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Russia calls the seizure of power by Taliban the result of US failure
Date: 2021-08-16 10:02:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:9113878
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - The seizure of power by the Taliban (movement is prohibited in the Russian Federation) was not due to any agreements, but was the result of the failure of the United States in Afghanistan. This was stated on the air of the ....
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Russian envoy to Afghanistan to meet Taliban in Kabul
Date: 2021-08-16 09:54:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:9113885
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Russia said its ambassador to Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday and that it will decide on whether to recognize the new government based on its conduct, Interfax News Agency reported. "Our ....
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NYT: Kabul sudden fall to Taliban ends US era in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-16 09:42:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:9113794
NEW YORK, Aug 16 (MENA) - Taliban fighters stormed the Afghan capital on Sunday amid scenes of panic and chaos, bringing a sharp and shocking close to the Afghan government and the US era of 20 years in the country, The New York Times ....
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U.S. military takes control of Kabul airport, aims to evacuate 5,000 civilians a day
Date: 2021-08-16 09:34:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:9113818
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - The US military took control of air traffic at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport and secured the airport's perimeter, the Pentagon and State Department said late Sunday, as thousands of Americans, foreign ....
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Philippines reports 14,610 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-16 09:14:07 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:38 - ID:9113760
MANILA, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Philippines on Monday logged 14,610 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 1,755,846, Philstar reported. The numbers today mark the sixth straight day of authorities reporting more than 10,000 additional ....
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Pakistan International Airlines suspends flights to Kabul
Date: 2021-08-16 09:12:50 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:37 - ID:9113738
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (MENA) - Pakistan’s state-run airline said it has halted all flights to Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul because of the “uncertain security situation” there, ABC News reported Monday. Spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said that Pakistan ....
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21,157 new Coronavirus cases, 182 deaths in Thailand
Date: 2021-08-16 08:51:49 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:35 - ID:9113614
BANGKOK, Aug 16 (MENA) - As many as 21,157 new cases and 182 new coronavirus-related deaths were reported Monday in Thailand by the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Since April 1, in the latest and most severe wave of the virus in ....
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Bangladesh not worried but monitoring situation in Afghanistan: FM
Date: 2021-08-16 08:42:04 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:34 - ID:9113682
DHAKA, Aug 16 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is closely observing the situation Afghanistan, the fellow member state of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), the Dhaka Tribune newspaper ....
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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency through mid-September, report says
Date: 2021-08-16 07:52:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:29 - ID:9113616
TOKYO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The government is set to extend its state of emergency in regions including Tokyo to the middle of September as well as adding several other regions, the Japan Times reported on Monday. The current state of emergency is due ....
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Ukraine evacuates almost 80 people from Afghanistan – Zelensky
Date: 2021-08-16 07:45:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:28 - ID:9113621
KIEV, Aug 16 (MENA) - As the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital, 80 people, including eight Ukrainians, were evacuated from Kabul by a Ukrainian plane on Monday. That’s according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrinform News ....
