Evacuation Flights Taking Off At Kabul Airport, Crowds Cleared: Reports

KABUL, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Military planes evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan, started taking off from Kabul airport this morning, after the airport runway and tarmac were cleared of crowds, media reports said. The airport was shut down yesterday, after crowds of people surged onto the runways, leading to…

Suspended Train Service Causes Significant Delays To Commuters In New Zealand’s Capital

WELLINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A road slip occurred on State Highway 1 (SH1) north of Wellington, New Zealand, cutting off the southbound main road to the capital, while a passenger train derailed nearby, causing commuters long time delay early morning today, according to local media, NZ Herald. Witnesses on…

S.Korea Reports 1,373 More COVID-19 Cases, 226,854 In Total

SEOUL, Aug 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 1,373 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number to 226,854. The daily caseload was down from 1,556 in the prior day, but it hovered above 1,000 for 42 straight days. The daily average…

India’s Wholesale Inflation Eases To 11.16 Percent In July

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s wholesale price index (WPI) eased to 11.16 percent in Jul, data released by the federal ministry of commerce and industry showed. “The annual rate of inflation is 11.16 percent (provisional) for the month of July, 2021, as compared to -0.25 percent in July,…

Russia says Kabul seems safer under Taliban than it was under Ghani

MOSCOW, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan praised the Taliban’s conduct and said the group, still officially designated a terrorist organisation in Russia, had made Kabul safer in the first 24 hours than it had been under the previous authorities. The comments by Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov reflect an undisguised…

Sri Lanka To Begin Vaccinating Children Above 12 Against COVID-19

COLOMBO, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, said, the Sri Lankan government planned to vaccinate children over 12 years old against the COVID-19, step by step, local media reported yesterday. Rajapaksa said, children with various complications will be given priority in the vaccination programme. Presently the…

Ship Catches Fire In Central Indonesia, All Passengers Rescued

JAKARTA, Aug 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A ship carrying at least 34 people, caught fire in the waters off Sulawesi Tenggara province, in the central part of Indonesia yesterday, an official said. The ship, KM Bukit Sumber Poleang, went down at 12:00 p.m. local time, when it was sailing in the…

Shops, Markets Remain Closed In Kabul As Desperate People Crowd Airport

KABUL, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Shops, markets and schools remained closed today, in the Afghan capital of Kabul, and earlier yesterday, thousands of people crowded the Kabul airport, trying to leave the country. Taliban members were seen on the street, but it seemed that, they were not enough to maintain…

Pres Biden says deteriorating situation in Afghanistan “did unfold more quickly” than US anticipates

US President Joe Biden delivering remarks on Afghanistan at the White House WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — President Joe Biden stood by his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan while acknowledging Kabul’s collapse to the Taliban came much sooner than Washington had anticipated. “I stand squarely behind my decision,”…

Afghanistan: World must unite to ensure Kabul will not be safe haven for ‘global terrorist threat’, says UN chief

        UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the world to work together to “suppress the global terrorist threat in Afghanistan” after the Taliban took control of the war-torn country. “The international community must unite to make sure that Afghanistan is never again…
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