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Repairs needed at Kabul airport before civilian flights can begin: Turkey

Repairs needed at Kabul airport before civilian flights can begin: Turkey

-- 2021-08-30 10:18:37

Repairs need to be made at Kabul airport before it can be opened to civilian flights, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday, as Ankara considers providing help to the Taliban to ope...

Chinese millennials take a shine to gold

Chinese millennials take a shine to gold

-- 2021-08-30 10:12:54

For many affluent young Chinese consumers, modern simplicity is out and tradition is back in when it comes to jewellery. Sales of gold bracelets, pendants, earrings and necklaces that draw on dragons...

World must 'positively guide' Taliban, Chinese foreign minister tells top US diplomat

World must 'positively guide' Taliban, Chinese foreign minister tells top US diplomat

REUTERS 2021-08-30 09:56:50

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Sunday that the international community should engage with Afghanistan's new Taliban...

US drone strike destroys Islamic State car bomb in Kabul

US drone strike destroys Islamic State car bomb in Kabul

-- 2021-08-29 22:28:38

American forces launched a drone strike in Kabul on Sunday that killed a suicide car bomber suspected of preparing to attack the airport, US officials said, as the United States nears the end of its m...

US carries out military strike in Kabul, officials say

US carries out military strike in Kabul, officials say

-- 2021-08-29 20:17:59

The United States carried out a military strike on Sunday in Kabul, two US officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strike targeted suspected ISIS-K militan...

‘Huge explosion’ reported near Kabul airport in Afghanistan

‘Huge explosion’ reported near Kabul airport in Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-29 19:48:12

A huge explosion was reported from a highly congested residential area near Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing a child, a little after the US President Joe Biden warned against another po...

Biden to receive bodies of US troops killed in Afghanistan

Biden to receive bodies of US troops killed in Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-29 19:38:19

US President Joe Biden headed to Dover Air Force Base on Sunday to honour members of the US military killed in a suicide bomb attack during the evacuation of civilians from Kabul airport last week. A...

Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden

Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden

-- 2021-08-29 14:39:22

A senior Pentagon official held talks with the Chinese military for the first time since President Joe Biden took office in January to focus on managing risk between the two countries, a US official t...

Biden says another attack in Afghanistan is likely in next 24-36 hours

Biden says another attack in Afghanistan is likely in next 24-36 hours

-- 2021-08-29 11:15:29

US President Joe Biden warned on Saturday that another militant attack was highly likely as the country's troops began leaving Kabul airport after a two-week scramble by Washington and its allies to e...

Malaysia seeks help to confirm reports of two nationals arrested in Afghanistan

Malaysia seeks help to confirm reports of two nationals arrested in Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-29 10:54:49

Malaysia is seeking help from foreign security agencies to confirm media reports that two of its nationals have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan for their alleged involvement in Islamic Sta...

US in final phase of Kabul evacuations

US in final phase of Kabul evacuations

-- 2021-08-29 10:51:09

US forces are in the final phase of their evacuation from Kabul and just over 1,000 civilians inside the airport remain to be flown out before troops are withdrawn, a Western security official in the...

France, Britain to propose safe zone in Kabul, Macron says

France, Britain to propose safe zone in Kabul, Macron says

-- 2021-08-29 10:40:28

France and Britain will submit a resolution to an emergency United Nations meeting due Monday on Afghanistan proposing a safe zone in Kabul to try and protect people trying to leave the country, Frenc...

Thousands march in US cities for voting rights

Thousands march in US cities for voting rights

-- 2021-08-29 10:26:22

Thousands of protesters rallied in Washington and other US cities on Saturday to demand protections for voting rights, aiming to pressure lawmakers to pass legislation to counter a wave of ballot rest...

Taliban prepare to set up new govt as US evacuation enters endgame

Taliban prepare to set up new govt as US evacuation enters endgame

-- 2021-08-29 09:59:48

The Taliban said on Saturday they were preparing a new cabinet as the US evacuation nears its end and they expected that sharp currency falls and economic turmoil following their takeover of Kabul two...

