Thu 26 August 2021: A second explosion has occurred near Kabul airport, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. At least 13 individuals were killed and 15 more were injured in the twin suicide assaults, Associated Press reported. Officials from the United States confirmed that American troops were injured in the blast, but did not elaborate. To […]
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Thu 26 August 2021: Tashkent has maintained contact with the Taliban for several years and considers it an indisputable part of the Afghan society, Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Farkhod Arziyev said on Thursday, adding that Uzbekistan acknowledges that the movement came to power in Afghanistan. “The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan and we can […]
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Thu 26 August 2021: Due to contamination, Japan has halted the use of around 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine. “Foreign materials” were discovered in some doses of a batch of 560,000 vials, according to the health ministry. Moderna has put three batches on hold “out of an excess of caution,” according to Takeda […]
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Thu 26 August 2021: Turkey could remain in Afghanistan to provide technical support to the Taliban in operating Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital Kabul following the evacuation of its troops, a top Turkish official said Wednesday. “After our troops withdraw, we could continue this operational task at the airport there. If it is […]
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Wed 25 August 2021: The World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for $200 million in urgent financial assistance to prop up its operations in Afghanistan as food stockpiles in its warehouses on the ground are projected to finish by September, Executive Director David Beasley said. “We are running out of food stocks in #Afghanistan. By […]
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Wed 25 August 2021: The World Bank said Tuesday that it has halted disbursements of aid money to Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the war-torn country. The bank is “closely monitoring” the situation in Afghanistan, said a spokesperson. “We are deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and the impact on the country’s […]
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Tue 24 August 2021: German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced after the G7 emergency summit on Tuesday a financial lifeline worth a total 600 Euros ($705 million) to Afghanistan. “I pledged on behalf of Germany… 100 million euros in emergency aid followed by a further 500 million euros,” Merkel told a press conference. The aid will […]
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Tue 24 August 2021: Following a virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan on Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated the G7 leaders agreed on a roadmap for engagement with the Taliban movement. “What we’ve done today at the G7, is we’ve got together the leading Western powers and agreed, not just a joint approach to […]
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Tue 24 August 2021: COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It’s very different from […]
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Tue 24 August 2021: The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are planning to discuss the possible recognition of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, CNN reported on Tuesday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is hosting the meeting as the current G7 president, is advocating for a unified approach to the Taliban, according […]
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