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Afghanistan crisis live updates: 'Afghan evacuee flights halted from two key bases'
The Kremlin said on Friday Russia would not take part in any way in the Taliban government's inauguration ceremony in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, a Qatar Airways plane departed Kabul with 156 passengers, heading to Doha, Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel said. Stay with TOI for all updates:
08:34 (IST) Sep 09
Resistance leaders Massoud, Saleh still in Afghanistan, diplomat says
Panjshiri leader Ahmad Shah Massoud and former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh have not fled Afghanistan and their resistance forces are still fighting the Taliban, the ousted Afghan government's ambassador to Tajikistan said on Wednesday. Zahir Aghbar, envoy to Dushanbe under the government of ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, told a news conference in Tajikistan's capital that he was in regular contact with Saleh and that the resistance leaders were out of general communication for security reasons.
08:12 (IST) Sep 09
US not in a rush to recognize Taliban govt: White House
The United States is not in a rush to recognize the new interim government in Afghanistan, the White House said on Wednesday, asserting that it is in talks with the Taliban to get American citizens out of the strife-torn country. "No one in this administration, not the President nor anyone on the national security team, would suggest that the Taliban are respected and valued members of the global community. They have not earned that in any way, and we have never assessed that. This is a caretaker cabinet that does include four former imprisoned Taliban fighters," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.
Read more07:56 (IST) Sep 09
Taliban has banned women's sports in Afghanistan
Australia's SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women's sports and women's cricket specifically will be banned by his group in Afghanistan. "In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this," the network quoted Ahmadullah Wasiq, the deputy head of the Taliban's cultural commission, as saying.It is the media era, and there will be photos and videos, and then people watch it. Islam and the Islamic Emirate do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed."
07:22 (IST) Sep 09
The United States is not in a rush to recognize the new interim government in Afghanistan, the White House said on Wednesday, asserting that it is talks with the Taliban to get American citizens out of the strife-torn country.
05:47 (IST) Sep 09
Blinken urges countries to hold Taliban accountable on counterterrorism
S Secretary of State Antony J Blinken urged countries to unite in holding the Taliban accountable on issues of counterterrorism and mitigating a potential humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Blinken's remarks came during a bilateral meeting on Afghanistan co-hosted by German foreign minister Heiko Maas along with allies and partners including India.
03:35 (IST) Sep 09
The Taliban on Wednesday introduced several 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan after forming a new government in the country. These conditions include taking permission from the Ministry of Justice while purpose, slogans, place, time and all 'other' details of the protest need to be shared with the government authorities, as reported by Pajhwok News.
03:34 (IST) Sep 09
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the Taliban would have to earn legitimacy from the world, after talks with allies on how to present a united front to the hardline new government in Afghanistan.
03:23 (IST) Sep 09
The most important person in the Taliban cabinet announced on Tuesday is not Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund but interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani.The head of the Haqqani Network, possibly the most powerful of all the Taliban factions, is closest to Pakistan’s ISI. His network has been responsible for most of the attacks on Indian interests in Afghanistan, including on the Indian embassy in July 2008 that killed 58 people.
01:52 (IST) Sep 09
The Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that women in Afghanistan will not be allowed to play any sports, including cricket. The move now puts the one-off men's Test match between Australia and Afghanistan for November in Hobart under doubt.
00:49 (IST) Sep 09
US has not conveyed it will validate Taliban caretaker government in Afghanistan, says White House
23:31 (IST) Sep 08
23:12 (IST) Sep 08
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said use of Afghan soil to promote terrorism in any manner by any country is "unacceptable" and that the Taliban must live up to its declarations to this effect. The minister on Wednesday addressed the Afghanistan conference co-convened by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass. He also took a veiled dig at Pakistan and said the world should not countenance interference by external players in Afghanistan, especially those intensifying violence at this difficult time.
22:56 (IST) Sep 08
Pakistan to dispatch humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Pakistan on Wednesday announced to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan and expressed hope that the new interim government in the country would work for peace while looking after the humanitarian needs of the people. “Three C-130s are being dispatched to Afghanistan. After the first immediate tranche through air, further supplies would continue through land routes,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
22:55 (IST) Sep 08
US troops killed in Afghan bombing awarded Purple Hearts
The sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted, according to the Navy. And he and the other 12 service members who died during the attack have been awarded Purple Hearts. The 13 troops were killed Aug. 26 as they were helping to screen Afghans and others at the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport.
22:42 (IST) Sep 08
Taliban leaders face great responsibility towards the Afghan people: Hasan Akhund
22:28 (IST) Sep 08
We call on former officials to return to the country and we guarantee their security and safety, acting PM tells Al-Jazeera
22:06 (IST) Sep 08
Russia to send ambassadors to Afghan government inauguration
Russia will be represented by ambassadors' level officials at the new Afghanistan's government inauguration, the RIA news agency quoted speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, as saying on Wednesday. Foreign countries greeted the make-up of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay on Wednesday after the Taliban appointed hardline veteran figures to top positions, including several with a US bounty on their head.
22:03 (IST) Sep 08
Discussed with partners how to hold Taliban to their commitments: Blinken
22:03 (IST) Sep 08
Blinken says Taliban legitimacy will have to be 'earned' from world
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