video and pictures published by the Taliban on Twitter and elsewhere show fighters carrying M4 carbines and M16 rifles discarded by Afghan army units

Published 17 Aug, 2021 01:21pm

World

Britain tells Taliban: Militants must never attack West from Afghanistan

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the West would have to be pragmatic in its relations with the Taliban and try to see if it could moderate the new rulers of Afghanistan

Published 17 Aug, 2021 12:40pm

Europe

UK unemployment dips as economy reopens

While the number of payroll employees has surged, it remains below the pre-pandemic total, the Office for National Statistics added

Published 17 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

World

Australia won't be able to help all Afghans who helped its military, PM says

Australia said on Monday it would send 250 military personnel to Kabul to evacuate it citizens and an unspecified number of Afghans who had been given visas after working with Australia

Published 17 Aug, 2021 12:00pm

World

Military evacuation flights taking off from Kabul: Western official

US forces, which are in charge at the airport, had halted the evacuation flights because of the chaos

Published 17 Aug, 2021 11:09am

World

Indian embassy officials, including ambassador, evacuating Kabul

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital

Published 17 Aug, 2021 11:02am

USA

At the Pentagon, US military officials bitter as they watch chaos in Kabul

Videos posted on social networks showed scenes of panic and fear in Kabul, including crowds running next to a US military transport plane as it taxies to take off, with some trying to desperately cling to its sides

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 10:37pm

World

Biden defends US pullout, blames Afghan govt that 'gave up and fled'

In his first public appearance since Taliban seized control of the country, US president admits the advance had unfolded more quickly than expected
Says US gave Afghan govt every chance to determine future, but could not provide them with the will to fight for that future

Published 17 Aug, 2021 10:17am

World

British Council hails reports staffer acquitted in Iran

LONDON: The British Council on Monday said it welcomed reports that Iran’s Supreme Court had acquitted its staff...