BRITAIN ASKS NATIONALS TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN IMMEDIATELY AMID ‘WORSENING’ SITUATION

Sat 07 August 2021: Britain has warned all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately due to the “worsening security situation” as fighting intensifies. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Friday updated its website to advise against all travel to Afghanistan. “All British nationals in Afghanistan are advised to leave now by commercial means. If you […]

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INDIA, CHINA ANNOUNCES TROOP PULL-BACK FROM GOGRA POST IN EASTERN LADAKH

Fri 06 August 2021: India and China have ceased forward deployments in (Patrolling Point) PP-17A (Gogra Post) in a staged, coordinated, and confirmed manner, according to an agreement reached during Corps Commander talks, the Ministry of Defence announced on Friday. The disengagement took place on August 4th and 5th, 2021. The negotiations took place on […]

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AFGHAN GOVERNMENT INTENSIFIES AIRSTRIKES IN SOUTH AS TALIBAN GAIN IN NORTH

Thu 05 August 2021: The Afghan army launched airstrikes on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, as the group advanced farther in the country’s north. Airstrikes were carried out across the country, according to a defense ministry statement, including in the southern Helmand province, where the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah is being fiercely […]

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MODI GOVT SLAMMED FOR OVER-REACHING TWITTER ON MANIPULATED MEDIA TAGS

Thu 05 August 2021: The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) stated on Wednesday that the Indian government’s requests that Twitter remove the “manipulated media” tags from some tweets were “over-reached” and beyond its “statutory powers”. The IFF is a non-government digital rights advocacy group in India.  While asking Twitter to make its correspondence with the Indian […]

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RESIDENTS FLEE AS AFGHAN MILITARY LAUNCHES LARGE OFFENSIVE AGAINST TALIBAN IN LASHKARGAH

Thu 05 August 2021: Afghanistan’s military launches a massive offensive against the Taliban, in Lashkargah, the capital of the southern province of Helmand, Defense Ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman said on Thursday. The Afghan military has initiated a massive offensive operation “Clearing and offensive operations have started in Lashkargah city, the capital of Helmand province last […]

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9-YR-OLD DALIT GIRL GANG-RAPED AND FORCIBLY CREMATED IN DELHI

Wed 04 August 2021: A nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped, murdered, and cremated by her attackers in the Purana Nangal area of South West Delhi, India, on Sunday evening, reported The Print. Four suspects were arrested Monday — a priest, Radhe Shyam, along with Laxmi Narayan and Kuldeep who worked with the priest, and Salim, […]

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UN SECURITY COUNCIL DOES NOT SUPPORT ‘RESTORATION OF ISLAMIC EMIRATE’

Wed 04 August 2021: The UN Security Council does not support “the restoration of the Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan , a statement said Tuesday. “The members of the Security Council recognized that a sustainable peace can be achieved only through a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process,” said the statement, adding that an inclusive, […]

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