Author: Rakshanda Afrin
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Ashraf Ghani releases first video after he left Kabul, backs Taliban-Karzai talks
President Ashraf Ghani, who left the country on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul, said in a video message on Wednesday that he left the country in an attempt to avoid bloodshed.
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US to roll out Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in Sept: Officials
Booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are set to become available for all adults in America beginning next month, the country’s top health officials announced on Wednesday.
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Jaishankar to chair UNSC meet on ‘threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts’
The Foreign Minister also chaired a high-level meeting at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday (local time). The event was an Open Debate on ‘Protecting the Protectors: Technology and Peacekeeping’.
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As Taliban seizes control of presidential palace; fate of govt in exile?
In his first comments after he left Afghanistan, Ghani, in a Facebook post, said that from now on, the Taliban will be responsible for the “honour, wealth and preservation” of Afghanistan’s people.
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#BidensVietnam: Kabul becomes 2nd Saigon; falls in just 9 days
Observers across the world are drawing this development’s parallel with the fall of Saigon and comparing the Biden administration with that of his predecessor President Gerald Ford.
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Air India’s Kabul flight rescheduled, several fear stranded
Air India operates one flight per day to Kabul and the airline has advance booking for that. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Air India are in touch and continuously monitoring the situation in Afghanistan.
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Heylin Spark wins the PR mandate for the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) in more than 40 countries
Heylin Spark won the PR mandate for the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) in more than 40 countries across the world.
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India records 32,937 fresh Covid-19 cases; active caseload lowest since March 2020
The active cases constitute 1.18 per cent of the total infections, which is the lowest since March 2020. With this, the cumulative tally of positive COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 3,22,25,513.
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Former Cong MP Sushmita Dev resigns from party; likely to join TMC
Former Congress MP Sushmita Dev resigned from the primary membership of the party in a letter addressed to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi.
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US to take over air traffic control at Kabul airport, increases troops presence for safe evacuation
The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand the country’s security presence to nearly 6,000 troops.