Afghan airline flew out relatives, not evacuees: Report
World | Sep 27, 2021, 12:51 PM ISTThe passengers who were allegedly not on the list are reportedly still in Abu Dhabi and their fate is uncertain.
The passengers who were allegedly not on the list are reportedly still in Abu Dhabi and their fate is uncertain.
Afghanistan plunged into crisis last month after Kabul fell to the Taliban and the democratically elected government of former president Ashraf Ghani collapsed.
Verification badges from the Twitter accounts of these some ministries and intuitions were removed at a time when similar badges are still in place on the accounts of former President Ashraf Ghani.
The order, distributed on social networks, also contains a request not to play music or hymns on the premises of hairdressing salons.
Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob was particularly annoyed that the Taliban foot soldiers pull out their phones to take pictures with leaders of the movement whenever they come across them.
The airport has been closed since the last evacuation flight took off on September 1.
The war-torn nation is in complete turmoil and is in a state of chaos after the takeover of the Taliban and is in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
The passport and NID departments are still closed in Afghanistan and only those who have conducted their biometrics can get their passports and NIDs.
China, partly because of its own covetous gaze on Afghanistan's assets but equally on Pakistan's urging, has also called for the release of frozen Afghan funds to the Taliban.
At a wide-ranging news conference and in his speech afterward at the UNGA, Lavrov criticized the Biden administration including for its hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A witness, who runs a pharmacy on the side of the square, told that four bodies were brought to the square and three bodies were moved to other squares in the city to be displayed.
In his address on Friday, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the failure in Afghanistan shows military strength alone does not work, reports Xinhua news agency.
It was for India's govt that Khan reserved his harshest words, once again labelling Indian PM Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government “fascist.”
While the two leaders have met earlier when Biden was the Vice President of the country, this is for the first time that Biden will be meeting Modi after he became the 46th president of the US in January.
“No one will tell us what our laws should be. We will follow Islam and we will make our laws on the Quran," Taliban leader Mullah Nooruddin Turabi said.
"The UN Humanitarian Air Service is operating flights, almost daily, to different provinces and including to Kabul," said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secy-General Antonio Guterres.
Mohaqiq has also shared two letters claiming to be issued by Taliban officials in which the order has been given and the military commission of the Taliban is tasked in case of any need.
Addressing a G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Afghanistan, EAM S Jaishankar also said that India’s engagement will be driven by its historical friendship with the Afghan people.
The IPL 2021 resumed on September 19 with the game between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI).
Taliban officials have since been quoted as saying that women will not be allowed to compete in sport.
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