Biden says US on pace to finish evacuation mission by August 31 if Taliban cooperate
Washington, Aug 25 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden said the United States is on pace to complete its evacuation mission in Afghanistan by the end of August if the Taliban (banned in Russia) do not disrupt the operation. “We are currently on a pace to finish by August 31,” Biden said during remarks at the […]
Biden describes evacuation from Afghanistan as ‘Largest Airlift of People in History’
Washington, Aug 21 (UNI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has described in a phone conversation with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani the evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul as the “largest airlift of people in history,” the White House said. Qatar currently serves as a transit country for thousands of […]
‘Jupiter closest to earth, appears now brightest and biggest’ : PSI
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (UNI) One of the exciting celestial phenomena of the year, “Jupiter coming close to earth’ occurred on Friday. Informing this to UNI on Saturday, Planetary Society of India (PSI) Director N Sri Raghunandan Kumar said as a result of this, celestial phenomenon Planet Jupiter ( known as Bruhaspati/Guru ) is now closest […]
Taliban declare formation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 19 (UNI) The Taliban on Thursday declared the formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the country’s independence. The announcement was made by the Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Muhaid on his Twitter account. “Declaration of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on the occasion of the 102nd […]
No reason to send Russian troops to Afghanistan – Russian Security Council Secretary
Moscow, Aug 18 (UNI/Sputnik) There are no prerequisites for the entry of the Russian military contingent into Afghanistan, Russia will focus primarily on political and diplomatic efforts in order to look for ways to establish an intra-Afghan dialogue and a peaceful settlement of the problems existing in this country, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev […]
Afghanistan too big for Pak to swallow and Taliban to govern: Saleh
Kabul, Aug 19 (UNI) A day after Afghans rallied in different parts of the country waving the national flag and removing the Taliban flag, the country’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself the caretaker President after the Taliban takeover, on Thursday said he salutes those who carry the country’s flag and that ‘Afghanistan […]
Blinken, UK Foreign Secretary discuss ways to keep Afghan people safe – US State Dept
Washington, Aug 19 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab held a telephone conversation and discussed ways to safeguard Afghans and foreigners in Afghanistan after the rapid Taliban takeover, the State Department said. “Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke today with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab about continued coordination […]
Biden says he did not see way to withdraw from Afghanistan without ‘chaos ensuing’
Washington, Aug 19 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden said in an interview that he did not see any way to pull the United States out from Afghanistan without an ensuing chaos. “I don’t think it could have been handled in a way that, we’re gonna go back in hindsight and look – but the idea […]
US paid Afghan soldiers ‘a fortune’, sort of ‘bribing’ them to fight – Ex-president Trump
Moscow, Aug 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States paid Afghan soldiers a lot, so when the US pulled out of Afghanistan, the Afghans stopped fighting, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “I was told some very bad information by a lot of different people. The fact is they […]
Lavrov says counterproductive to impose any form of governance on Afghanistan
Kaliningrad, Russia, Aug 18 (UNI/Sputnik) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed the belief that imposing any form of governance on Afghanistan is counterproductive. “We know Afghanistan well, we know how this country is organized and how counterproductive it is to impose any form of governance. But the Americans tried to create what they consider to […]