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British forces returning to Afghanistan 'not on the cards', says defense secretary
Date: 2021-08-16 07:40:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:26 - ID:9113535
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) - British forces returning to Afghanistan "not on the cards", said UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. In statements to Sky News on Monday, Wallace said it was not yet the right time to decide on whether to recognize the ....
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1st Czech flight evacuates personnel from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-16 07:39:40 GMT - Czech - World - SN:25 - ID:9113612
PRAGUE, Aug 16 (MENA) - The first Czech evacuation flight has taken off from Kabul’s international airport and landed in Prague, The Washington Post reported Monday. Prime Minister Andrej Babis said 46 people were on board Monday’s ....
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Afghanistan’s president is not in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Ministry says
Date: 2021-08-16 07:38:43 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:24 - ID:9113534
NUR SULTAN, Aug 16 (MENA) - Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is not in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov told TASS on Monday. "Ghani is not in Kazakhstan," he said, when asked if the Afghan president might be in ....
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Malaysian cabinet tenders its resignation to king, says Khairy
Date: 2021-08-16 07:36:57 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:23 - ID:9113545
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (MENA) - Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has posted an Instagram story on his verified account, saying that the Malaysian cabinet has tendered its resignation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, ....
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Afghanistan civil aviation authority: All commercial flights out of Kabul main airport canceled
Date: 2021-08-16 07:33:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:9113565
KABUL, Aug 16 (MENA) - Commercial flights out of Hamid Karzai International Airport have been canceled, CNN reported, quoting the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. The civilian side of the airport is closed, according to a notice to ....
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New Zealand to deploy troops to aid citizens’ evacuation from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-16 07:01:24 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:19 - ID:9113538
WELLINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - New Zealand is racing to get its remaining citizens out of Afghanistan, and will deploy troops to assist with their evacuation after the Taliban swept to power overnight, The Guardian reported. Prime Minister Jacinda ....
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US forces secure Kabul airport, increase security presence to 6,000 soldiers
Date: 2021-08-16 06:48:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9113482
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - The US military has secured the perimeter of Kabul airport, the State Department said on Sunday, completely evacuating Washington’s embassy in the Afghan capital, the CNN reported. “All embassy personnel are located ....
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JHU: Coronavirus cases exceed 207 million cases worldwide
Date: 2021-08-16 06:30:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9113489
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - As many as about 207.206 million people have been reported to be infected with the novel coronavirus globally, according to data by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It said on Monday that about 4.362,232 have died from ....
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US offers condolences over Haitian quake victims
Date: 2021-08-16 06:29:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9113473
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to extend condolences to the people of Haiti in the wake of Saturday's earthquake. The State Department said in a statement on ....
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Afghanistan's first female ambassador to the US says Taliban advancement was avoidable
Date: 2021-08-16 06:26:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9113480
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - Afghanistan's first ambassador to Washington Roya Rahmani said she is worried that with the Taliban taking over, the civil wars that have wracked Afghanistan will continue, the CNN reported. Interviewed by CNN Peter ....
