UK to continue evacuations despite Kabul attack: Johnson

London, Aug 26 (AFP/APP):Britain will continue the operation to evacuate nationals and Afghans from Kabul despite Thursday’s “barbaric” bomb attack, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “We’ve been ready for it,” he said of the attack. “We’re going to continue with that operation, we’re now coming […]

Indigenous protest as Brazil high court hears land case

Brasília, Aug 25 (AFP/APP):Thousands of indigenous protesters marched in the Brazilian capital Wednesday, bearing bows and arrows and traditional headdresses, as the Supreme Court prepared to take up a case that could eliminate reservations on their ancestral lands. In what organizers say was the biggest […]

Iranian ambassador meets Pakistani counterpart in Kabul

KABUL, Aug 25 (APP):Ambassador of the Islamic Republic’s of Iran in Afghanistan, Bahador Aminian on Wednesday met Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmed Khan at Pakistan Embassy in Kabul. The meeting besides discussing bilateral relations also discussed present situation in Afghanistan and formation of new […]

Putin, Xi agree to jointly combat Afghanistan ‘threats’

Moscow, Aug 25 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed their countries will step up efforts to counter “threats” emerging from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover, the Kremlin said Wednesday. In a phone call, the two leaders “expressed their readiness […]

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