US warns of more attacks after retaliating for Kabul airport blast

US warns of more attacks after retaliating for Kabul airport blast

-- 2021-08-28 22:46:24

The United States attacked an Islamic State "planner" in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport and said there was a high risk of further blasts as it winds up its missi...

Last British civilian evacuation flight leaves Kabul

Last British civilian evacuation flight leaves Kabul

-- 2021-08-28 20:13:41

The last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan has left Kabul, bringing to an end an operation that has airlifted almost 15,000 Afghan and British citizens in the two weeks since the Ta...

Mamata slams Modi govt as nephew summoned over coal scam   

Mamata slams Modi govt as nephew summoned over coal scam  

-- 2021-08-28 19:58:13

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for "unleashing federal probe agencies against her family members", hours after her nephew and...

US drone strike kills Islamic State 'planner' of Kabul attack

US drone strike kills Islamic State 'planner' of Kabul attack

-- 2021-08-28 18:49:32

The United States attacked an Islamic State ‘planner’ in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport and said there was a high risk of further blasts as it nears...

Taliban plans ‘inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan

Taliban plans ‘inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-28 15:36:06

The Taliban says it is planning an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in a stunning sweep earlier this month, Al Jazeera reports....

Two die in Japan after shots from contaminated Moderna vaccines

Two die in Japan after shots from contaminated Moderna vaccines

-- 2021-08-28 13:04:31

Two people died after receiving Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday. The men in their...

US confirms world's first deer with coronavirus

US confirms world's first deer with coronavirus

-- 2021-08-28 12:50:15

The US government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The US Department of Agricu...

China cracks down on 'chaotic' celebrity fan culture

China cracks down on 'chaotic' celebrity fan culture

REUTERS 2021-08-28 11:07:32

China cracked down on what it described as a "chaotic" celebrity fan culture on Friday, barring platforms from publishing popularity lists and regulating the sale of fan merchandise after a series of...

Some 105,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since mid-Aug: US

Some 105,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since mid-Aug: US

-- 2021-08-28 10:47:42

About 12,500 people were evacuated from Afghanistan on Thursday, raising the total number of evacuees amid the Taliban takeover of Kabul to roughly 105,000 since Aug 14, the White House said on Friday...

US coronavirus hospitalisations hit eight-month high

US coronavirus hospitalisations hit eight-month high

-- 2021-08-28 10:20:37

The number of coronavirus patients in US hospitals has breached 100,000, the highest level in eight months, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, as a resurgence of COVID-19 spurre...

Death toll in Kabul airport carnage reaches 170

Death toll in Kabul airport carnage reaches 170

-- 2021-08-27 22:39:41

The United States pressed on with the monumental evacuation from Afghanistan on Friday amid tighter security measures and fears of more bloodshed, a day after the suicide attack at the Kabul airport t...

16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire

16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire

-- 2021-08-27 20:13:43

At least 16 people were killed in a factory fire on Friday in Pakistan’s largest city and financial hub, Karachi, raising questions about the industrial safety in a country not new to such accid...

Afghan minister works as delivery man in Germany

Afghan minister works as delivery man in Germany

-- 2021-08-27 19:41:09

Sayed Sadaat was the communications minister of the Afghan government before moving to Germany last December in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of Leipzig. H...

Taliban planning inclusive caretaker government led by ‘Amir-ulmomineen’   

Taliban planning inclusive caretaker government led by ‘Amir-ulmomineen’  

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-27 19:33:07

Afghanistan’s Taliban is planning an inclusive caretaker government after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in a stunning sweep earlier this month, reports Al Jazeera. Taliban...

No jobs, passports for 'anti-national' social media posts in India

No jobs, passports for 'anti-national' social media posts in India

-- 2021-08-27 17:49:49

At least three Indian states are denying passports and government jobs to people because of their social media posts or participation in protests, human rights activists has said, reports Reuters. In...

WHO says hopes for air bridge into northern Afghanistan in days

WHO says hopes for air bridge into northern Afghanistan in days

-- 2021-08-27 16:35:33

Medical supplies are running out in Afghanistan, where the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it hoped to establish an air bridge into the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif with the help of...