In letter to DGCA, Taliban ask India to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan
India | September 29, 2021 15:02 ISTIndia had stopped all commercial flight operations to Kabul post August 15.
India had stopped all commercial flight operations to Kabul post August 15.
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan last month and announced its interim government earlier in September.
A previous ICC inquiry was deferred in April 2020 following a request by the then Afghan government of Ashraf Ghani to be given time to gather evidence in cooperation with ICC lawyers.
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.
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.
Siddaramaiah was speaking at an event to distribute ration kits to poor families and relief cheques to families that lost someone due to COVID-19, which was organized by Congress MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao, on the eve of his father and former CM late R Gundu Rao’s Birthday.
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.
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.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has once again talked about the Kashmir issue in the UN Assembly. Where he warned India about a potential war on the issue, he also batted for Taliban.
All eyes will be on the White House where Prime Minster Narendra Modi is set to meet US President Joe Biden today. Will the two leaders finalise a joint action plan against terror groups breeding in Pakistan and Taliban? Watch debate on the show Kurukshetra.
"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).
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